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Mishawaka, Indiana - 10 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks School City of Mishawaka #171 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,173 per pupil, School City of Mishawaka ranks #260 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,128
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$11,173
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
School City of Mishawaka operates 10 public schools serving 5,128 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $11,173 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 18.4% local, 65.7% state, and 15.9% 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 52/100, ranked #171 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 233:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 43.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.4% White, 14.4% African American, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Emmons Elementary School, with a diversity index of 68.5/100.
Its largest campus is Mishawaka High School, enrolling 1,327 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Oaklawn Campus Program, at 58 students, a 23x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mishawaka High School accounts for 25.9% of all School City of Mishawaka student enrollment
That concentration means School City of Mishawaka-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.
School City of Mishawaka school enrollment varies 23× across entities
School City of Mishawaka school enrollment ranges from 58 students (lowest) to 1,327 students (highest), a spread of 1,269 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
School City of Mishawaka has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 67.7% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
School City of Mishawaka student-counselor ratio is 233:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
School City of Mishawaka chronic absenteeism rate is 43.4% — 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.
School City of Mishawaka has 10 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 combined, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 5,128 students.
How much does School City of Mishawaka spend per student?
School City of Mishawaka spends $11,173 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #171 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of School City of Mishawaka?
School City of Mishawaka students are 62.4% White, 14.4% African American, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for School City of Mishawaka?
School City of Mishawaka has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #171 out of 373 districts in Indiana.