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Kouts, Indiana - 6 schools
An equity score of 21/100 ranks East Porter County School Corp #351 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,931 per pupil, East Porter County School Corp ranks #363 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,408
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$9,931
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
East Porter County School Corp operates 6 public schools serving 2,408 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 3 elementary 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 Porter County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,931 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 36.8% local, 56.5% state, and 6.8% 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 21/100, ranked #351 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 3 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 619.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.4% White, 10.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Washington Twp Elementary School, with a diversity index of 37.5/100.
Washington Twp Middle/High School accounts for 18.9% of all East Porter County School Corp student enrollment
That concentration means East Porter County 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.
East Porter County School Corp student-counselor ratio is 620:1 — 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.
East Porter County School Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 18.3% — 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 East Porter County School Corp is typically wider than the East Porter County School Corp-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to East Porter County 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 East Porter County School Corp?
East Porter County School Corp has 6 schools, including 3 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,408 students.
How much does East Porter County School Corp spend per student?
East Porter County School Corp spends $9,931 per student. The district has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #351 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of East Porter County School Corp?
East Porter County School Corp students are 86.4% White, 10.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for East Porter County School Corp?
East Porter County School Corp has an equity score of 21/100, ranking #351 out of 373 districts in Indiana.