An equity score of 14/100 ranks Porter Township School Corp #367 of 372 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,769 per pupil, Porter Township School Corp ranks #376 of 405 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,527
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$9,769
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Porter Township School Corp operates 4 public schools serving 1,527 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Porter County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,769 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 41 of 405 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 38.3% local, 54.5% state, and 7.2% 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 14/100, ranked #367 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.
a 340.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.2% White, 16.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Boone Grove High School, with a diversity index of 39.5/100.
Porter Lakes Elementary School accounts for 36.1% of all Porter Township School Corp student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Porter Township School Corp-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Porter Township School Corp school enrollment varies 2.8× across entities
Porter Township School Corp school enrollment ranges from 198 students (lowest) to 552 students (highest), a spread of 354 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Porter Township School Corp student-counselor ratio is 340:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Porter Township School Corp is typically wider than the Porter Township School Corp-aggregate figure suggests.
Porter Township School Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 11.5% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.