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Crothersville, Indiana - 2 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Crothersville Community Schools #295 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,239 per pupil, Crothersville Community Schools ranks #353 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
441
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$10,239
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Crothersville Community Schools operates 2 public schools serving 441 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Jackson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,239 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 28.3% local, 56.9% state, and 14.8% 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 34/100, ranked #295 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.
a 225.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 25.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.0% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools.
Crothersville Elementary School accounts for 51.0% of all Crothersville Community Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Crothersville Community Schools a distant remainder — means Crothersville Community Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Crothersville Community Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.3% 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.
Crothersville Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 226:1 — 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.
Crothersville Community Schools 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 Crothersville Community Schools is typically wider than the Crothersville Community Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Crothersville Community Schools'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 Crothersville Community Schools?
Crothersville Community Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 441 students.
How much does Crothersville Community Schools spend per student?
Crothersville Community Schools spends $10,239 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #295 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Crothersville Community Schools?
Crothersville Community Schools students are 92.0% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Crothersville Community Schools?
Crothersville Community Schools has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #295 out of 373 districts in Indiana.