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Crawfordsville, Indiana - 5 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks South Montgomery Com Sch Corp #244 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,972 per pupil, South Montgomery Com Sch Corp ranks #172 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,647
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,972
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
South Montgomery Com Sch Corp operates 5 public schools serving 1,647 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Montgomery County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,972 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 41.0% local, 50.9% state, and 8.1% 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 41/100, ranked #244 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 358.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.2% White, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Southmont Sr High School, with a diversity index of 22.6/100.
Its largest campus is Southmont Sr High School, enrolling 476 students (28% of the district's total enrollment).
Southmont Sr High School accounts for 28.3% of all South Montgomery Com Sch Corp student enrollment
That dominant concentration means South Montgomery Com Sch Corp-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.
South Montgomery Com Sch Corp school enrollment varies 2.9× across entities
South Montgomery Com Sch Corp school enrollment ranges from 166 students (lowest) to 476 students (highest), a spread of 310 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 Montgomery Com Sch Corp student-counselor ratio is 359:1 — 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 Montgomery Com Sch Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 13.9% — 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 Montgomery Com Sch 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 Montgomery Com Sch Corp?
South Montgomery Com Sch Corp has 5 schools, including 1 high, 3 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,647 students.
How much does South Montgomery Com Sch Corp spend per student?
South Montgomery Com Sch Corp spends $11,972 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #244 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of South Montgomery Com Sch Corp?
South Montgomery Com Sch Corp students are 92.2% White, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for South Montgomery Com Sch Corp?
South Montgomery Com Sch Corp has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #244 out of 373 districts in Indiana.