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Otwell, Indiana - 1 schools
At $11,691 per pupil, Otwell Miller Academy ranks #197 of 406 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 $11,691 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 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).
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 dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Otwell Miller Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 57.4% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
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 $11,691 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.