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Wabash, Indiana - 6 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Msd Wabash County Schools #278 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,250 per pupil, Msd Wabash County Schools ranks #254 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,266
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$11,250
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Msd Wabash County Schools operates 6 public schools serving 2,266 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 combined, 1 elementary 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 Wabash County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,250 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 28.5% local, 57.3% state, and 14.2% 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 36/100, ranked #278 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 2 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 269.9:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 26.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.0% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is White's Jr-Sr High School, with a diversity index of 39.2/100.
Its largest campus is Southwood Elementary School, enrolling 458 students (20% of the district's total enrollment).
Southwood Elementary School accounts for 20.2% of all Msd Wabash County Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Msd Wabash County Schools-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 Wabash County Schools student-counselor ratio is 270:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Msd Wabash County Schools is typically wider than the Msd Wabash County Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Msd Wabash County Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 26.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Msd Wabash County Schools is typically wider than the Msd Wabash County Schools-aggregate figure suggests.