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Dugger, Indiana - 1 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Dugger Union Community School Corp #177 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,550 per pupil, Dugger Union Community School Corp ranks #378 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Dugger Union Community School Corp operates 1 public schools serving 567 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Sullivan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,550 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 41 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 4.2% local, 77.8% state, and 18.0% 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 52/100, ranked #177 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 559:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 39.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.1% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools.
Dugger Union Community School Corp accounts for 98.6% of all Dugger Union Community School Corp student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Dugger Union Community School Corp a distant remainder — means Dugger Union Community School Corp-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.
Dugger Union Community School Corp has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 66.5% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Dugger Union Community School Corp student-counselor ratio is 559:1 — 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.
Dugger Union Community School Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 39.4% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Dugger Union Community School Corp'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 Dugger Union Community School Corp?
Dugger Union Community School Corp has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 567 students.
How much does Dugger Union Community School Corp spend per student?
Dugger Union Community School Corp spends $8,550 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #177 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Dugger Union Community School Corp?
Dugger Union Community School Corp students are 94.1% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Dugger Union Community School Corp?
Dugger Union Community School Corp has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #177 out of 373 districts in Indiana.