At $9,880 per pupil, The Nature School of Central Indiana ranks #371 of 405 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
The Nature School of Central Indiana operates 1 public schools serving 142 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Marion County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,880 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 41 of 405 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 3.0% local, 87.2% state, and 9.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 11.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.3% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American across the district's schools.
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses grew 2.1% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (142 to 145 students), while the student-teacher ratio widened by 3.9 students per teacher, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $1,407,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 64% went to instruction, 35.7% to support services, and 0% to capital outlay, support-services-heavy relative to typical districts, reflecting spending on transportation, administration, or student services. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
The Nature School of Central Indiana accounts for 100.0% of all The Nature School of Central Indiana student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of The Nature School of Central Indiana a distant remainder — means The Nature School of Central Indiana-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
The Nature School of Central Indiana chronic absenteeism rate is 11.4% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to The Nature School of Central Indiana'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 The Nature School of Central Indiana?
The Nature School of Central Indiana has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 142 students.
How much does The Nature School of Central Indiana spend per student?
The Nature School of Central Indiana spends $9,880 per student.
What is the demographic composition of The Nature School of Central Indiana?
The Nature School of Central Indiana students are 78.3% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.