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Frankfort, Indiana - 5 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Community Schools of Frankfort #152 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,130 per pupil, Community Schools of Frankfort ranks #268 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,011
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,130
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Community Schools of Frankfort operates 5 public schools serving 3,011 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Clinton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,130 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 20.2% local, 62.1% state, and 17.6% 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 55/100, ranked #152 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (16 AP courses district-wide), a 384.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.3% Hispanic or Latino, 40.3% White, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Suncrest Elementary School, with a diversity index of 53.7/100.
Its largest campus is Frankfort High School, enrolling 922 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Frankfort High School accounts for 30.6% of all Community Schools of Frankfort student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Community Schools of Frankfort-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Community Schools of Frankfort school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Community Schools of Frankfort school enrollment ranges from 395 students (lowest) to 922 students (highest), a spread of 527 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.
Community Schools of Frankfort has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 71.4% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Community Schools of Frankfort student-counselor ratio is 384:1 — 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.
Community Schools of Frankfort chronic absenteeism rate is 25.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Community Schools of Frankfort is typically wider than the Community Schools of Frankfort-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Community Schools of Frankfort'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 Community Schools of Frankfort?
Community Schools of Frankfort has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,011 students.
How much does Community Schools of Frankfort spend per student?
Community Schools of Frankfort spends $11,130 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #152 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Community Schools of Frankfort?
Community Schools of Frankfort students are 56.3% Hispanic or Latino, 40.3% White, 0.6% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Community Schools of Frankfort?
Community Schools of Frankfort has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #152 out of 373 districts in Indiana.