South Ripley Community School Corporation

Listed by NCES as South Ripley Com Sch Corp (district ID 1810530)

Public school district · Ripley County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1810530

South Ripley Community School Corporation spent $14,564 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 90% of the other Indiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,329). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,100 students in 2024-25; 55.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,239 per student, down 2.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Indiana: 88.1%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Indiana districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to South Ripley Community School Corporation in enrollment (1,042 to 1,102 students) and South Ripley Community School Corporation itself.

Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to South Ripley Community School Corporation, FY23South Ripley Community School Corporation $14,564; Sheridan Community Schools $13,896; South Spencer School Corporation $12,992; Milan Community Schools $12,822; South Putnam Community School Corporation $12,141; Carroll Consolidated School Corporation $12,106; Charles A. Beard Memorial School Corporation $11,683; School City of Whiting $11,523; MSD Boone Township $11,045; Monroe Central School Corporation $10,777; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.8k10k12k14k16kSouth Ripley Community School …$14,564Sheridan Community Schools$13,896South Spencer School Corporati…$12,992Milan Community Schools$12,822South Putnam Community School …$12,141Carroll Consolidated School Co…$12,106Charles A. Beard Memorial Scho…$11,683School City of Whiting$11,523MSD Boone Township$11,045Monroe Central School Corporat…$10,777State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to South Ripley Community School Corporation, FY23South Ripley Community School Corporation $14,564; Sheridan Community Schools $13,896; South Spencer School Corporation $12,992; Milan Community Schools $12,822; South Putnam Community School Corporation $12,141; Carroll Consolidated School Corporation $12,106; Charles A. Beard Memorial School Corporation $11,683; School City of Whiting $11,523; MSD Boone Township $11,045; Monroe Central School Corporation $10,777; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.8k10k12k14k16kSouth Ripley Community School Corpo…$14,564Sheridan Community Schools$13,896South Spencer School Corporation$12,992Milan Community Schools$12,822South Putnam Community School Corpo…$12,141Carroll Consolidated School Corpora…$12,106Charles A. Beard Memorial School Co…$11,683School City of Whiting$11,523MSD Boone Township$11,045Monroe Central School Corporation$10,777State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to South Ripley Community School Corporation, FY23South Ripley Community School Corporation $14,564; Sheridan Community Schools $13,896; South Spencer School Corporation $12,992; Milan Community Schools $12,822; South Putnam Community School Corporation $12,141; Carroll Consolidated School Corporation $12,106; Charles A. Beard Memorial School Corporation $11,683; School City of Whiting $11,523; MSD Boone Township $11,045; Monroe Central School Corporation $10,777; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.8k12k16kSouth Ripley Community School Corporation$14,564Sheridan Community Schools$13,896South Spencer School Corporation$12,992Milan Community Schools$12,822South Putnam Community School Corporation$12,141Carroll Consolidated School Corporation$12,106Charles A. Beard Memorial School Corporation$11,683School City of Whiting$11,523MSD Boone Township$11,045Monroe Central School Corporation$10,777State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to South Ripley Community School Corporation, FY23South Ripley Community School Corporation $14,564; Sheridan Community Schools $13,896; South Spencer School Corporation $12,992; Milan Community Schools $12,822; South Putnam Community School Corporation $12,141; Carroll Consolidated School Corporation $12,106; Charles A. Beard Memorial School Corporation $11,683; School City of Whiting $11,523; MSD Boone Township $11,045; Monroe Central School Corporation $10,777; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.8k12k16kSouth Ripley Community School Corporati…$14,564Sheridan Community Schools$13,896South Spencer School Corporation$12,992Milan Community Schools$12,822South Putnam Community School Corporati…$12,141Carroll Consolidated School Corporation$12,106Charles A. Beard Memorial School Corpor…$11,683School City of Whiting$11,523MSD Boone Township$11,045Monroe Central School Corporation$10,777State median, 1,000+ students $12,329

Where the money came from

$19,378,000 in revenue: 55.4% state, 35.0% local and 9.6% federal. Total spending including $2,895,000 of capital outlay was $19,816,000, or $18,433 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

South Ripley Community School Corporation revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $10,737,000; Local $6,775,000; Federal $1,866,000; total $19,378,000.
  • State$10,737,000 55%
  • Local$6,775,000 35%
  • Federal$1,866,000 10%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 240 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,075 students in 2022-23, 1,083 students in 2023-24, 1,100 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

South Ripley Community School Corporation enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,075, 2023-24: 1,083, 2024-25: 1,10005001k1.5k2022-231,0752023-241,0832024-251,100
South Ripley Community School Corporation enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,075, 2023-24: 1,083, 2024-25: 1,10005001k1.5k2022-231,0752023-241,0832024-251,100
South Ripley Community School Corporation enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,075, 2023-24: 1,083, 2024-25: 1,10005001k1.5k2022-231,0752023-241,0832024-251,100
South Ripley Community School Corporation enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,075, 2023-24: 1,083, 2024-25: 1,10005001k1.5k2022-231,0752023-241,0832024-251,100

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,07581.013.3
2023-241,08377.014.1
2024-251,10075.014.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$4,233,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,938 per student

South Ripley Community School Corporation booked $4,233,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 81 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $52,259 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 58 in 100 Indiana districts with a figure (state median $51,375, 357 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Indiana teacher salary at $54,126 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$3,486,00082.4%
Special education$610,00014.4%
Vocational$102,0002.4%
Other programs$35,0000.8%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,312 in 2018-19, $3,241 in 2019-20, $3,475 in 2020-21, $3,693 in 2021-22, $3,938 in 2022-23.

South Ripley Community School Corporation teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,312, 2019-20: $3,241, 2020-21: $3,475, 2021-22: $3,693, 2022-23: $3,93801k2k3k4k2018-19$3,3122019-20$3,2412020-21$3,4752021-22$3,6932022-23$3,938
South Ripley Community School Corporation teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,312, 2019-20: $3,241, 2020-21: $3,475, 2021-22: $3,693, 2022-23: $3,93801k2k3k4k2018-19$3,3122019-20$3,2412020-21$3,4752021-22$3,6932022-23$3,938
South Ripley Community School Corporation teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,312, 2019-20: $3,241, 2020-21: $3,475, 2021-22: $3,693, 2022-23: $3,93801k2k3k4k2018-19$3,3122019-20$3,2412020-21$3,4752021-22$3,6932022-23$3,938
South Ripley Community School Corporation teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,312, 2019-20: $3,241, 2020-21: $3,475, 2021-22: $3,693, 2022-23: $3,93801k2k3k4k2018-19$3,3122019-20$3,2412020-21$3,4752021-22$3,6932022-23$3,938

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in South Ripley Community School Corporation scored proficient or above: 46% in math, against 41.3% in reading and 37.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIndianaStudents tested
Math46%37.5%563

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90-94% of the 82 students in South Ripley Community School Corporation's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIndiana
Four-year graduation rate90‑94%88.1%
Students in the class8277,216

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 581 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
South Ripley Elementary School58115.344.2%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 161 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
South Ripley Junior High School16110.448.4%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 358 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
South Ripley High School35816.739.4%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact South Ripley Community School Corporation

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about South Ripley Community School Corporation

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentSouth Ripley Community School Corporation ranks 26 of 240 Indiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,564).#26 of 240
  2. Every school district in IndianaSouth Ripley Community School Corporation is the number 233 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 1,075 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#233 of 414
  3. Sheridan Community SchoolsThe next larger Indiana district: 1,080 students in fall 2022, $13,896 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,896
  4. MSD Boone TownshipThe next smaller Indiana district: 1,072 students in fall 2022, $11,045 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,045
  5. Compare South Ripley Community School Corporation with Sheridan Community SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. South Ripley High School, its largest high school358 students in 2024-25, 16.7 per teacher.358
  7. Teacher salary spending across IndianaSouth Ripley Community School Corporation spent $52,259 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $51,375); spending, not a salary.$52,259
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about South Ripley Community School Corporation

  1. How many schools and students are in South Ripley Community School Corporation?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,100 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does South Ripley Community School Corporation spend per student?
    $14,564 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Indiana median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,329 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,239 per student, down 2.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does South Ripley Community School Corporation's money come from?
    $19,378,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 55.4% state, 35.0% local and 9.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in South Ripley Community School Corporation live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 242 of the 1,369 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 17.7%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does South Ripley Community School Corporation spend on teacher salaries?
    $4,233,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,938 per student. Divided by the 81 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $52,259 per teacher, more than 58 in 100 Indiana districts (state median $51,375). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Indiana teacher salary at $54,126 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in South Ripley Community School Corporation do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in South Ripley Community School Corporation scored proficient or above: 46% in math, against 41.3% in reading and 37.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in South Ripley Community School Corporation?
    90-94% of the 82 students in South Ripley Community School Corporation's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is South Ripley Community School Corporation's NCES district ID?
    1810530. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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