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Shelbyville, Indiana - 7 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Shelbyville Central Schools #253 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,104 per pupil, Shelbyville Central Schools ranks #271 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,036
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$11,104
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Shelbyville Central Schools operates 7 public schools serving 4,036 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 Shelby County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,104 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 26.0% local, 63.3% state, and 10.7% 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 39/100, ranked #253 of 373 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (17 AP courses district-wide), a 464.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.7% White, 17.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Coulston Elementary School, with a diversity index of 51.4/100.
Its largest campus is Shelbyville Sr High School, enrolling 1,068 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Especially Kidz Health & Rehab Cnt, at 47 students, a 23x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Shelbyville Sr High School accounts for 26.5% of all Shelbyville Central Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Shelbyville Central 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.
Shelbyville Central Schools school enrollment varies 23× across entities
Shelbyville Central Schools school enrollment ranges from 47 students (lowest) to 1,068 students (highest), a spread of 1,021 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.
Shelbyville Central Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 60.9% 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.
Shelbyville Central Schools student-counselor ratio is 464:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Shelbyville Central Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 22.9% — 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 Shelbyville Central Schools is typically wider than the Shelbyville Central Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Shelbyville Central Schools?
Shelbyville Central Schools has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 4,036 students.
How much does Shelbyville Central Schools spend per student?
Shelbyville Central Schools spends $11,104 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #253 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Shelbyville Central Schools?
Shelbyville Central Schools students are 73.7% White, 17.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Shelbyville Central Schools?
Shelbyville Central Schools has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #253 out of 373 districts in Indiana.