Muncie Community Schools

Public school district · Delaware County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1807320

Muncie Community Schools spent $15,112 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 95% of the other Indiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,329). Its 10 schools enrolled 5,126 students in 2024-25; 48.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $15,928 per student, up 5.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 81% (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 Muncie Community Schools in enrollment (4,526 to 5,348 students) and Muncie Community Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Muncie Community Schools, FY23Michigan City Area Schools $16,106; Muncie Community Schools $15,112; Richmond Community Schools $12,966; Huntington County Community School Corporation $12,798; Kokomo School Corporation $12,699; Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation $12,211; Franklin Community School Corp $11,894; Concord Community Schools $11,779; School City of Mishawaka $11,614; Seymour Community Schools $10,276; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.8k10k12k14k16k18kMichigan City Area Schools$16,106Muncie Community Schools$15,112Richmond Community Schools$12,966Huntington County Community Sc…$12,798Kokomo School Corporation$12,699Mt. Vernon Community School Co…$12,211Franklin Community School Corp$11,894Concord Community Schools$11,779School City of Mishawaka$11,614Seymour Community Schools$10,276State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Muncie Community Schools, FY23Michigan City Area Schools $16,106; Muncie Community Schools $15,112; Richmond Community Schools $12,966; Huntington County Community School Corporation $12,798; Kokomo School Corporation $12,699; Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation $12,211; Franklin Community School Corp $11,894; Concord Community Schools $11,779; School City of Mishawaka $11,614; Seymour Community Schools $10,276; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.8k10k12k14k16k18kMichigan City Area Schools$16,106Muncie Community Schools$15,112Richmond Community Schools$12,966Huntington County Community School …$12,798Kokomo School Corporation$12,699Mt. Vernon Community School Corpora…$12,211Franklin Community School Corp$11,894Concord Community Schools$11,779School City of Mishawaka$11,614Seymour Community Schools$10,276State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Muncie Community Schools, FY23Michigan City Area Schools $16,106; Muncie Community Schools $15,112; Richmond Community Schools $12,966; Huntington County Community School Corporation $12,798; Kokomo School Corporation $12,699; Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation $12,211; Franklin Community School Corp $11,894; Concord Community Schools $11,779; School City of Mishawaka $11,614; Seymour Community Schools $10,276; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.8k12k16k18kMichigan City Area Schools$16,106Muncie Community Schools$15,112Richmond Community Schools$12,966Huntington County Community School Corporat…$12,798Kokomo School Corporation$12,699Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation$12,211Franklin Community School Corp$11,894Concord Community Schools$11,779School City of Mishawaka$11,614Seymour Community Schools$10,276State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Muncie Community Schools, FY23Michigan City Area Schools $16,106; Muncie Community Schools $15,112; Richmond Community Schools $12,966; Huntington County Community School Corporation $12,798; Kokomo School Corporation $12,699; Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation $12,211; Franklin Community School Corp $11,894; Concord Community Schools $11,779; School City of Mishawaka $11,614; Seymour Community Schools $10,276; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.8k12k16k18kMichigan City Area Schools$16,106Muncie Community Schools$15,112Richmond Community Schools$12,966Huntington County Community School Corp…$12,798Kokomo School Corporation$12,699Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation$12,211Franklin Community School Corp$11,894Concord Community Schools$11,779School City of Mishawaka$11,614Seymour Community Schools$10,276State median, 1,000+ students $12,329

Where the money came from

$106,065,000 in revenue: 48.8% state, 17.3% local and 33.9% federal. Total spending including $24,464,000 of capital outlay was $102,775,000, or $20,231 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Muncie Community Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $51,728,000; Local $18,398,000; Federal $35,939,000; total $106,065,000.
  • State$51,728,000 49%
  • Local$18,398,000 17%
  • Federal$35,939,000 34%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

5,080 students in 2022-23, 5,165 students in 2023-24, 5,126 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Muncie Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,080, 2023-24: 5,165, 2024-25: 5,12602k4k6k2022-235,0802023-245,1652024-255,126
Muncie Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,080, 2023-24: 5,165, 2024-25: 5,12602k4k6k2022-235,0802023-245,1652024-255,126
Muncie Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,080, 2023-24: 5,165, 2024-25: 5,12602k4k6k2022-235,0802023-245,1652024-255,126
Muncie Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,080, 2023-24: 5,165, 2024-25: 5,12602k4k6k2022-235,0802023-245,1652024-255,126

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-235,080357.814.2
2023-245,165371.513.9
2024-255,126376.513.6

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

$18,748,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,691 per student

Muncie Community Schools booked $18,748,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 366 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 $51,224 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 49 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$14,810,00079.0%
Special education$3,373,00018.0%
Vocational$467,0002.5%
Other programs$98,0000.5%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,805 in 2018-19, $3,065 in 2019-20, $3,123 in 2020-21, $3,269 in 2021-22, $3,691 in 2022-23.

Muncie Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,805, 2019-20: $3,065, 2020-21: $3,123, 2021-22: $3,269, 2022-23: $3,69101k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8052019-20$3,0652020-21$3,1232021-22$3,2692022-23$3,691
Muncie Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,805, 2019-20: $3,065, 2020-21: $3,123, 2021-22: $3,269, 2022-23: $3,69101k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8052019-20$3,0652020-21$3,1232021-22$3,2692022-23$3,691
Muncie Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,805, 2019-20: $3,065, 2020-21: $3,123, 2021-22: $3,269, 2022-23: $3,69101k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8052019-20$3,0652020-21$3,1232021-22$3,2692022-23$3,691
Muncie Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,805, 2019-20: $3,065, 2020-21: $3,123, 2021-22: $3,269, 2022-23: $3,69101k2k3k4k2018-19$2,8052019-20$3,0652020-21$3,1232021-22$3,2692022-23$3,691

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 Muncie Community Schools scored proficient or above: 19% 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
Math19%37.5%2,067

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

81% of the 338 students in Muncie Community 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 rate81%88.1%
Students in the class33877,216

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, 2,643 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
West View Elementary School53815.356.3%Schoolwide program
East Washington Academy49214.463.4%Schoolwide program
South View Elementary School47012.686.0%Schoolwide program
Grissom Elementary School41114.068.4%Schoolwide program
North View Elementary School38414.254.2%Schoolwide program
Longfellow Elementary School34812.379.6%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, 1,099 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Northside Middle School63012.060.6%Schoolwide program
Southside Middle School46910.780.0%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 other schools, 1,384 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Muncie Central High School1,33716.262.5%Schoolwide program
Youth Opportunity Center477.821.3%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.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Muncie Virtual Academy

School in Muncie; last listed in the 2024-25 NCES directory (closed); 152 students.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Muncie Community 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 Muncie Community Schools

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentMuncie Community Schools ranks 14 of 240 Indiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,112).#14 of 240
  2. Every school district in IndianaMuncie Community Schools is the number 54 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 5,080 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#54 of 414
  3. School City of MishawakaThe next larger Indiana district: 5,128 students in fall 2022, $11,614 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,614
  4. Franklin Community School CorpThe next smaller Indiana district: 4,938 students in fall 2022, $11,894 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,894
  5. Compare Muncie Community Schools with School City of MishawakaEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across IndianaMuncie Community Schools spent $51,224 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $51,375); spending, not a salary.$51,224
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Muncie Community Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Muncie Community Schools?
    10 schools were open in 2024-25 (6 elementary, 2 middle, 2 other), enrolling 5,126 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Muncie Community Schools spend per student?
    $15,112 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 $15,928 per student, up 5.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Muncie Community Schools' money come from?
    $106,065,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 48.8% state, 17.3% local and 33.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Muncie Community Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 2,184 of the 7,389 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 29.6%, 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 Muncie Community Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $18,748,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,691 per student. Divided by the 366 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $51,224 per teacher, more than 49 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 Muncie Community Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Muncie Community Schools scored proficient or above: 19% 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 Muncie Community Schools?
    81% of the 338 students in Muncie Community 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 Muncie Community Schools' NCES district ID?
    1807320. 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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