Burris Laboratory School

Public school district · Delaware County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1800038

Burris Laboratory School spent $12,319 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 62% of the other Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,033). Its one school enrolled 676 students in 2024-25; 88.2% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Indiana: 88.1%).

Spending per student among Indiana districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Burris Laboratory School in enrollment (661 to 695 students) and Burris Laboratory School itself.

Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Burris Laboratory School, FY23Aspire Charter Academy $20,149; KIPP Indy Unite Elementary $16,934; Frontier School $13,371; Charter School of the Dunes $12,814; Burris Laboratory School $12,319; Argos Community Schools $11,836; North Vermillion Com Sch Corp $11,565; Shoals Community School Corporation $11,048; MSD Shakamak Schools $10,455; Rock Creek Community Academy $9,339; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.5k10k15k20k25kAspire Charter Academy$20,149KIPP Indy Unite Elementary$16,934Frontier School$13,371Charter School of the Dunes$12,814Burris Laboratory School$12,319Argos Community Schools$11,836North Vermillion Com Sch Corp$11,565Shoals Community School Corpor…$11,048MSD Shakamak Schools$10,455Rock Creek Community Academy$9,339State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Burris Laboratory School, FY23Aspire Charter Academy $20,149; KIPP Indy Unite Elementary $16,934; Frontier School $13,371; Charter School of the Dunes $12,814; Burris Laboratory School $12,319; Argos Community Schools $11,836; North Vermillion Com Sch Corp $11,565; Shoals Community School Corporation $11,048; MSD Shakamak Schools $10,455; Rock Creek Community Academy $9,339; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.5k10k15k20k25kAspire Charter Academy$20,149KIPP Indy Unite Elementary$16,934Frontier School$13,371Charter School of the Dunes$12,814Burris Laboratory School$12,319Argos Community Schools$11,836North Vermillion Com Sch Corp$11,565Shoals Community School Corporation$11,048MSD Shakamak Schools$10,455Rock Creek Community Academy$9,339State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Burris Laboratory School, FY23Aspire Charter Academy $20,149; KIPP Indy Unite Elementary $16,934; Frontier School $13,371; Charter School of the Dunes $12,814; Burris Laboratory School $12,319; Argos Community Schools $11,836; North Vermillion Com Sch Corp $11,565; Shoals Community School Corporation $11,048; MSD Shakamak Schools $10,455; Rock Creek Community Academy $9,339; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.5k15k25kAspire Charter Academy$20,149KIPP Indy Unite Elementary$16,934Frontier School$13,371Charter School of the Dunes$12,814Burris Laboratory School$12,319Argos Community Schools$11,836North Vermillion Com Sch Corp$11,565Shoals Community School Corporation$11,048MSD Shakamak Schools$10,455Rock Creek Community Academy$9,339State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Burris Laboratory School, FY23Aspire Charter Academy $20,149; KIPP Indy Unite Elementary $16,934; Frontier School $13,371; Charter School of the Dunes $12,814; Burris Laboratory School $12,319; Argos Community Schools $11,836; North Vermillion Com Sch Corp $11,565; Shoals Community School Corporation $11,048; MSD Shakamak Schools $10,455; Rock Creek Community Academy $9,339; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.5k15k25kAspire Charter Academy$20,149KIPP Indy Unite Elementary$16,934Frontier School$13,371Charter School of the Dunes$12,814Burris Laboratory School$12,319Argos Community Schools$11,836North Vermillion Com Sch Corp$11,565Shoals Community School Corporation$11,048MSD Shakamak Schools$10,455Rock Creek Community Academy$9,339State median, under 1,000 students $13,033

Where the money came from

$8,654,000 in revenue: 88.2% state, 2.1% local and 9.7% federal. Total spending including $755,000 of capital outlay was $9,202,000, or $13,512 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Burris Laboratory School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,636,000; Local $178,000; Federal $840,000; total $8,654,000.
  • State$7,636,000 88%
  • Local$178,000 2%
  • Federal$840,000 10%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 165 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

681 students in 2022-23, 668 students in 2023-24, 676 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Burris Laboratory School enrollment by school year2022-23: 681, 2023-24: 668, 2024-25: 67602004006008002022-236812023-246682024-25676
Burris Laboratory School enrollment by school year2022-23: 681, 2023-24: 668, 2024-25: 67602004006008002022-236812023-246682024-25676
Burris Laboratory School enrollment by school year2022-23: 681, 2023-24: 668, 2024-25: 67602004006008002022-236812023-246682024-25676
Burris Laboratory School enrollment by school year2022-23: 681, 2023-24: 668, 2024-25: 67602004006008002022-236812023-246682024-25676

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2368151.013.4
2023-2466852.012.8
2024-2567650.013.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$2,719,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,993 per student

Burris Laboratory School booked $2,719,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 51 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $53,303 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 63 in 100 Indiana districts with a figure (state median $51,375, 357 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Indiana teacher salary at $54,126 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$2,503,00092.1%
Special education$151,0005.6%
Other programs$65,0002.4%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,922 in 2018-19, $2,958 in 2019-20, $3,291 in 2020-21, $3,366 in 2021-22, $3,993 in 2022-23.

Burris Laboratory School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,922, 2019-20: $2,958, 2020-21: $3,291, 2021-22: $3,366, 2022-23: $3,99301k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9222019-20$2,9582020-21$3,2912021-22$3,3662022-23$3,993
Burris Laboratory School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,922, 2019-20: $2,958, 2020-21: $3,291, 2021-22: $3,366, 2022-23: $3,99301k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9222019-20$2,9582020-21$3,2912021-22$3,3662022-23$3,993
Burris Laboratory School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,922, 2019-20: $2,958, 2020-21: $3,291, 2021-22: $3,366, 2022-23: $3,99301k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9222019-20$2,9582020-21$3,2912021-22$3,3662022-23$3,993
Burris Laboratory School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,922, 2019-20: $2,958, 2020-21: $3,291, 2021-22: $3,366, 2022-23: $3,99301k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9222019-20$2,9582020-21$3,2912021-22$3,3662022-23$3,993

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Burris Laboratory School scored proficient or above: 57% in reading and 49% in math, against 41.3% in reading and 37.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIndianaStudents tested
Reading and language arts57%41.3%379
Math49%37.5%379

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 47 students in Burris Laboratory School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIndiana
Four-year graduation rate90% or more88.1%
Students in the class4777,216

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 other school, 676 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Burris Laboratory School67613.520.0%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Burris Laboratory School

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentBurris Laboratory School ranks 102 of 165 Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,319).#102 of 165
  2. Every school district in IndianaBurris Laboratory School is the number 293 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 681 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#293 of 414
  3. Charter School of the DunesThe next larger Indiana district: 684 students in fall 2022, $12,814 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,814
  4. MSD Shakamak SchoolsThe next smaller Indiana district: 674 students in fall 2022, $10,455 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,455
  5. Compare Burris Laboratory School with Charter School of the DunesEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across IndianaBurris Laboratory School spent $53,303 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $51,375); spending, not a salary.$53,303
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Burris Laboratory School

  1. How many schools and students are in Burris Laboratory School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 other), enrolling 676 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Burris Laboratory School spend per student?
    $12,319 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Indiana median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,033 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Burris Laboratory School's money come from?
    $8,654,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 88.2% state, 2.1% local and 9.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Burris Laboratory School spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,719,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,993 per student. Divided by the 51 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $53,303 per teacher, more than 63 in 100 Indiana districts (state median $51,375). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Indiana teacher salary at $54,126 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. How do students in Burris Laboratory School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Burris Laboratory School scored proficient or above: 57% in reading and 49% in math, against 41.3% in reading and 37.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Burris Laboratory School?
    90% or more of the 47 students in Burris Laboratory School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Burris Laboratory School's NCES district ID?
    1800038. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25