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Selma, Indiana - 3 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp #167 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,279 per pupil, Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp ranks #248 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,182
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,279
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp operates 3 public schools serving 1,182 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 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 Delaware County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,279 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 18.6% local, 70.9% state, and 10.5% 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 53/100, ranked #167 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 387:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 0.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.1% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Selma Elementary School, with a diversity index of 18.4/100.
Its largest campus is Selma Elementary School, enrolling 535 students (46% of the district's total enrollment).
Selma Elementary School accounts for 45.3% of all Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp a distant remainder — means Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp student-counselor ratio is 387:1 — 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.
Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 0.4% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp'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 Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp?
Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,182 students.
How much does Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp spend per student?
Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp spends $11,279 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #167 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp?
Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp students are 92.1% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp?
Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #167 out of 373 districts in Indiana.