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Seymour, Indiana - 7 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks Seymour Community Schools #124 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,146 per pupil, Seymour Community Schools ranks #267 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,343
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$11,146
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Seymour Community Schools operates 7 public schools serving 5,343 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Jackson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,146 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 20.2% local, 68.1% state, and 11.7% 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 60/100, ranked #124 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 302.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 20.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.1% White, 42.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Seymour-Redding Elementary School, with a diversity index of 55.4/100.
Its largest campus is Seymour Senior High School, enrolling 1,729 students (38% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cortland Elementary School, at 89 students, a 19x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Seymour Senior High School accounts for 32.4% of all Seymour Community Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Seymour Community Schools-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.
Seymour Community Schools school enrollment varies 19× across entities
Seymour Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 89 students (lowest) to 1,729 students (highest), a spread of 1,640 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.
Seymour Community Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 57.0% 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.
Seymour Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 303:1 — 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 Seymour Community Schools is typically wider than the Seymour Community Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Seymour Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 20.3% — 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 Seymour Community Schools is typically wider than the Seymour Community Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Seymour Community Schools?
Seymour Community Schools has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 5,343 students.
How much does Seymour Community Schools spend per student?
Seymour Community Schools spends $11,146 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #124 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Seymour Community Schools?
Seymour Community Schools students are 52.1% White, 42.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Seymour Community Schools?
Seymour Community Schools has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #124 out of 373 districts in Indiana.