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Fort Wayne, Indiana - 50 schools
An equity score of 72/100 ranks Fort Wayne Community Schools #45 of 372 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,569 per pupil, Fort Wayne Community Schools ranks #84 of 405 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Fort Wayne Community Schools operates 50 public schools serving 28,612 students, placing it among the larger districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 25 combined, 10 middle, 10 elementary, 5 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a sizeable portfolio before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Allen County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,569 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 405 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 22.4% local, 56.6% state, and 21.1% 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 72/100, ranked #45 of 372 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 5 of 50 schools offering Advanced Placement (32 AP courses district-wide), a 452.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 33.7% White, 25.1% African American, 23.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Maplewood Elementary School, with a diversity index of 77.1/100.
Its largest campus is Northrop High School, enrolling 2,145 students (8% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Allen Co Juvenile Center, at 25 students, a 86x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Fort Wayne Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 25 students (lowest) to 2,145 students (highest), a spread of 2,120 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
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 Fort Wayne Community Schools is typically wider than the Fort Wayne Community Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
This district scores well on funding equity, with balanced funding sources and good resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 50 schools in Fort Wayne Community Schools.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Fort Wayne Community Schools's schools, above the Indiana average of 39.0.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Indiana districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Public Schools | Similar size | Higher spending | More locally funded |
| Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Hamilton Southeastern Schools | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Msd Lawrence Township | Smaller | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
| Perry Township Schools | Smaller | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Fort Wayne Community Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Indianapolis Public Schools →Fort Wayne Community Schools has 50 schools, including 5 high, 10 middle, 10 elementary, 25 combined. Total enrollment is 28,612 students.
Fort Wayne Community Schools spends $14,569 per student. The district has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #45 in Indiana.
Fort Wayne Community Schools students are 33.7% White, 25.1% African American, 23.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.3% Asian, averaged across 50 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Fort Wayne Community Schools has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #45 out of 372 districts in Indiana.
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