Frankton-Lapel Community Schools

Public school district · Madison County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1812880

Frankton-Lapel Community Schools spent $9,174 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 98% of the other Indiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,329). Its 5 schools enrolled 3,032 students in 2024-25; 63.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $10,052 per student, up 9.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 98% (Indiana: 88.1%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · 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 Frankton-Lapel Community Schools in enrollment (2,933 to 3,253 students) and Frankton-Lapel Community Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Frankton-Lapel Community Schools, FY23New Castle Community Schools $14,783; Fayette County School Corporation $14,148; South Harrison Community School Corporation $13,663; Jay School Corporation $13,336; Wa-Nee Community Schools $12,677; Kankakee Valley School Corporation $11,668; Community Schools of Frankfort $11,575; Silver Creek School Corporation $10,959; School Town of Highland $10,938; Frankton-Lapel Community Schools $9,174; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.8k10k12k14k16kNew Castle Community Schools$14,783Fayette County School Corporat…$14,148South Harrison Community Schoo…$13,663Jay School Corporation$13,336Wa-Nee Community Schools$12,677Kankakee Valley School Corpora…$11,668Community Schools of Frankfort$11,575Silver Creek School Corporation$10,959School Town of Highland$10,938Frankton-Lapel Community Schoo…$9,174State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Frankton-Lapel Community Schools, FY23New Castle Community Schools $14,783; Fayette County School Corporation $14,148; South Harrison Community School Corporation $13,663; Jay School Corporation $13,336; Wa-Nee Community Schools $12,677; Kankakee Valley School Corporation $11,668; Community Schools of Frankfort $11,575; Silver Creek School Corporation $10,959; School Town of Highland $10,938; Frankton-Lapel Community Schools $9,174; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.8k10k12k14k16kNew Castle Community Schools$14,783Fayette County School Corporation$14,148South Harrison Community School Cor…$13,663Jay School Corporation$13,336Wa-Nee Community Schools$12,677Kankakee Valley School Corporation$11,668Community Schools of Frankfort$11,575Silver Creek School Corporation$10,959School Town of Highland$10,938Frankton-Lapel Community Schools$9,174State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Frankton-Lapel Community Schools, FY23New Castle Community Schools $14,783; Fayette County School Corporation $14,148; South Harrison Community School Corporation $13,663; Jay School Corporation $13,336; Wa-Nee Community Schools $12,677; Kankakee Valley School Corporation $11,668; Community Schools of Frankfort $11,575; Silver Creek School Corporation $10,959; School Town of Highland $10,938; Frankton-Lapel Community Schools $9,174; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.8k12k16kNew Castle Community Schools$14,783Fayette County School Corporation$14,148South Harrison Community School Corporation$13,663Jay School Corporation$13,336Wa-Nee Community Schools$12,677Kankakee Valley School Corporation$11,668Community Schools of Frankfort$11,575Silver Creek School Corporation$10,959School Town of Highland$10,938Frankton-Lapel Community Schools$9,174State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Frankton-Lapel Community Schools, FY23New Castle Community Schools $14,783; Fayette County School Corporation $14,148; South Harrison Community School Corporation $13,663; Jay School Corporation $13,336; Wa-Nee Community Schools $12,677; Kankakee Valley School Corporation $11,668; Community Schools of Frankfort $11,575; Silver Creek School Corporation $10,959; School Town of Highland $10,938; Frankton-Lapel Community Schools $9,174; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.8k12k16kNew Castle Community Schools$14,783Fayette County School Corporation$14,148South Harrison Community School Corpora…$13,663Jay School Corporation$13,336Wa-Nee Community Schools$12,677Kankakee Valley School Corporation$11,668Community Schools of Frankfort$11,575Silver Creek School Corporation$10,959School Town of Highland$10,938Frankton-Lapel Community Schools$9,174State median, 1,000+ students $12,329

Where the money came from

$35,740,000 in revenue: 63.8% state, 29.7% local and 6.5% federal. Total spending including $3,190,000 of capital outlay was $33,291,000, or $10,774 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Frankton-Lapel Community Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $22,797,000; Local $10,609,000; Federal $2,334,000; total $35,740,000.
  • State$22,797,000 64%
  • Local$10,609,000 30%
  • Federal$2,334,000 7%

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 240 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

3,090 students in 2022-23, 3,075 students in 2023-24, 3,032 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Frankton-Lapel Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,090, 2023-24: 3,075, 2024-25: 3,03201k2k3k4k2022-233,0902023-243,0752024-253,032
Frankton-Lapel Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,090, 2023-24: 3,075, 2024-25: 3,03201k2k3k4k2022-233,0902023-243,0752024-253,032
Frankton-Lapel Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,090, 2023-24: 3,075, 2024-25: 3,03201k2k3k4k2022-233,0902023-243,0752024-253,032
Frankton-Lapel Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,090, 2023-24: 3,075, 2024-25: 3,03201k2k3k4k2022-233,0902023-243,0752024-253,032

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,090175.017.7
2023-243,075166.018.5
2024-253,032176.017.2

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

$9,186,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $2,973 per student

Frankton-Lapel Community Schools booked $9,186,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 175 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 $52,494 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 59 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$7,855,00085.5%
Special education$1,155,00012.6%
Vocational$176,0001.9%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,666 in 2018-19, $2,756 in 2019-20, $2,894 in 2020-21, $2,872 in 2021-22, $2,973 in 2022-23.

Frankton-Lapel Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,666, 2019-20: $2,756, 2020-21: $2,894, 2021-22: $2,872, 2022-23: $2,97301k2k3k2018-19$2,6662019-20$2,7562020-21$2,8942021-22$2,8722022-23$2,973
Frankton-Lapel Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,666, 2019-20: $2,756, 2020-21: $2,894, 2021-22: $2,872, 2022-23: $2,97301k2k3k2018-19$2,6662019-20$2,7562020-21$2,8942021-22$2,8722022-23$2,973
Frankton-Lapel Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,666, 2019-20: $2,756, 2020-21: $2,894, 2021-22: $2,872, 2022-23: $2,97301k2k3k2018-19$2,6662019-20$2,7562020-21$2,8942021-22$2,8722022-23$2,973
Frankton-Lapel Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,666, 2019-20: $2,756, 2020-21: $2,894, 2021-22: $2,872, 2022-23: $2,97301k2k3k2018-19$2,6662019-20$2,7562020-21$2,8942021-22$2,8722022-23$2,973

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 Frankton-Lapel Community Schools scored proficient or above: 40% 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
Math40%37.5%1,577

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

98% of the 219 students in Frankton-Lapel Community Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIndiana
Four-year graduation rate98%88.1%
Students in the class21977,216

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

2 elementary schools, 1,478 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Frankton Elementary School80319.549.6%Schoolwide program
Lapel Elementary School67519.229.6%Not Title I

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.

1 middle school, 335 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lapel Middle School33514.827.8%Eligible, no 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.

2 high schools, 1,219 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Frankton Jr-Sr High School75717.542.4%Targeted program
Lapel Sr High School46213.723.8%Eligible, no 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.

Contact Frankton-Lapel Community Schools

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 Frankton-Lapel Community Schools

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentFrankton-Lapel Community Schools ranks 236 of 240 Indiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($9,174).#236 of 240
  2. Every school district in IndianaFrankton-Lapel Community Schools is the number 88 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 3,090 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#88 of 414
  3. Silver Creek School CorporationThe next larger Indiana district: 3,144 students in fall 2022, $10,959 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,959
  4. South Harrison Community School CorporationThe next smaller Indiana district: 3,079 students in fall 2022, $13,663 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,663
  5. Compare Frankton-Lapel Community Schools with Silver Creek School CorporationEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Frankton Jr-Sr High School, its largest high school757 students in 2024-25, 17.5 per teacher.757
  7. Teacher salary spending across IndianaFrankton-Lapel Community Schools spent $52,494 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $51,375); spending, not a salary.$52,494
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Frankton-Lapel Community Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Frankton-Lapel Community Schools?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high), enrolling 3,032 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Frankton-Lapel Community Schools spend per student?
    $9,174 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,329 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $10,052 per student, up 9.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Frankton-Lapel Community Schools' money come from?
    $35,740,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 63.8% state, 29.7% local and 6.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Frankton-Lapel Community Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 194 of the 2,198 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.8%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Frankton-Lapel Community Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $9,186,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $2,973 per student. Divided by the 175 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $52,494 per teacher, more than 59 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).
  6. How do students in Frankton-Lapel Community Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Frankton-Lapel Community Schools scored proficient or above: 40% 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.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Frankton-Lapel Community Schools?
    98% of the 219 students in Frankton-Lapel Community Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Frankton-Lapel Community Schools' NCES district ID?
    1812880. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.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: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

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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