An equity score of 51/100 ranks Southwest Dubois Co Sch Corp #177 of 372 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,260 per pupil, Southwest Dubois Co Sch Corp ranks #142 of 405 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,965
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,260
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Southwest Dubois Co Sch Corp operates 4 public schools serving 1,965 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Dubois County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,260 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 405 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 27.1% local, 57.7% state, and 15.3% 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 51/100, ranked #177 of 372 in Indiana against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 309.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 9.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.6% White, 32.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Huntingburg Elementary School, with a diversity index of 53.3/100.
Its largest campus is Huntingburg Elementary School, enrolling 806 students (40% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Holland Elementary School, at 244 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Huntingburg Elementary School accounts for 39.8% of all Southwest Dubois Co Sch Corp student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Southwest Dubois Co Sch Corp-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Southwest Dubois Co Sch Corp school enrollment varies 3.3× across entities
Southwest Dubois Co Sch Corp school enrollment ranges from 244 students (lowest) to 806 students (highest), a spread of 562 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.
Southwest Dubois Co Sch Corp student-counselor ratio is 310:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Southwest Dubois Co Sch Corp is typically wider than the Southwest Dubois Co Sch Corp-aggregate figure suggests.
Southwest Dubois Co Sch Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 9.6% — 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.