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Westville, Indiana - 2 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Msd of New Durham Township #266 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,362 per pupil, Msd of New Durham Township ranks #341 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
944
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$10,362
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Msd of New Durham Township operates 2 public schools serving 944 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Laporte County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,362 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 26.3% local, 63.7% state, and 10.0% 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 38/100, ranked #266 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 454:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.3% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Westville Elementary School, enrolling 499 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Westville Elementary School accounts for 52.9% of all Msd of New Durham Township student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Msd of New Durham Township a distant remainder — means Msd of New Durham Township-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.
Msd of New Durham Township student-counselor ratio is 454:1 — 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.
Msd of New Durham Township chronic absenteeism rate is 11.4% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
How many schools are in Msd of New Durham Township?
Msd of New Durham Township has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 944 students.
How much does Msd of New Durham Township spend per student?
Msd of New Durham Township spends $10,362 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #266 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Msd of New Durham Township?
Msd of New Durham Township students are 85.3% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Msd of New Durham Township?
Msd of New Durham Township has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #266 out of 373 districts in Indiana.