An equity score of 34/100 ranks Msd of New Durham Township #287 of 372 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,258 per pupil, Msd of New Durham Township ranks #361 of 405 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
944
Total Enrollment
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$10,258
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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 $10,258 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 405 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 34/100, ranked #287 of 372 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 largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
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 $10,258 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #287 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 34/100, ranking #287 out of 372 districts in Indiana.