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Anderson, Indiana - 11 schools
An equity score of 74/100 ranks Anderson Community School Corp #37 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,345 per pupil, Anderson Community School Corp ranks #51 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,196
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$14,345
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Anderson Community School Corp operates 11 public schools serving 6,196 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Madison County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,345 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 23.8% local, 58.4% state, and 17.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 74/100, ranked #37 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 463.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 52.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 45.4% White, 21.8% African American, 19.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Anderson High School, with a diversity index of 69.0/100.
Its largest campus is Anderson High School, enrolling 1,768 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Compass Alternative School, at 37 students, a 48x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Anderson High School accounts for 27.5% of all Anderson Community School Corp student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Anderson Community School Corp-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Anderson Community School Corp school enrollment varies 48× across entities
Anderson Community School Corp school enrollment ranges from 37 students (lowest) to 1,768 students (highest), a spread of 1,731 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Anderson Community School Corp has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 79.9% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Anderson Community School Corp student-counselor ratio is 463:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Anderson Community School Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 52.9% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Anderson Community School Corp's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Anderson Community School Corp?
Anderson Community School Corp has 11 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 7 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 6,196 students.
How much does Anderson Community School Corp spend per student?
Anderson Community School Corp spends $14,345 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #37 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Anderson Community School Corp?
Anderson Community School Corp students are 45.4% White, 21.8% African American, 19.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Anderson Community School Corp?
Anderson Community School Corp has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #37 out of 373 districts in Indiana.