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South Bend, Indiana - 1 schools
At $17,194 per pupil, Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend ranks #16 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend operates 1 public schools serving 141 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 St. Joseph County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,194 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 41 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 25.0% local, 62.6% state, and 12.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 43.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 39.1% White, 31.9% Hispanic or Latino, 21.0% African American across the district's schools.
Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend accounts for 97.9% of all Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend a distant remainder — means Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.0% 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.
Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend chronic absenteeism rate is 43.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend'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 Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend?
Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 141 students.
How much does Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend spend per student?
Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend spends $17,194 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend?
Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend students are 39.1% White, 31.9% Hispanic or Latino, 21.0% African American, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.