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Churubusco, Indiana - 2 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Smith-Green Community Schools #339 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,202 per pupil, Smith-Green Community Schools ranks #354 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,132
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$10,202
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Smith-Green Community Schools operates 2 public schools serving 1,132 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Whitley County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,202 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 36.9% local, 59.5% state, and 3.6% 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 23/100, ranked #339 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 551.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 4.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.1% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Churubusco Jr-Sr High School, enrolling 603 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Churubusco Jr-Sr High School accounts for 53.3% of all Smith-Green Community Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Smith-Green Community Schools a distant remainder — means Smith-Green Community Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Smith-Green Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 552:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Smith-Green Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 4.0% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Smith-Green Community Schools'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 Smith-Green Community Schools?
Smith-Green Community Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,132 students.
How much does Smith-Green Community Schools spend per student?
Smith-Green Community Schools spends $10,202 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #339 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Smith-Green Community Schools?
Smith-Green Community Schools students are 93.1% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Smith-Green Community Schools?
Smith-Green Community Schools has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #339 out of 373 districts in Indiana.