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Vincennes, Indiana - 2 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks South Knox School Corp #309 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,415 per pupil, South Knox School Corp ranks #237 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,247
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$11,415
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
South Knox School Corp operates 2 public schools serving 1,247 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 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 Knox County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,415 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 33.1% local, 57.7% state, and 9.3% 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 30/100, ranked #309 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.
a 467:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.4% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is South Knox Elementary School, enrolling 653 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
South Knox Elementary School accounts for 52.4% of all South Knox School Corp student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of South Knox School Corp a distant remainder — means South Knox School Corp-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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 Knox School Corp student-counselor ratio is 467:1 — 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.
South Knox School Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 10.8% — 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.
South Knox School Corp has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,247 students.
How much does South Knox School Corp spend per student?
South Knox School Corp spends $11,415 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #309 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of South Knox School Corp?
South Knox School Corp students are 95.4% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for South Knox School Corp?
South Knox School Corp has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #309 out of 373 districts in Indiana.