At $14,128 per pupil, Otwell Miller Academy ranks #97 of 405 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Otwell Miller Academy operates 1 public schools serving 94 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Pike County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,128 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 405 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 1.2% local, 77.7% state, and 21.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 17.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.4% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Otwell Miller Academy, enrolling 107 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses grew 8.5% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (94 to 102 students), while the student-teacher ratio tightened by 1.6 students per teacher, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $1,400,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 51.9% went to instruction, 31.3% to support services, and 5.1% to capital outlay, a fairly typical instruction/support/capital split for a public school district. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Otwell Miller Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Otwell Miller Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Otwell Miller Academy a distant remainder — means Otwell Miller Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Otwell Miller Academy reports 57.4% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Otwell Miller Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 17.8% — 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 Otwell Miller Academy is typically wider than the Otwell Miller Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Otwell Miller Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 94 students.
How much does Otwell Miller Academy spend per student?
Otwell Miller Academy spends $14,128 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Otwell Miller Academy?
Otwell Miller Academy students are 94.4% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.