Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co operates 1 public schools serving 161 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 other schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 200 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Marion County County.
The funding mix is 100.0% local — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration. Average teacher compensation clocks in at $217,979 per NCES F-33, a signal of the district's ability to recruit and retain staff against neighbouring districts.
a 200:1 student-counselor ratio that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 45.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.5% White, 19.0% African American, 11.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Rise Learning Center accounts for 100.0% of all Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: other. 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.
Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.4% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co student-counselor ratio is 200:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co chronic absenteeism rate is 45.0% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co?
Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co has 1 schools, including 1 other. Total enrollment is 161 students.
What is the average teacher salary in Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co?
The average teacher salary in Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co is $217,979 per year, according to the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey.
What is the demographic composition of Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co?
Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co students are 55.5% White, 19.0% African American, 11.5% Asian, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.