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New Palestine, Indiana - 6 schools
An equity score of 20/100 ranks Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp #356 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,671 per pupil, Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp ranks #311 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,863
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$10,671
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp operates 6 public schools serving 3,863 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Hancock County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,671 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 31.1% local, 61.5% state, and 7.3% 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 20/100, ranked #356 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 452.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 6.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.9% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Brandywine Elementary School, with a diversity index of 30.1/100.
Its largest campus is New Palestine High School, enrolling 1,254 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Brandywine Elementary School, at 338 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
New Palestine High School accounts for 31.7% of all Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Southern Hancock Co 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.
Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp school enrollment varies 3.7× across entities
Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp school enrollment ranges from 338 students (lowest) to 1,254 students (highest), a spread of 916 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.
Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp student-counselor ratio is 453:1 — 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.
Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 6.2% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Southern Hancock Co 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 Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp?
Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 3,863 students.
How much does Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp spend per student?
Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp spends $10,671 per student. The district has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #356 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp?
Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp students are 87.9% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp?
Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp has an equity score of 20/100, ranking #356 out of 373 districts in Indiana.