Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry

Public school district · Delaware County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1800123

Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry spent $16,722 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 80% of the other Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,033). Its one school enrolled 201 students in 2024-25; 71.8% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · 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 Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry in enrollment (166 to 187 students) and Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry itself.

Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry, FY23Damar Charter Academy $19,112; Invent Learning Hub $18,169; Herron Preparatory Academy $17,626; Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry $16,722; Gary Middle College $11,886; Canaan Community Academy $10,831; Paramount Online Academy $9,837; Excel Center - South Bend $4,961; Excel Center - Noblesville $4,611; Excel Center - Elkhart $3,781; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.05k10k15k20kDamar Charter Academy$19,112Invent Learning Hub$18,169Herron Preparatory Academy$17,626Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inq…$16,722Gary Middle College$11,886Canaan Community Academy$10,831Paramount Online Academy$9,837Excel Center - South Bend$4,961Excel Center - Noblesville$4,611Excel Center - Elkhart$3,781State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry, FY23Damar Charter Academy $19,112; Invent Learning Hub $18,169; Herron Preparatory Academy $17,626; Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry $16,722; Gary Middle College $11,886; Canaan Community Academy $10,831; Paramount Online Academy $9,837; Excel Center - South Bend $4,961; Excel Center - Noblesville $4,611; Excel Center - Elkhart $3,781; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.05k10k15k20kDamar Charter Academy$19,112Invent Learning Hub$18,169Herron Preparatory Academy$17,626Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry$16,722Gary Middle College$11,886Canaan Community Academy$10,831Paramount Online Academy$9,837Excel Center - South Bend$4,961Excel Center - Noblesville$4,611Excel Center - Elkhart$3,781State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry, FY23Damar Charter Academy $19,112; Invent Learning Hub $18,169; Herron Preparatory Academy $17,626; Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry $16,722; Gary Middle College $11,886; Canaan Community Academy $10,831; Paramount Online Academy $9,837; Excel Center - South Bend $4,961; Excel Center - Noblesville $4,611; Excel Center - Elkhart $3,781; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.010k20kDamar Charter Academy$19,112Invent Learning Hub$18,169Herron Preparatory Academy$17,626Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry$16,722Gary Middle College$11,886Canaan Community Academy$10,831Paramount Online Academy$9,837Excel Center - South Bend$4,961Excel Center - Noblesville$4,611Excel Center - Elkhart$3,781State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry, FY23Damar Charter Academy $19,112; Invent Learning Hub $18,169; Herron Preparatory Academy $17,626; Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry $16,722; Gary Middle College $11,886; Canaan Community Academy $10,831; Paramount Online Academy $9,837; Excel Center - South Bend $4,961; Excel Center - Noblesville $4,611; Excel Center - Elkhart $3,781; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.010k20kDamar Charter Academy$19,112Invent Learning Hub$18,169Herron Preparatory Academy$17,626Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry$16,722Gary Middle College$11,886Canaan Community Academy$10,831Paramount Online Academy$9,837Excel Center - South Bend$4,961Excel Center - Noblesville$4,611Excel Center - Elkhart$3,781State median, under 1,000 students $13,033

Where the money came from

$3,241,000 in revenue: 71.8% state, 2.9% local and 25.3% federal. Total spending including $236,000 of capital outlay was $3,212,000, or $18,250 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,328,000; Local $93,000; Federal $820,000; total $3,241,000.
  • State$2,328,000 72%
  • Local$93,000 3%
  • Federal$820,000 25%

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 165 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

176 students in 2022-23, 194 students in 2023-24, 201 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry enrollment by school year2022-23: 176, 2023-24: 194, 2024-25: 20101002003002022-231762023-241942024-25201
Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry enrollment by school year2022-23: 176, 2023-24: 194, 2024-25: 20101002003002022-231762023-241942024-25201
Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry enrollment by school year2022-23: 176, 2023-24: 194, 2024-25: 20101002003002022-231762023-241942024-25201
Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry enrollment by school year2022-23: 176, 2023-24: 194, 2024-25: 20101002003002022-231762023-241942024-25201

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2317610.017.6
2023-241947.027.7
2024-2520114.014.4

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

$439,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $2,494 per student

Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry booked $439,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 10 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 $43,900 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 12 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$313,00071.3%
Special education$126,00028.7%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,264 in 2018-19, $2,294 in 2019-20, $2,280 in 2020-21, $2,484 in 2021-22, $2,494 in 2022-23.

Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,264, 2019-20: $2,294, 2020-21: $2,280, 2021-22: $2,484, 2022-23: $2,49401k2k3k2018-19$2,2642019-20$2,2942020-21$2,2802021-22$2,4842022-23$2,494
Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,264, 2019-20: $2,294, 2020-21: $2,280, 2021-22: $2,484, 2022-23: $2,49401k2k3k2018-19$2,2642019-20$2,2942020-21$2,2802021-22$2,4842022-23$2,494
Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,264, 2019-20: $2,294, 2020-21: $2,280, 2021-22: $2,484, 2022-23: $2,49401k2k3k2018-19$2,2642019-20$2,2942020-21$2,2802021-22$2,4842022-23$2,494
Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,264, 2019-20: $2,294, 2020-21: $2,280, 2021-22: $2,484, 2022-23: $2,49401k2k3k2018-19$2,2642019-20$2,2942020-21$2,2802021-22$2,4842022-23$2,494

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 Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading and 10-14% 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
Reading and language arts10-14%41.3%95
Math10-14%37.5%95

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.

1 elementary school, 201 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry20114.495.5%Schoolwide 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 Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry

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 Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentInspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry ranks 33 of 165 Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($16,722).#33 of 165
  2. Every school district in IndianaInspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry is the number 386 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 176 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#386 of 414
  3. Damar Charter AcademyThe next larger Indiana district: 179 students in fall 2022, $19,112 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,112
  4. Herron Preparatory AcademyThe next smaller Indiana district: 174 students in fall 2022, $17,626 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,626
  5. Compare Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry with Damar Charter AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across IndianaInspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry spent $43,900 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $51,375); spending, not a salary.$43,900
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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 Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry

  1. How many schools and students are in Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 201 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry spend per student?
    $16,722 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,033 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry's money come from?
    $3,241,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 71.8% state, 2.9% local and 25.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry spend on teacher salaries?
    $439,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $2,494 per student. Divided by the 10 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $43,900 per teacher, more than 12 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).
  5. How do students in Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading and 10-14% 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.
  6. What is Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry's NCES district ID?
    1800123. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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 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
  • 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: 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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