Southwest Allen County Schools

Listed by NCES as MSD Southwest Allen County Schls (district ID 1800030)

Public school district · Allen County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1800030

Southwest Allen County Schools spent $11,322 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 76% of the other Indiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,329). Its 10 schools enrolled 7,502 students in 2024-25; 61.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,104 per student, up 6.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 93% (Indiana: 88.1%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · 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 Southwest Allen County Schools in enrollment (6,709 to 9,180 students) and Southwest Allen County Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Southwest Allen County Schools, FY23Lafayette School Corporation $15,504; Westfield-Washington Schools $13,022; Portage Township Schools $12,458; Warsaw Community Schools $12,365; MSD Decatur Township $12,193; Crown Point Community School Corp $12,153; Zionsville Community Schools $12,024; Southwest Allen County Schools $11,322; Northwest Allen County Schools $10,914; Union School Corporation $8,477; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.5k7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5kLafayette School Corporation$15,504Westfield-Washington Schools$13,022Portage Township Schools$12,458Warsaw Community Schools$12,365MSD Decatur Township$12,193Crown Point Community School C…$12,153Zionsville Community Schools$12,024Southwest Allen County Schools$11,322Northwest Allen County Schools$10,914Union School Corporation$8,477State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Southwest Allen County Schools, FY23Lafayette School Corporation $15,504; Westfield-Washington Schools $13,022; Portage Township Schools $12,458; Warsaw Community Schools $12,365; MSD Decatur Township $12,193; Crown Point Community School Corp $12,153; Zionsville Community Schools $12,024; Southwest Allen County Schools $11,322; Northwest Allen County Schools $10,914; Union School Corporation $8,477; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.5k7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5kLafayette School Corporation$15,504Westfield-Washington Schools$13,022Portage Township Schools$12,458Warsaw Community Schools$12,365MSD Decatur Township$12,193Crown Point Community School Corp$12,153Zionsville Community Schools$12,024Southwest Allen County Schools$11,322Northwest Allen County Schools$10,914Union School Corporation$8,477State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Southwest Allen County Schools, FY23Lafayette School Corporation $15,504; Westfield-Washington Schools $13,022; Portage Township Schools $12,458; Warsaw Community Schools $12,365; MSD Decatur Township $12,193; Crown Point Community School Corp $12,153; Zionsville Community Schools $12,024; Southwest Allen County Schools $11,322; Northwest Allen County Schools $10,914; Union School Corporation $8,477; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.5k10k15k17.5kLafayette School Corporation$15,504Westfield-Washington Schools$13,022Portage Township Schools$12,458Warsaw Community Schools$12,365MSD Decatur Township$12,193Crown Point Community School Corp$12,153Zionsville Community Schools$12,024Southwest Allen County Schools$11,322Northwest Allen County Schools$10,914Union School Corporation$8,477State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Southwest Allen County Schools, FY23Lafayette School Corporation $15,504; Westfield-Washington Schools $13,022; Portage Township Schools $12,458; Warsaw Community Schools $12,365; MSD Decatur Township $12,193; Crown Point Community School Corp $12,153; Zionsville Community Schools $12,024; Southwest Allen County Schools $11,322; Northwest Allen County Schools $10,914; Union School Corporation $8,477; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.5k10k15k17.5kLafayette School Corporation$15,504Westfield-Washington Schools$13,022Portage Township Schools$12,458Warsaw Community Schools$12,365MSD Decatur Township$12,193Crown Point Community School Corp$12,153Zionsville Community Schools$12,024Southwest Allen County Schools$11,322Northwest Allen County Schools$10,914Union School Corporation$8,477State median, 1,000+ students $12,329

Where the money came from

$109,197,000 in revenue: 61.5% state, 34.8% local and 3.6% federal. Total spending including $5,331,000 of capital outlay was $101,373,000, or $12,909 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Southwest Allen County Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $67,175,000; Local $38,055,000; Federal $3,967,000; total $109,197,000.
  • State$67,175,000 62%
  • Local$38,055,000 35%
  • Federal$3,967,000 4%

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 240 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

7,853 students in 2022-23, 7,555 students in 2023-24, 7,502 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Southwest Allen County Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,853, 2023-24: 7,555, 2024-25: 7,50202k4k6k8k2022-237,8532023-247,5552024-257,502
Southwest Allen County Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,853, 2023-24: 7,555, 2024-25: 7,50202k4k6k8k2022-237,8532023-247,5552024-257,502
Southwest Allen County Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,853, 2023-24: 7,555, 2024-25: 7,50202k4k6k8k2022-237,8532023-247,5552024-257,502
Southwest Allen County Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,853, 2023-24: 7,555, 2024-25: 7,50202k4k6k8k2022-237,8532023-247,5552024-257,502

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-237,853458.017.1
2023-247,555499.015.1
2024-257,502487.015.4

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

$27,951,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,559 per student

Southwest Allen County Schools booked $27,951,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 458 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $61,027 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 90 in 100 Indiana districts with a figure (state median $51,375, 357 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Indiana teacher salary at $54,126 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$23,831,00085.3%
Special education$2,956,00010.6%
Vocational$750,0002.7%
Other programs$414,0001.5%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,231 in 2018-19, $3,339 in 2019-20, $3,513 in 2020-21, $3,300 in 2021-22, $3,559 in 2022-23.

Southwest Allen County Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,231, 2019-20: $3,339, 2020-21: $3,513, 2021-22: $3,300, 2022-23: $3,55901k2k3k4k2018-19$3,2312019-20$3,3392020-21$3,5132021-22$3,3002022-23$3,559
Southwest Allen County Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,231, 2019-20: $3,339, 2020-21: $3,513, 2021-22: $3,300, 2022-23: $3,55901k2k3k4k2018-19$3,2312019-20$3,3392020-21$3,5132021-22$3,3002022-23$3,559
Southwest Allen County Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,231, 2019-20: $3,339, 2020-21: $3,513, 2021-22: $3,300, 2022-23: $3,55901k2k3k4k2018-19$3,2312019-20$3,3392020-21$3,5132021-22$3,3002022-23$3,559
Southwest Allen County Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,231, 2019-20: $3,339, 2020-21: $3,513, 2021-22: $3,300, 2022-23: $3,55901k2k3k4k2018-19$3,2312019-20$3,3392020-21$3,5132021-22$3,3002022-23$3,559

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Southwest Allen County Schools scored proficient or above: 49% in reading and 47% 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 arts49%41.3%4,186
Math47%37.5%4,188

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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

93% of the 613 students in Southwest Allen County Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIndiana
Four-year graduation rate93%88.1%
Students in the class61377,216

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

6 elementary schools, 3,208 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Covington Elementary School74614.628.4%Schoolwide program
Lafayette Meadow School60415.420.0%Not Title I
Whispering Meadow Elementary School53515.027.5%Schoolwide program
Aboite Elementary School49714.416.5%Not Title I
Deer Ridge Elementary43014.511.4%Not Title I
Haverhill Elementary School39613.523.7%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.

2 middle schools, 1,821 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Woodside Middle School1,03216.820.4%Not Title I
Summit Middle School78916.019.4%Not Title I

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.

2 high schools, 2,473 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Homestead High School2,38217.517.9%Not Title I
eSACS Virtual School914.324.2%Not Title I

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 Southwest Allen County Schools

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 Southwest Allen County Schools

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentSouthwest Allen County Schools ranks 183 of 240 Indiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,322).#183 of 240
  2. Every school district in IndianaSouthwest Allen County Schools is the number 34 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 7,853 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#34 of 414
  3. Zionsville Community SchoolsThe next larger Indiana district: 7,906 students in fall 2022, $12,024 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,024
  4. Lafayette School CorporationThe next smaller Indiana district: 7,368 students in fall 2022, $15,504 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,504
  5. Compare Southwest Allen County Schools with Zionsville Community SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Homestead High School, its largest high school2,382 students in 2024-25, 17.5 per teacher.2,382
  7. Teacher salary spending across IndianaSouthwest Allen County Schools spent $61,027 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $51,375); spending, not a salary.$61,027
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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 Southwest Allen County Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Southwest Allen County Schools?
    10 schools were open in 2024-25 (6 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high), enrolling 7,502 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Southwest Allen County Schools spend per student?
    $11,322 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,329 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,104 per student, up 6.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Southwest Allen County Schools' money come from?
    $109,197,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 61.5% state, 34.8% local and 3.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Southwest Allen County Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 582 of the 9,838 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 5.9%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Southwest Allen County Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $27,951,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,559 per student. Divided by the 458 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $61,027 per teacher, more than 90 in 100 Indiana districts (state median $51,375). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Indiana teacher salary at $54,126 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Southwest Allen County Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Southwest Allen County Schools scored proficient or above: 49% in reading and 47% 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.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Southwest Allen County Schools?
    93% of the 613 students in Southwest Allen County Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Southwest Allen County Schools' NCES district ID?
    1800030. 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 four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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 Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.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: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

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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