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Union Mills, Indiana - 2 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks South Central Com School Corp #333 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,156 per pupil, South Central Com School Corp ranks #357 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
950
Total Enrollment
2
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$10,156
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
South Central Com School Corp operates 2 public schools serving 950 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 Laporte County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,156 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 27.0% local, 64.5% state, and 8.5% 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 25/100, ranked #333 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 493:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.3% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools.
South Central Elementary School accounts for 53.0% of all South Central Com School Corp student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of South Central Com School Corp a distant remainder — means South Central Com School Corp-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 Central Com School Corp student-counselor ratio is 493:1 — 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.
South Central Com School Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 11.3% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to South Central Com School Corp'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 South Central Com School Corp?
South Central Com School Corp has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 950 students.
How much does South Central Com School Corp spend per student?
South Central Com School Corp spends $10,156 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #333 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of South Central Com School Corp?
South Central Com School Corp students are 90.3% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for South Central Com School Corp?
South Central Com School Corp has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #333 out of 373 districts in Indiana.