An equity score of 81/100 ranks Cannelton City Schools #22 of 372 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,790 per pupil, Cannelton City Schools ranks #174 of 405 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Cannelton City Schools operates 1 public schools serving 219 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 Perry County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,790 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 405 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 8.7% local, 59.2% state, and 32.1% 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 81/100, ranked #22 of 372 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.
a 216:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 64.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.3% White, 1.9% African American, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Cannelton Elementary & High School accounts for 98.6% of all Cannelton City Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Cannelton City Schools a distant remainder — means Cannelton City Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Cannelton City Schools reports 77.6% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Cannelton City Schools student-counselor ratio is 216:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Cannelton City Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 64.8% — 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.
Cannelton City Schools has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 219 students.
How much does Cannelton City Schools spend per student?
Cannelton City Schools spends $12,790 per student. The district has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #22 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Cannelton City Schools?
Cannelton City Schools students are 90.3% White, 1.9% African American, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cannelton City Schools?
Cannelton City Schools has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #22 out of 372 districts in Indiana.