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Berne, Indiana - 3 schools
An equity score of 76/100 ranks South Adams Schools #30 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,643 per pupil, South Adams Schools ranks #72 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,291
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,643
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
South Adams Schools operates 3 public schools serving 1,291 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Adams County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,643 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 23.7% local, 49.6% state, and 26.6% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 76/100, ranked #30 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 320.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 9.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.9% White, 12.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is South Adams High School, with a diversity index of 31.0/100.
Its largest campus is South Adams Elementary School, enrolling 671 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
South Adams Elementary School accounts for 51.1% of all South Adams Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of South Adams Schools a distant remainder — means South Adams 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.
South Adams Schools school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
South Adams Schools school enrollment ranges from 294 students (lowest) to 671 students (highest), a spread of 377 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
South Adams Schools student-counselor ratio is 321:1 — 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 South Adams Schools is typically wider than the South Adams Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
South Adams Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 9.6% — 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.
South Adams Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,291 students.
How much does South Adams Schools spend per student?
South Adams Schools spends $13,643 per student. The district has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #30 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of South Adams Schools?
South Adams Schools students are 83.9% White, 12.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, 0.7% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for South Adams Schools?
South Adams Schools has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #30 out of 373 districts in Indiana.