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Waterloo, Indiana - 6 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist #269 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,502 per pupil, Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist ranks #217 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,641
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$11,502
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist operates 6 public schools serving 3,641 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 Dekalb County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,502 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 30.8% local, 59.1% state, and 10.1% 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 37/100, ranked #269 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 379.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.2% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dekalb High School, with a diversity index of 20.0/100.
Its largest campus is Dekalb High School, enrolling 1,007 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Waterloo Elementary School, at 247 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Dekalb High School accounts for 27.7% of all Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist-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.
Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist school enrollment varies 4.1× across entities
Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist school enrollment ranges from 247 students (lowest) to 1,007 students (highest), a spread of 760 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.
Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist student-counselor ratio is 379:1 — 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.
Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 15.0% — 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 Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist is typically wider than the Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist'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 Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist?
Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 3,641 students.
How much does Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist spend per student?
Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist spends $11,502 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #269 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist?
Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist students are 90.2% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist?
Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #269 out of 373 districts in Indiana.