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Marengo, Indiana - 6 schools
An equity score of 79/100 ranks Crawford County Community Sch Corp #22 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,443 per pupil, Crawford County Community Sch Corp ranks #79 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,344
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$13,443
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Crawford County Community Sch Corp operates 6 public schools serving 1,344 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Crawford County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,443 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 22.7% local, 58.6% state, and 18.8% 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 79/100, ranked #22 of 373 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 318:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 40.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.0% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Crawford County High School, with a diversity index of 10.4/100.
Its largest campus is Crawford County High School, enrolling 369 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Crawford County Virtual Academy, at 51 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Crawford County High School accounts for 27.5% of all Crawford County Community Sch Corp student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Crawford County Community Sch Corp-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.
Crawford County Community Sch Corp school enrollment varies 7.2× across entities
Crawford County Community Sch Corp school enrollment ranges from 51 students (lowest) to 369 students (highest), a spread of 318 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.
Crawford County Community Sch Corp has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 61.8% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Crawford County Community Sch Corp student-counselor ratio is 318:1 — 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 Crawford County Community Sch Corp is typically wider than the Crawford County Community Sch Corp-aggregate figure suggests.
Crawford County Community Sch Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 40.1% — 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 Crawford County Community Sch 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 Crawford County Community Sch Corp?
Crawford County Community Sch Corp has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 1,344 students.
How much does Crawford County Community Sch Corp spend per student?
Crawford County Community Sch Corp spends $13,443 per student. The district has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #22 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Crawford County Community Sch Corp?
Crawford County Community Sch Corp students are 96.0% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Crawford County Community Sch Corp?
Crawford County Community Sch Corp has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #22 out of 373 districts in Indiana.