An equity score of 35/100 ranks Paramount Cottage Home #282 of 372 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,626 per pupil, Paramount Cottage Home ranks #193 of 405 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Paramount Cottage Home operates 1 public schools serving 265 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 Marion County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,626 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 39.6% local, 40.0% state, and 20.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 35/100, ranked #282 of 372 in Indiana against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 21.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.3% African American, 13.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.1% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Paramount Cottage Home, enrolling 381 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Paramount Cottage Home accounts for 100.0% of all Paramount Cottage Home student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Paramount Cottage Home a distant remainder — means Paramount Cottage Home-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.
Paramount Cottage Home reports 72.5% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. 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.
Paramount Cottage Home chronic absenteeism rate is 21.3% — 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 Paramount Cottage Home is typically wider than the Paramount Cottage Home-aggregate figure suggests.
Paramount Cottage Home has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 265 students.
How much does Paramount Cottage Home spend per student?
Paramount Cottage Home spends $12,626 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #282 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Paramount Cottage Home?
Paramount Cottage Home students are 64.3% African American, 13.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.1% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Paramount Cottage Home?
Paramount Cottage Home has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #282 out of 372 districts in Indiana.