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Tipton, Indiana - 3 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Tipton Community School Corp #186 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,796 per pupil, Tipton Community School Corp ranks #187 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,442
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,796
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Tipton Community School Corp operates 3 public schools serving 1,442 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Tipton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,796 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 35.5% local, 56.7% state, and 7.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 50/100, ranked #186 of 373 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 382.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 44.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.3% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Tipton High School, with a diversity index of 22.7/100.
Its largest campus is Tipton Elementary School, enrolling 621 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
Tipton Elementary School accounts for 43.1% of all Tipton Community School Corp student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Tipton Community School Corp-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Tipton Community School Corp school enrollment varies 2.0× across entities
Tipton Community School Corp school enrollment ranges from 308 students (lowest) to 621 students (highest), a spread of 313 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.
Tipton Community School Corp student-counselor ratio is 383:1 — 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.
Tipton Community School Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 44.6% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
How many schools are in Tipton Community School Corp?
Tipton Community School Corp has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,442 students.
How much does Tipton Community School Corp spend per student?
Tipton Community School Corp spends $11,796 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #186 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Tipton Community School Corp?
Tipton Community School Corp students are 88.3% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Tipton Community School Corp?
Tipton Community School Corp has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #186 out of 373 districts in Indiana.