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Lafayette, Indiana - 19 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Tippecanoe School Corp #337 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,353 per pupil, Tippecanoe School Corp ranks #343 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
13,616
Total Enrollment
19
Schools
$10,353
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Tippecanoe School Corp operates 19 public schools serving 13,616 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 elementary, 6 middle, 2 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Tippecanoe County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,353 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 31.4% local, 62.3% state, and 6.3% 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 23/100, ranked #337 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 2 of 19 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 521.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.4% White, 15.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Woodland Elementary School, with a diversity index of 63.4/100.
Its largest campus is William Henry Harrison High School, enrolling 2,194 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Wainwright Middle School, at 320 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
William Henry Harrison High School accounts for 16.1% of all Tippecanoe School Corp student enrollment
That concentration means Tippecanoe School 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.
Tippecanoe School Corp school enrollment varies 6.9× across entities
Tippecanoe School Corp school enrollment ranges from 320 students (lowest) to 2,194 students (highest), a spread of 1,874 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.
Tippecanoe School Corp student-counselor ratio is 522:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Tippecanoe School Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 12.5% — 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.
Tippecanoe School Corp has 19 schools, including 2 high, 11 elementary, 6 middle. Total enrollment is 13,616 students.
How much does Tippecanoe School Corp spend per student?
Tippecanoe School Corp spends $10,353 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #337 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Tippecanoe School Corp?
Tippecanoe School Corp students are 69.4% White, 15.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% African American, 2.7% Asian, averaged across 19 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Tippecanoe School Corp?
Tippecanoe School Corp has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #337 out of 373 districts in Indiana.