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Anderson, Indiana - 5 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Frankton-Lapel Community Schools #332 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,754 per pupil, Frankton-Lapel Community Schools ranks #367 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,090
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$9,754
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Frankton-Lapel Community Schools operates 5 public schools serving 3,090 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Madison County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,754 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 25.2% local, 65.4% state, and 9.4% 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 25/100, ranked #332 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 2 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 530.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.7% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lapel Sr High School, with a diversity index of 19.7/100.
Its largest campus is Frankton Elementary School, enrolling 803 students (26% of the district's total enrollment).
Frankton Elementary School accounts for 26.0% of all Frankton-Lapel Community Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Frankton-Lapel Community Schools-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.
Frankton-Lapel Community Schools school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Frankton-Lapel Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 335 students (lowest) to 803 students (highest), a spread of 468 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Frankton-Lapel Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 531:1 — 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.
Frankton-Lapel Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 11.8% — 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 Frankton-Lapel Community Schools'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 Frankton-Lapel Community Schools?
Frankton-Lapel Community Schools has 5 schools, including 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 3,090 students.
How much does Frankton-Lapel Community Schools spend per student?
Frankton-Lapel Community Schools spends $9,754 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #332 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Frankton-Lapel Community Schools?
Frankton-Lapel Community Schools students are 91.7% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Frankton-Lapel Community Schools?
Frankton-Lapel Community Schools has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #332 out of 373 districts in Indiana.