Cowan Community Schools

Listed by NCES as Cowan Community School Corp (district ID 1807020)

Public school district · Delaware County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1807020

Cowan Community Schools spent $11,494 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 73% of the other Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,033). Its 2 schools enrolled 727 students in 2024-25; 69.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,995 per student, up 4.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Indiana: 88.1%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Indiana districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Cowan Community Schools in enrollment (765 to 825 students) and Cowan Community Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Cowan Community Schools, FY23Christel House Academy South $17,685; Paramount Brookside $15,384; Tri-County School Corporation $15,322; Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com $13,344; Global Prep Academies $12,860; North Miami Community Schools $12,668; Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation $12,497; Northeast School Corp $12,278; Tri-Central Community Schools $11,546; Cowan Community Schools $11,494; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kChristel House Academy South$17,685Paramount Brookside$15,384Tri-County School Corporation$15,322Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com$13,344Global Prep Academies$12,860North Miami Community Schools$12,668Jac-Cen-Del Community School C…$12,497Northeast School Corp$12,278Tri-Central Community Schools$11,546Cowan Community Schools$11,494State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Cowan Community Schools, FY23Christel House Academy South $17,685; Paramount Brookside $15,384; Tri-County School Corporation $15,322; Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com $13,344; Global Prep Academies $12,860; North Miami Community Schools $12,668; Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation $12,497; Northeast School Corp $12,278; Tri-Central Community Schools $11,546; Cowan Community Schools $11,494; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kChristel House Academy South$17,685Paramount Brookside$15,384Tri-County School Corporation$15,322Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com$13,344Global Prep Academies$12,860North Miami Community Schools$12,668Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corpor…$12,497Northeast School Corp$12,278Tri-Central Community Schools$11,546Cowan Community Schools$11,494State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Cowan Community Schools, FY23Christel House Academy South $17,685; Paramount Brookside $15,384; Tri-County School Corporation $15,322; Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com $13,344; Global Prep Academies $12,860; North Miami Community Schools $12,668; Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation $12,497; Northeast School Corp $12,278; Tri-Central Community Schools $11,546; Cowan Community Schools $11,494; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.10k15k20kChristel House Academy South$17,685Paramount Brookside$15,384Tri-County School Corporation$15,322Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com$13,344Global Prep Academies$12,860North Miami Community Schools$12,668Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation$12,497Northeast School Corp$12,278Tri-Central Community Schools$11,546Cowan Community Schools$11,494State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Cowan Community Schools, FY23Christel House Academy South $17,685; Paramount Brookside $15,384; Tri-County School Corporation $15,322; Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com $13,344; Global Prep Academies $12,860; North Miami Community Schools $12,668; Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation $12,497; Northeast School Corp $12,278; Tri-Central Community Schools $11,546; Cowan Community Schools $11,494; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.10k15k20kChristel House Academy South$17,685Paramount Brookside$15,384Tri-County School Corporation$15,322Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com$13,344Global Prep Academies$12,860North Miami Community Schools$12,668Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation$12,497Northeast School Corp$12,278Tri-Central Community Schools$11,546Cowan Community Schools$11,494State median, under 1,000 students $13,033

Where the money came from

$10,716,000 in revenue: 69.9% state, 21.1% local and 8.9% federal. Total spending including $327,000 of capital outlay was $9,651,000, or $12,201 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Cowan Community Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,494,000; Local $2,263,000; Federal $959,000; total $10,716,000.
  • State$7,494,000 70%
  • Local$2,263,000 21%
  • Federal$959,000 9%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 165 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

791 students in 2022-23, 786 students in 2023-24, 727 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Cowan Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 791, 2023-24: 786, 2024-25: 72702004006008002022-237912023-247862024-25727
Cowan Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 791, 2023-24: 786, 2024-25: 72702004006008002022-237912023-247862024-25727
Cowan Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 791, 2023-24: 786, 2024-25: 72702004006008002022-237912023-247862024-25727
Cowan Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 791, 2023-24: 786, 2024-25: 72702004006008002022-237912023-247862024-25727

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2379152.015.2
2023-2478653.014.8
2024-2572753.013.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$2,624,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,317 per student

Cowan Community Schools booked $2,624,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 52 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $50,462 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 43 in 100 Indiana districts with a figure (state median $51,375, 357 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Indiana teacher salary at $54,126 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$2,446,00093.2%
Special education$160,0006.1%
Other programs$18,0000.7%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,814 in 2018-19, $2,922 in 2019-20, $2,868 in 2020-21, $2,999 in 2021-22, $3,317 in 2022-23.

Cowan Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,814, 2019-20: $2,922, 2020-21: $2,868, 2021-22: $2,999, 2022-23: $3,31701k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8142019-20$2,9222020-21$2,8682021-22$2,9992022-23$3,317
Cowan Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,814, 2019-20: $2,922, 2020-21: $2,868, 2021-22: $2,999, 2022-23: $3,31701k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8142019-20$2,9222020-21$2,8682021-22$2,9992022-23$3,317
Cowan Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,814, 2019-20: $2,922, 2020-21: $2,868, 2021-22: $2,999, 2022-23: $3,31701k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8142019-20$2,9222020-21$2,8682021-22$2,9992022-23$3,317
Cowan Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,814, 2019-20: $2,922, 2020-21: $2,868, 2021-22: $2,999, 2022-23: $3,31701k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8142019-20$2,9222020-21$2,8682021-22$2,9992022-23$3,317

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Cowan Community Schools scored proficient or above: 32% in math, against 41.3% in reading and 37.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIndianaStudents tested
Math32%37.5%447

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 58 students in Cowan Community Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIndiana
Four-year graduation rate90% or more88.1%
Students in the class5877,216

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 409 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cowan Elementary School40914.446.7%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 318 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cowan High School31813.039.6%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Cowan Community Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Cowan Community Schools

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentCowan Community Schools ranks 120 of 165 Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,494).#120 of 165
  2. Every school district in IndianaCowan Community Schools is the number 273 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 791 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#273 of 414
  3. Paramount BrooksideThe next larger Indiana district: 803 students in fall 2022, $15,384 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,384
  4. Christel House DORSThe next smaller Indiana district: 788 students in fall 2022.
  5. Compare Cowan Community Schools with Paramount BrooksideEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Cowan High School, its largest high school318 students in 2024-25, 13.0 per teacher.318
  7. Teacher salary spending across IndianaCowan Community Schools spent $50,462 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $51,375); spending, not a salary.$50,462
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Cowan Community Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Cowan Community Schools?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 727 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Cowan Community Schools spend per student?
    $11,494 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Indiana median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,033 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,995 per student, up 4.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Cowan Community Schools' money come from?
    $10,716,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 69.9% state, 21.1% local and 8.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Cowan Community Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 65 of the 541 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Cowan Community Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,624,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,317 per student. Divided by the 52 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $50,462 per teacher, more than 43 in 100 Indiana districts (state median $51,375). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Indiana teacher salary at $54,126 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Cowan Community Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Cowan Community Schools scored proficient or above: 32% in math, against 41.3% in reading and 37.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Cowan Community Schools?
    90% or more of the 58 students in Cowan Community Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Cowan Community Schools' NCES district ID?
    1807020. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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