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Hagerstown, Indiana - 2 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Nettle Creek School Corporation #214 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,272 per pupil, Nettle Creek School Corporation ranks #249 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,154
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$11,272
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Nettle Creek School Corporation operates 2 public schools serving 1,154 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 Wayne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,272 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 24.1% local, 62.4% state, and 13.5% 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 47/100, ranked #214 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 448.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.8% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Hagerstown Elementary School, enrolling 621 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Hagerstown Elementary School accounts for 53.0% of all Nettle Creek School Corporation student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Nettle Creek School Corporation a distant remainder — means Nettle Creek School Corporation-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.
Nettle Creek School Corporation student-counselor ratio is 448:1 — 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.
Nettle Creek School Corporation chronic absenteeism rate is 17.0% — 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 Nettle Creek School Corporation is typically wider than the Nettle Creek School Corporation-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Nettle Creek School Corporation's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Nettle Creek School Corporation?
Nettle Creek School Corporation has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,154 students.
How much does Nettle Creek School Corporation spend per student?
Nettle Creek School Corporation spends $11,272 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #214 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Nettle Creek School Corporation?
Nettle Creek School Corporation students are 92.8% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Nettle Creek School Corporation?
Nettle Creek School Corporation has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #214 out of 373 districts in Indiana.