Mays Community Academy

Public school district · Rush County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1800168

Mays Community Academy spent $18,642 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 89% of the other Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,033). Its one school enrolled 101 students in 2024-25; 64.0% 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 Mays Community Academy in enrollment (94 to 145 students) and Mays Community Academy itself.

Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Mays Community Academy, FY23Dynamic Minds Academy $30,217; Rooted School Indianapolis $19,507; Mays Community Academy $18,642; Otwell Miller Academy $14,128; Allegiant Preparatory Academy $12,493; The Nature School of Central Indiana $9,880; Excel Center - Gary $5,310; Excel Center - Bloomington $4,839; Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend $4,766; Excel Center - Shelbyville $3,773; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.010k20k30k40kDynamic Minds Academy$30,217Rooted School Indianapolis$19,507Mays Community Academy$18,642Otwell Miller Academy$14,128Allegiant Preparatory Academy$12,493The Nature School of Central I…$9,880Excel Center - Gary$5,310Excel Center - Bloomington$4,839Purdue Polytechnic High School…$4,766Excel Center - Shelbyville$3,773State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Mays Community Academy, FY23Dynamic Minds Academy $30,217; Rooted School Indianapolis $19,507; Mays Community Academy $18,642; Otwell Miller Academy $14,128; Allegiant Preparatory Academy $12,493; The Nature School of Central Indiana $9,880; Excel Center - Gary $5,310; Excel Center - Bloomington $4,839; Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend $4,766; Excel Center - Shelbyville $3,773; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.010k20k30k40kDynamic Minds Academy$30,217Rooted School Indianapolis$19,507Mays Community Academy$18,642Otwell Miller Academy$14,128Allegiant Preparatory Academy$12,493The Nature School of Central Indiana$9,880Excel Center - Gary$5,310Excel Center - Bloomington$4,839Purdue Polytechnic High School Sout…$4,766Excel Center - Shelbyville$3,773State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Mays Community Academy, FY23Dynamic Minds Academy $30,217; Rooted School Indianapolis $19,507; Mays Community Academy $18,642; Otwell Miller Academy $14,128; Allegiant Preparatory Academy $12,493; The Nature School of Central Indiana $9,880; Excel Center - Gary $5,310; Excel Center - Bloomington $4,839; Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend $4,766; Excel Center - Shelbyville $3,773; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.020k40kDynamic Minds Academy$30,217Rooted School Indianapolis$19,507Mays Community Academy$18,642Otwell Miller Academy$14,128Allegiant Preparatory Academy$12,493The Nature School of Central Indiana$9,880Excel Center - Gary$5,310Excel Center - Bloomington$4,839Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend$4,766Excel Center - Shelbyville$3,773State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Mays Community Academy, FY23Dynamic Minds Academy $30,217; Rooted School Indianapolis $19,507; Mays Community Academy $18,642; Otwell Miller Academy $14,128; Allegiant Preparatory Academy $12,493; The Nature School of Central Indiana $9,880; Excel Center - Gary $5,310; Excel Center - Bloomington $4,839; Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend $4,766; Excel Center - Shelbyville $3,773; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.020k40kDynamic Minds Academy$30,217Rooted School Indianapolis$19,507Mays Community Academy$18,642Otwell Miller Academy$14,128Allegiant Preparatory Academy$12,493The Nature School of Central Indiana$9,880Excel Center - Gary$5,310Excel Center - Bloomington$4,839Purdue Polytechnic High School South Be…$4,766Excel Center - Shelbyville$3,773State median, under 1,000 students $13,033

Where the money came from

$2,460,000 in revenue: 64.0% state, 5.4% local and 30.6% federal. Total spending was $2,332,000, or $19,433 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Mays Community Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,574,000; Local $133,000; Federal $753,000; total $2,460,000.
  • State$1,574,000 64%
  • Local$133,000 5%
  • Federal$753,000 31%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

120 students in 2022-23, 117 students in 2023-24, 101 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Mays Community Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 120, 2023-24: 117, 2024-25: 1010501001502022-231202023-241172024-25101
Mays Community Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 120, 2023-24: 117, 2024-25: 1010501001502022-231202023-241172024-25101
Mays Community Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 120, 2023-24: 117, 2024-25: 1010501001502022-231202023-241172024-25101
Mays Community Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 120, 2023-24: 117, 2024-25: 1010501001502022-231202023-241172024-25101

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231204.030.0
2023-241175.023.4
2024-2510110.010.1

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Mays Community Academy scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading and 25-29% 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 arts30-34%41.3%77
Math25-29%37.5%77

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, 101 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Mays Community Academy10110.171.3%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 Mays Community Academy

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 Mays Community Academy

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentMays Community Academy ranks 19 of 165 Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,642).#19 of 165
  2. Every school district in IndianaMays Community Academy is the number 404 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 120 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#404 of 414
  3. Excel Center - BloomingtonThe next larger Indiana district: 124 students in fall 2022, $4,839 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$4,839
  4. IN Sch for the Blind & Vis ImprdThe next smaller Indiana district: 107 students in fall 2022.
  5. Compare Mays Community Academy with Excel Center - BloomingtonEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Mays Community Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in Mays Community Academy?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 101 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Mays Community Academy spend per student?
    $18,642 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 Mays Community Academy's money come from?
    $2,460,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 64.0% state, 5.4% local and 30.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Mays Community Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Mays Community Academy scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading and 25-29% 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.
  5. What is Mays Community Academy's NCES district ID?
    1800168. 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 state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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