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Knox, Indiana - 3 schools
An equity score of 40/100 ranks Knox Community School Corp #251 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,742 per pupil, Knox Community School Corp ranks #306 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,746
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,742
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Knox Community School Corp operates 3 public schools serving 1,746 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 Starke County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,742 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 25.1% local, 56.1% state, and 18.8% 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 40/100, ranked #251 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 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 474.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.3% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Knox Community Elementary School, with a diversity index of 19.6/100.
Knox Community Elementary School accounts for 40.0% of all Knox Community School Corp student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Knox Community School Corp-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.
Knox Community School Corp has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.5% 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.
Knox Community School Corp student-counselor ratio is 474:1 — 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.
Knox Community School Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 16.5% — 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 Knox Community School Corp is typically wider than the Knox Community School Corp-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Knox Community School Corp?
Knox Community School Corp has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,746 students.
How much does Knox Community School Corp spend per student?
Knox Community School Corp spends $10,742 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #251 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Knox Community School Corp?
Knox Community School Corp students are 90.3% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Knox Community School Corp?
Knox Community School Corp has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #251 out of 373 districts in Indiana.