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Butler, Indiana - 3 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist #110 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $27,618 per pupil, Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist ranks #4 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,235
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$27,618
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist operates 3 public schools serving 1,235 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 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 Dekalb County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $27,618 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 41 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 46.5% local, 31.6% state, and 21.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 63/100, ranked #110 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.
a 941.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.0% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Butler Elementary School, with a diversity index of 17.3/100.
Eastside Junior-Senior High School accounts for 45.3% of all Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist a distant remainder — means Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist-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.
Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist student-counselor ratio is 941:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 13.6% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Dekalb Co Eastern Com 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 Eastern Com Sch Dist?
Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,235 students.
How much does Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist spend per student?
Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist spends $27,618 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #110 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist?
Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist students are 92.0% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist?
Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #110 out of 373 districts in Indiana.