Discovery Charter School

Public school district · Porter County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1800088

Discovery Charter School spent $9,794 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 87% of the other Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,033). Its one school enrolled 536 students in 2024-25; 78.9% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · 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 Discovery Charter School in enrollment (538 to 604 students) and Discovery Charter School itself.

Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Discovery Charter School, FY23Andrew J Brown Academy $17,699; Phalen Leadership Academy at Francis Scott Key School 103 $16,593; The PATH School $15,858; SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence $15,466; IN Math & Science Academy $14,959; Attica Consolidated School Corp $12,493; Dugger Union Community School Corporation $11,815; Hammond Academy of Science & Tech $10,578; Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind $10,323; Discovery Charter School $9,794; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.5k10k15k20kAndrew J Brown Academy$17,699Phalen Leadership Academy at F…$16,593The PATH School$15,858SE Neighborhood Sch of Excelle…$15,466IN Math & Science Academy$14,959Attica Consolidated School Corp$12,493Dugger Union Community School …$11,815Hammond Academy of Science & T…$10,578Purdue Polytechnic High School…$10,323Discovery Charter School$9,794State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Discovery Charter School, FY23Andrew J Brown Academy $17,699; Phalen Leadership Academy at Francis Scott Key School 103 $16,593; The PATH School $15,858; SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence $15,466; IN Math & Science Academy $14,959; Attica Consolidated School Corp $12,493; Dugger Union Community School Corporation $11,815; Hammond Academy of Science & Tech $10,578; Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind $10,323; Discovery Charter School $9,794; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.5k10k15k20kAndrew J Brown Academy$17,699Phalen Leadership Academy at Franci…$16,593The PATH School$15,858SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence$15,466IN Math & Science Academy$14,959Attica Consolidated School Corp$12,493Dugger Union Community School Corpo…$11,815Hammond Academy of Science & Tech$10,578Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind$10,323Discovery Charter School$9,794State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Discovery Charter School, FY23Andrew J Brown Academy $17,699; Phalen Leadership Academy at Francis Scott Key School 103 $16,593; The PATH School $15,858; SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence $15,466; IN Math & Science Academy $14,959; Attica Consolidated School Corp $12,493; Dugger Union Community School Corporation $11,815; Hammond Academy of Science & Tech $10,578; Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind $10,323; Discovery Charter School $9,794; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.5k10k15k20kAndrew J Brown Academy$17,699Phalen Leadership Academy at Francis Scott…$16,593The PATH School$15,858SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence$15,466IN Math & Science Academy$14,959Attica Consolidated School Corp$12,493Dugger Union Community School Corporation$11,815Hammond Academy of Science & Tech$10,578Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind$10,323Discovery Charter School$9,794State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Discovery Charter School, FY23Andrew J Brown Academy $17,699; Phalen Leadership Academy at Francis Scott Key School 103 $16,593; The PATH School $15,858; SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence $15,466; IN Math & Science Academy $14,959; Attica Consolidated School Corp $12,493; Dugger Union Community School Corporation $11,815; Hammond Academy of Science & Tech $10,578; Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind $10,323; Discovery Charter School $9,794; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.5k10k15k20kAndrew J Brown Academy$17,699Phalen Leadership Academy at Francis Sc…$16,593The PATH School$15,858SE Neighborhood Sch of Excellence$15,466IN Math & Science Academy$14,959Attica Consolidated School Corp$12,493Dugger Union Community School Corporati…$11,815Hammond Academy of Science & Tech$10,578Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind$10,323Discovery Charter School$9,794State median, under 1,000 students $13,033

Where the money came from

$6,923,000 in revenue: 78.9% state, 7.0% local and 14.1% federal. Total spending including $153,000 of capital outlay was $6,195,000, or $10,888 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Discovery Charter School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,460,000; Local $485,000; Federal $978,000; total $6,923,000.
  • State$5,460,000 79%
  • Local$485,000 7%
  • Federal$978,000 14%

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 165 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

569 students in 2022-23, 544 students in 2023-24, 536 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Discovery Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 569, 2023-24: 544, 2024-25: 53602004006002022-235692023-245442024-25536
Discovery Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 569, 2023-24: 544, 2024-25: 53602004006002022-235692023-245442024-25536
Discovery Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 569, 2023-24: 544, 2024-25: 53602004006002022-235692023-245442024-25536
Discovery Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 569, 2023-24: 544, 2024-25: 53602004006002022-235692023-245442024-25536

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2356934.016.7
2023-2454436.015.1
2024-2553634.015.8

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

$1,510,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $2,654 per student

Discovery Charter School booked $1,510,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 34 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 $44,386 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 13 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$1,394,00092.3%
Special education$109,0007.2%
Other programs$7,0000.5%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,267 in 2018-19, $2,243 in 2019-20, $2,657 in 2020-21, $2,750 in 2021-22, $2,654 in 2022-23.

Discovery Charter School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,267, 2019-20: $2,243, 2020-21: $2,657, 2021-22: $2,750, 2022-23: $2,65401k2k3k2018-19$2,2672019-20$2,2432020-21$2,6572021-22$2,7502022-23$2,654
Discovery Charter School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,267, 2019-20: $2,243, 2020-21: $2,657, 2021-22: $2,750, 2022-23: $2,65401k2k3k2018-19$2,2672019-20$2,2432020-21$2,6572021-22$2,7502022-23$2,654
Discovery Charter School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,267, 2019-20: $2,243, 2020-21: $2,657, 2021-22: $2,750, 2022-23: $2,65401k2k3k2018-19$2,2672019-20$2,2432020-21$2,6572021-22$2,7502022-23$2,654
Discovery Charter School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,267, 2019-20: $2,243, 2020-21: $2,657, 2021-22: $2,750, 2022-23: $2,65401k2k3k2018-19$2,2672019-20$2,2432020-21$2,6572021-22$2,7502022-23$2,654

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 Discovery Charter School scored proficient or above: 48% in reading and 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
Reading and language arts48%41.3%318
Math43%37.5%318

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.

1 elementary school, 536 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Discovery Charter School53615.834.5%Targeted 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.

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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 Discovery Charter School

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentDiscovery Charter School ranks 143 of 165 Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($9,794).#143 of 165
  2. Every school district in IndianaDiscovery Charter School is the number 309 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 569 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#309 of 414
  3. SE Neighborhood Sch of ExcellenceThe next larger Indiana district: 573 students in fall 2022, $15,466 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,466
  4. Dugger Union Community School CorporationThe next smaller Indiana district: 567 students in fall 2022, $11,815 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,815
  5. Compare Discovery Charter School with SE Neighborhood Sch of ExcellenceEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across IndianaDiscovery Charter School spent $44,386 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $51,375); spending, not a salary.$44,386
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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 Discovery Charter School

  1. How many schools and students are in Discovery Charter School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 536 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Discovery Charter School spend per student?
    $9,794 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,033 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Discovery Charter School's money come from?
    $6,923,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 78.9% state, 7.0% local and 14.1% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Discovery Charter School spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,510,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $2,654 per student. Divided by the 34 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $44,386 per teacher, more than 13 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).
  5. How do students in Discovery Charter School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Discovery Charter School scored proficient or above: 48% in reading and 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.
  6. What is Discovery Charter School's NCES district ID?
    1800088. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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 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
  • 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: 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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