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Cloverdale, Indiana - 4 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Cloverdale Community Schools #302 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,746 per pupil, Cloverdale Community Schools ranks #368 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,686
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$9,746
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cloverdale Community Schools operates 4 public schools serving 1,686 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Putnam County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,746 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 24.7% local, 63.9% state, and 11.4% 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 32/100, ranked #302 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 299:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 40.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.3% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cloverdale Distance Learning Academy, with a diversity index of 28.5/100.
Its largest campus is Cloverdale Distance Learning Academy, enrolling 1,986 students (66% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cloverdale Middle School, at 297 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cloverdale Distance Learning Academy accounts for 65.6% of all Cloverdale Community Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Cloverdale Community Schools a distant remainder — means Cloverdale Community Schools-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.
Cloverdale Community Schools school enrollment varies 6.7× across entities
Cloverdale Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 297 students (lowest) to 1,986 students (highest), a spread of 1,689 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.
Cloverdale Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 299:1 — 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 Cloverdale Community Schools is typically wider than the Cloverdale Community Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Cloverdale Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 40.2% — 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.
How many schools are in Cloverdale Community Schools?
Cloverdale Community Schools has 4 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,686 students.
How much does Cloverdale Community Schools spend per student?
Cloverdale Community Schools spends $9,746 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #302 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Cloverdale Community Schools?
Cloverdale Community Schools students are 90.3% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cloverdale Community Schools?
Cloverdale Community Schools has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #302 out of 373 districts in Indiana.