Decatur County Community Schools

Public school district · Decatur County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1802610

Decatur County Community Schools spent $13,673 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 80% of the other Indiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,329). Its 4 schools enrolled 1,764 students in 2024-25; 60.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,682 per student, up 0.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% 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 Decatur County Community Schools in enrollment (1,775 to 1,864 students) and Decatur County Community Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Decatur County Community Schools, FY23School Town of Speedway $14,650; Decatur County Community Schools $13,673; Tippecanoe Valley School Corp $13,069; North Montgomery Community School Corp $12,827; Peru Community Schools $12,570; Greencastle Community School Corporation $12,284; Northwestern School Corp $11,253; Centerville-Abington Com Schs $10,958; Baugo Community Schools $10,808; MSD Bluffton-Harrison $10,124; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.8k10k12k14k16kSchool Town of Speedway$14,650Decatur County Community Schoo…$13,673Tippecanoe Valley School Corp$13,069North Montgomery Community Sch…$12,827Peru Community Schools$12,570Greencastle Community School C…$12,284Northwestern School Corp$11,253Centerville-Abington Com Schs$10,958Baugo Community Schools$10,808MSD Bluffton-Harrison$10,124State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Decatur County Community Schools, FY23School Town of Speedway $14,650; Decatur County Community Schools $13,673; Tippecanoe Valley School Corp $13,069; North Montgomery Community School Corp $12,827; Peru Community Schools $12,570; Greencastle Community School Corporation $12,284; Northwestern School Corp $11,253; Centerville-Abington Com Schs $10,958; Baugo Community Schools $10,808; MSD Bluffton-Harrison $10,124; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.8k10k12k14k16kSchool Town of Speedway$14,650Decatur County Community Schools$13,673Tippecanoe Valley School Corp$13,069North Montgomery Community School C…$12,827Peru Community Schools$12,570Greencastle Community School Corpor…$12,284Northwestern School Corp$11,253Centerville-Abington Com Schs$10,958Baugo Community Schools$10,808MSD Bluffton-Harrison$10,124State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Decatur County Community Schools, FY23School Town of Speedway $14,650; Decatur County Community Schools $13,673; Tippecanoe Valley School Corp $13,069; North Montgomery Community School Corp $12,827; Peru Community Schools $12,570; Greencastle Community School Corporation $12,284; Northwestern School Corp $11,253; Centerville-Abington Com Schs $10,958; Baugo Community Schools $10,808; MSD Bluffton-Harrison $10,124; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.8k12k16kSchool Town of Speedway$14,650Decatur County Community Schools$13,673Tippecanoe Valley School Corp$13,069North Montgomery Community School Corp$12,827Peru Community Schools$12,570Greencastle Community School Corporation$12,284Northwestern School Corp$11,253Centerville-Abington Com Schs$10,958Baugo Community Schools$10,808MSD Bluffton-Harrison$10,124State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Decatur County Community Schools, FY23School Town of Speedway $14,650; Decatur County Community Schools $13,673; Tippecanoe Valley School Corp $13,069; North Montgomery Community School Corp $12,827; Peru Community Schools $12,570; Greencastle Community School Corporation $12,284; Northwestern School Corp $11,253; Centerville-Abington Com Schs $10,958; Baugo Community Schools $10,808; MSD Bluffton-Harrison $10,124; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.8k12k16kSchool Town of Speedway$14,650Decatur County Community Schools$13,673Tippecanoe Valley School Corp$13,069North Montgomery Community School Corp$12,827Peru Community Schools$12,570Greencastle Community School Corporation$12,284Northwestern School Corp$11,253Centerville-Abington Com Schs$10,958Baugo Community Schools$10,808MSD Bluffton-Harrison$10,124State median, 1,000+ students $12,329

Where the money came from

$28,599,000 in revenue: 60.0% state, 31.1% local and 8.9% federal. Total spending including $2,071,000 of capital outlay was $29,976,000, or $16,452 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Decatur County Community Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $17,162,000; Local $8,890,000; Federal $2,547,000; total $28,599,000.
  • State$17,162,000 60%
  • Local$8,890,000 31%
  • Federal$2,547,000 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 240 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,822 students in 2022-23, 1,838 students in 2023-24, 1,764 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Decatur County Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,822, 2023-24: 1,838, 2024-25: 1,76405001k1.5k2k2022-231,8222023-241,8382024-251,764
Decatur County Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,822, 2023-24: 1,838, 2024-25: 1,76405001k1.5k2k2022-231,8222023-241,8382024-251,764
Decatur County Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,822, 2023-24: 1,838, 2024-25: 1,76405001k1.5k2k2022-231,8222023-241,8382024-251,764
Decatur County Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,822, 2023-24: 1,838, 2024-25: 1,76405001k1.5k2k2022-231,8222023-241,8382024-251,764

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,822137.013.3
2023-241,838141.013.0
2024-251,764140.012.6

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

$6,795,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,729 per student

Decatur County Community Schools booked $6,795,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 137 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 $49,599 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 39 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$5,584,00082.2%
Special education$871,00012.8%
Vocational$340,0005.0%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,440 in 2018-19, $3,366 in 2019-20, $3,525 in 2020-21, $3,509 in 2021-22, $3,729 in 2022-23.

Decatur County Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,440, 2019-20: $3,366, 2020-21: $3,525, 2021-22: $3,509, 2022-23: $3,72901k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4402019-20$3,3662020-21$3,5252021-22$3,5092022-23$3,729
Decatur County Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,440, 2019-20: $3,366, 2020-21: $3,525, 2021-22: $3,509, 2022-23: $3,72901k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4402019-20$3,3662020-21$3,5252021-22$3,5092022-23$3,729
Decatur County Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,440, 2019-20: $3,366, 2020-21: $3,525, 2021-22: $3,509, 2022-23: $3,72901k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4402019-20$3,3662020-21$3,5252021-22$3,5092022-23$3,729
Decatur County Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,440, 2019-20: $3,366, 2020-21: $3,525, 2021-22: $3,509, 2022-23: $3,72901k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4402019-20$3,3662020-21$3,5252021-22$3,5092022-23$3,729

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 Decatur County Community Schools scored proficient or above: 43% 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
Math43%37.5%929

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

95% or more of the 136 students in Decatur County 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 rate95% or more88.1%
Students in the class13677,216

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.

2 elementary schools, 963 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
North Decatur Elementary School49615.035.7%Schoolwide program
South Decatur Elementary School46714.847.8%Schoolwide 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.

2 high schools, 801 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
North Decatur Jr-Sr High School44112.332.2%Eligible, no program
South Decatur Jr-Sr High School3609.143.1%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 Decatur County 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 Decatur County Community Schools

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentDecatur County Community Schools ranks 48 of 240 Indiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,673).#48 of 240
  2. Every school district in IndianaDecatur County Community Schools is the number 142 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 1,822 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#142 of 414
  3. North Montgomery Community School CorpThe next larger Indiana district: 1,835 students in fall 2022, $12,827 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,827
  4. Greencastle Community School CorporationThe next smaller Indiana district: 1,806 students in fall 2022, $12,284 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,284
  5. Compare Decatur County Community Schools with North Montgomery Community School CorpEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. North Decatur Jr-Sr High School, its largest high school441 students in 2024-25, 12.3 per teacher.441
  7. Teacher salary spending across IndianaDecatur County Community Schools spent $49,599 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $51,375); spending, not a salary.$49,599
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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 Decatur County Community Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Decatur County Community Schools?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 2 high), enrolling 1,764 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Decatur County Community Schools spend per student?
    $13,673 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,329 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,682 per student, up 0.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Decatur County Community Schools' money come from?
    $28,599,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 60.0% state, 31.1% local and 8.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Decatur County Community Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 234 of the 2,175 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.8%, 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 Decatur County Community Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $6,795,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,729 per student. Divided by the 137 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $49,599 per teacher, more than 39 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 Decatur County Community Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Decatur County Community Schools scored proficient or above: 43% 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 Decatur County Community Schools?
    95% or more of the 136 students in Decatur County 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 Decatur County Community Schools' NCES district ID?
    1802610. 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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