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Portland, Indiana - 6 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Jay School Corporation #78 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,645 per pupil, Jay School Corporation ranks #123 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,000
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$12,645
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jay School Corporation operates 6 public schools serving 3,000 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 2 combined 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 Jay County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,645 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 28.7% local, 53.8% state, and 17.6% 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 67/100, ranked #78 of 373 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 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 415.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.8% White, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is East Jay Elementary, with a diversity index of 29.1/100.
Its largest campus is Jay County Jr/Sr High School, enrolling 1,207 students (41% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is West Jay Elementary, at 214 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Jay County Jr/Sr High School accounts for 40.2% of all Jay School Corporation student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Jay School Corporation-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.
Jay School Corporation school enrollment varies 5.6× across entities
Jay School Corporation school enrollment ranges from 214 students (lowest) to 1,207 students (highest), a spread of 993 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.
Jay School Corporation has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.2% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Jay School Corporation student-counselor ratio is 415:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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.
Jay School Corporation chronic absenteeism rate is 20.3% — 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 Jay School Corporation is typically wider than the Jay School Corporation-aggregate figure suggests.
Jay School Corporation has 6 schools, including 2 combined, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,000 students.
How much does Jay School Corporation spend per student?
Jay School Corporation spends $12,645 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #78 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Jay School Corporation?
Jay School Corporation students are 89.8% White, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jay School Corporation?
Jay School Corporation has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #78 out of 373 districts in Indiana.