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Muncie, Indiana - 1 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Burris Laboratory School #219 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,006 per pupil, Burris Laboratory School ranks #374 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Burris Laboratory School operates 1 public schools serving 681 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Delaware County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,006 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 41 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 8.6% local, 84.8% state, and 6.6% 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 46/100, ranked #219 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 338:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.3% White, 9.3% African American, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Burris Laboratory School, enrolling 676 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Burris Laboratory School accounts for 99.3% of all Burris Laboratory School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Burris Laboratory School a distant remainder — means Burris Laboratory School-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.
Burris Laboratory School student-counselor ratio is 338:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Burris Laboratory School is typically wider than the Burris Laboratory School-aggregate figure suggests.
Burris Laboratory School chronic absenteeism rate is 11.7% — 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.
Burris Laboratory School has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 681 students.
How much does Burris Laboratory School spend per student?
Burris Laboratory School spends $9,006 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #219 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Burris Laboratory School?
Burris Laboratory School students are 71.3% White, 9.3% African American, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Burris Laboratory School?
Burris Laboratory School has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #219 out of 373 districts in Indiana.