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Fowler, Indiana - 3 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Benton Community School Corp #108 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,837 per pupil, Benton Community School Corp ranks #40 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,609
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,837
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Benton Community School Corp operates 3 public schools serving 1,609 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Benton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,837 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 41 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 42.9% local, 51.0% state, and 6.1% 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 63/100, ranked #108 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 672.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.3% White, 11.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Prairie Crossing Elementary School, with a diversity index of 30.7/100.
Its largest campus is Benton Central Jr-Sr High School, enrolling 792 students (49% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Otterbein Elementary School, at 245 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Benton Central Jr-Sr High School accounts for 49.2% of all Benton Community School Corp student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Benton Community School Corp a distant remainder — means Benton Community School Corp-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Benton Community School Corp school enrollment varies 3.2× across entities
Benton Community School Corp school enrollment ranges from 245 students (lowest) to 792 students (highest), a spread of 547 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Benton Community School Corp student-counselor ratio is 673:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Benton Community School Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 11.0% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
How many schools are in Benton Community School Corp?
Benton Community School Corp has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,609 students.
How much does Benton Community School Corp spend per student?
Benton Community School Corp spends $14,837 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #108 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Benton Community School Corp?
Benton Community School Corp students are 85.3% White, 11.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Benton Community School Corp?
Benton Community School Corp has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #108 out of 373 districts in Indiana.