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Knightstown, Indiana - 3 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks C a Beard Memorial School Corp #245 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,910 per pupil, C a Beard Memorial School Corp ranks #179 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,068
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,910
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
C a Beard Memorial School Corp operates 3 public schools serving 1,068 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 combined, 1 high 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 Henry County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,910 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 33.9% local, 56.5% state, and 9.6% 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 41/100, ranked #245 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, notably less 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 (7 AP courses district-wide), a 352.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 35.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.4% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Knightstown Elementary School, with a diversity index of 18.3/100.
Knightstown Intermediate School accounts for 35.9% of all C a Beard Memorial School Corp student enrollment
That dominant concentration means C a Beard Memorial School Corp-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
C a Beard Memorial School Corp student-counselor ratio is 353:1 — 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.
C a Beard Memorial School Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 35.7% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to C a Beard Memorial 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 C a Beard Memorial School Corp?
C a Beard Memorial School Corp has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,068 students.
How much does C a Beard Memorial School Corp spend per student?
C a Beard Memorial School Corp spends $11,910 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #245 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of C a Beard Memorial School Corp?
C a Beard Memorial School Corp students are 92.4% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for C a Beard Memorial School Corp?
C a Beard Memorial School Corp has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #245 out of 373 districts in Indiana.