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Muncie, Indiana - 11 schools
An equity score of 74/100 ranks Muncie Community Schools #38 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,524 per pupil, Muncie Community Schools ranks #133 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,080
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$12,524
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Muncie Community Schools operates 11 public schools serving 5,080 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 combined, 2 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Delaware County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,524 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 19.7% local, 55.6% state, and 24.8% 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 74/100, ranked #38 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (17 AP courses district-wide), a 465.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.6% White, 20.3% African American, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Longfellow Elementary School, with a diversity index of 68.0/100.
Its largest campus is Muncie Central High School, enrolling 1,337 students (25% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Youth Opportunity Center, at 47 students, a 28x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Muncie Central High School accounts for 25.3% of all Muncie Community Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Muncie Community 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.
Muncie Community Schools school enrollment varies 28× across entities
Muncie Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 47 students (lowest) to 1,337 students (highest), a spread of 1,290 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Muncie Community Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 70.9% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Muncie Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 465:1 — 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.
Muncie Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 8.8% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Muncie Community Schools has 11 schools, including 9 combined, 2 middle. Total enrollment is 5,080 students.
How much does Muncie Community Schools spend per student?
Muncie Community Schools spends $12,524 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #38 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Muncie Community Schools?
Muncie Community Schools students are 54.6% White, 20.3% African American, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Muncie Community Schools?
Muncie Community Schools has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #38 out of 373 districts in Indiana.