New Palestine Community Schools

Listed by NCES as Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp (district ID 1810710)

Public school district · Hancock County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1810710

New Palestine Community Schools spent $9,856 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 96% of the other Indiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,329). Its 6 schools enrolled 3,959 students in 2024-25; 59.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $11,861 per student, up 20.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 97% (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 New Palestine Community Schools in enrollment (3,702 to 4,053 students) and New Palestine Community Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to New Palestine Community Schools, FY23Marion Community Schools $14,334; Jennings County School Corporation $13,916; MSD Martinsville Schools $13,558; Sunman-Dearborn Community Schools $13,151; Clay Community Schools $12,663; Shelbyville Central Schools $12,582; School City of Hobart $12,086; Greenwood Community School Corporation $11,373; New Palestine Community Schools $9,856; Clarksville Community School Corp $6,096; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.5k7.5k10k12.5k15kMarion Community Schools$14,334Jennings County School Corpora…$13,916MSD Martinsville Schools$13,558Sunman-Dearborn Community Scho…$13,151Clay Community Schools$12,663Shelbyville Central Schools$12,582School City of Hobart$12,086Greenwood Community School Cor…$11,373New Palestine Community Schools$9,856Clarksville Community School C…$6,096State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to New Palestine Community Schools, FY23Marion Community Schools $14,334; Jennings County School Corporation $13,916; MSD Martinsville Schools $13,558; Sunman-Dearborn Community Schools $13,151; Clay Community Schools $12,663; Shelbyville Central Schools $12,582; School City of Hobart $12,086; Greenwood Community School Corporation $11,373; New Palestine Community Schools $9,856; Clarksville Community School Corp $6,096; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.5k7.5k10k12.5k15kMarion Community Schools$14,334Jennings County School Corporation$13,916MSD Martinsville Schools$13,558Sunman-Dearborn Community Schools$13,151Clay Community Schools$12,663Shelbyville Central Schools$12,582School City of Hobart$12,086Greenwood Community School Corporat…$11,373New Palestine Community Schools$9,856Clarksville Community School Corp$6,096State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to New Palestine Community Schools, FY23Marion Community Schools $14,334; Jennings County School Corporation $13,916; MSD Martinsville Schools $13,558; Sunman-Dearborn Community Schools $13,151; Clay Community Schools $12,663; Shelbyville Central Schools $12,582; School City of Hobart $12,086; Greenwood Community School Corporation $11,373; New Palestine Community Schools $9,856; Clarksville Community School Corp $6,096; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.5k10k15kMarion Community Schools$14,334Jennings County School Corporation$13,916MSD Martinsville Schools$13,558Sunman-Dearborn Community Schools$13,151Clay Community Schools$12,663Shelbyville Central Schools$12,582School City of Hobart$12,086Greenwood Community School Corporation$11,373New Palestine Community Schools$9,856Clarksville Community School Corp$6,096State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to New Palestine Community Schools, FY23Marion Community Schools $14,334; Jennings County School Corporation $13,916; MSD Martinsville Schools $13,558; Sunman-Dearborn Community Schools $13,151; Clay Community Schools $12,663; Shelbyville Central Schools $12,582; School City of Hobart $12,086; Greenwood Community School Corporation $11,373; New Palestine Community Schools $9,856; Clarksville Community School Corp $6,096; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.5k10k15kMarion Community Schools$14,334Jennings County School Corporation$13,916MSD Martinsville Schools$13,558Sunman-Dearborn Community Schools$13,151Clay Community Schools$12,663Shelbyville Central Schools$12,582School City of Hobart$12,086Greenwood Community School Corporation$11,373New Palestine Community Schools$9,856Clarksville Community School Corp$6,096State median, 1,000+ students $12,329

Where the money came from

$46,921,000 in revenue: 59.7% state, 34.6% local and 5.7% federal. Total spending including $7,188,000 of capital outlay was $48,647,000, or $12,593 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

New Palestine Community Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $28,006,000; Local $16,233,000; Federal $2,682,000; total $46,921,000.
  • State$28,006,000 60%
  • Local$16,233,000 35%
  • Federal$2,682,000 6%

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

3,863 students in 2022-23, 3,906 students in 2023-24, 3,959 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

New Palestine Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,863, 2023-24: 3,906, 2024-25: 3,95901k2k3k4k2022-233,8632023-243,9062024-253,959
New Palestine Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,863, 2023-24: 3,906, 2024-25: 3,95901k2k3k4k2022-233,8632023-243,9062024-253,959
New Palestine Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,863, 2023-24: 3,906, 2024-25: 3,95901k2k3k4k2022-233,8632023-243,9062024-253,959
New Palestine Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 3,863, 2023-24: 3,906, 2024-25: 3,95901k2k3k4k2022-233,8632023-243,9062024-253,959

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,863206.018.8
2023-243,906230.017.0
2024-253,959230.017.2

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

$11,876,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,074 per student

New Palestine Community Schools booked $11,876,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 206 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 $57,650 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 82 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$10,067,00084.8%
Special education$1,329,00011.2%
Other programs$480,0004.0%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,790 in 2018-19, $2,904 in 2019-20, $2,841 in 2020-21, $2,906 in 2021-22, $3,074 in 2022-23.

New Palestine Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,790, 2019-20: $2,904, 2020-21: $2,841, 2021-22: $2,906, 2022-23: $3,07401k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7902019-20$2,9042020-21$2,8412021-22$2,9062022-23$3,074
New Palestine Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,790, 2019-20: $2,904, 2020-21: $2,841, 2021-22: $2,906, 2022-23: $3,07401k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7902019-20$2,9042020-21$2,8412021-22$2,9062022-23$3,074
New Palestine Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,790, 2019-20: $2,904, 2020-21: $2,841, 2021-22: $2,906, 2022-23: $3,07401k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7902019-20$2,9042020-21$2,8412021-22$2,9062022-23$3,074
New Palestine Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,790, 2019-20: $2,904, 2020-21: $2,841, 2021-22: $2,906, 2022-23: $3,07401k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7902019-20$2,9042020-21$2,8412021-22$2,9062022-23$3,074

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 New Palestine Community Schools scored proficient or above: 55% 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
Math55%37.5%1,937

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

97% of the 295 students in New Palestine Community Schools' 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 rate97%88.1%
Students in the class29577,216

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.

3 elementary schools, 1,494 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
New Palestine Elementary School57917.520.2%Not Title I
Sugar Creek Elementary School57717.524.4%Eligible, no program
Brandywine Elementary School33814.118.3%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.

2 middle schools, 1,211 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
New Palestine Jr High School60616.220.1%Eligible, no program
New Palestine Intermediate School60520.224.3%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 high school, 1,254 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
New Palestine High School1,25417.320.7%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.

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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 New Palestine Community Schools

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentNew Palestine Community Schools ranks 231 of 240 Indiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($9,856).#231 of 240
  2. Every school district in IndianaNew Palestine Community Schools is the number 73 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 3,863 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#73 of 414
  3. Jennings County School CorporationThe next larger Indiana district: 3,889 students in fall 2022, $13,916 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,916
  4. Sunman-Dearborn Community SchoolsThe next smaller Indiana district: 3,825 students in fall 2022, $13,151 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,151
  5. Compare New Palestine Community Schools with Jennings County School CorporationEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. New Palestine High School, its largest high school1,254 students in 2024-25, 17.3 per teacher.1,254
  7. Teacher salary spending across IndianaNew Palestine Community Schools spent $57,650 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $51,375); spending, not a salary.$57,650
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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 New Palestine Community Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in New Palestine Community Schools?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high), enrolling 3,959 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does New Palestine Community Schools spend per student?
    $9,856 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 $11,861 per student, up 20.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does New Palestine Community Schools' money come from?
    $46,921,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 59.7% state, 34.6% local and 5.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in New Palestine Community Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 138 of the 3,773 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 3.7%, 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 New Palestine Community Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $11,876,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,074 per student. Divided by the 206 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $57,650 per teacher, more than 82 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 New Palestine Community Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in New Palestine Community Schools scored proficient or above: 55% 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 New Palestine Community Schools?
    97% of the 295 students in New Palestine Community Schools' 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 New Palestine Community Schools' NCES district ID?
    1810710. 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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