Tri-Central Community Schools

Public school district · Tipton County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1808040

Tri-Central Community Schools spent $11,546 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 71% of the other Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,033). Its 2 schools enrolled 786 students in 2024-25; 72.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,785 per student, up 10.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Indiana: 88.1%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Indiana districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Tri-Central Community Schools in enrollment (753 to 803 students) and Tri-Central Community Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Tri-Central Community Schools, FY23Christel House Academy South $17,685; Paramount Brookside $15,384; Tri-County School Corporation $15,322; Global Prep Academies $12,860; North Miami Community Schools $12,668; Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation $12,497; Northeast School Corp $12,278; South Henry School Corporation $11,661; Tri-Central Community Schools $11,546; Cowan Community Schools $11,494; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kChristel House Academy South$17,685Paramount Brookside$15,384Tri-County School Corporation$15,322Global Prep Academies$12,860North Miami Community Schools$12,668Jac-Cen-Del Community School C…$12,497Northeast School Corp$12,278South Henry School Corporation$11,661Tri-Central Community Schools$11,546Cowan Community Schools$11,494State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Tri-Central Community Schools, FY23Christel House Academy South $17,685; Paramount Brookside $15,384; Tri-County School Corporation $15,322; Global Prep Academies $12,860; North Miami Community Schools $12,668; Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation $12,497; Northeast School Corp $12,278; South Henry School Corporation $11,661; Tri-Central Community Schools $11,546; Cowan Community Schools $11,494; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.10k12.5k15k17.5k20kChristel House Academy South$17,685Paramount Brookside$15,384Tri-County School Corporation$15,322Global Prep Academies$12,860North Miami Community Schools$12,668Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corpor…$12,497Northeast School Corp$12,278South Henry School Corporation$11,661Tri-Central Community Schools$11,546Cowan Community Schools$11,494State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Tri-Central Community Schools, FY23Christel House Academy South $17,685; Paramount Brookside $15,384; Tri-County School Corporation $15,322; Global Prep Academies $12,860; North Miami Community Schools $12,668; Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation $12,497; Northeast School Corp $12,278; South Henry School Corporation $11,661; Tri-Central Community Schools $11,546; Cowan Community Schools $11,494; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.10k15k20kChristel House Academy South$17,685Paramount Brookside$15,384Tri-County School Corporation$15,322Global Prep Academies$12,860North Miami Community Schools$12,668Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation$12,497Northeast School Corp$12,278South Henry School Corporation$11,661Tri-Central Community Schools$11,546Cowan Community Schools$11,494State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Tri-Central Community Schools, FY23Christel House Academy South $17,685; Paramount Brookside $15,384; Tri-County School Corporation $15,322; Global Prep Academies $12,860; North Miami Community Schools $12,668; Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation $12,497; Northeast School Corp $12,278; South Henry School Corporation $11,661; Tri-Central Community Schools $11,546; Cowan Community Schools $11,494; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.10k15k20kChristel House Academy South$17,685Paramount Brookside$15,384Tri-County School Corporation$15,322Global Prep Academies$12,860North Miami Community Schools$12,668Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation$12,497Northeast School Corp$12,278South Henry School Corporation$11,661Tri-Central Community Schools$11,546Cowan Community Schools$11,494State median, under 1,000 students $13,033

Where the money came from

$9,619,000 in revenue: 72.6% state, 18.1% local and 9.2% federal. Total spending including $2,108,000 of capital outlay was $11,570,000, or $14,701 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Tri-Central Community Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $6,987,000; Local $1,744,000; Federal $888,000; total $9,619,000.
  • State$6,987,000 73%
  • Local$1,744,000 18%
  • Federal$888,000 9%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 165 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

787 students in 2022-23, 789 students in 2023-24, 786 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Tri-Central Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 789, 2024-25: 78602004006008002022-237872023-247892024-25786
Tri-Central Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 789, 2024-25: 78602004006008002022-237872023-247892024-25786
Tri-Central Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 789, 2024-25: 78602004006008002022-237872023-247892024-25786
Tri-Central Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 787, 2023-24: 789, 2024-25: 78602004006008002022-237872023-247892024-25786

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2378756.014.1
2023-2478963.012.5
2024-2578658.013.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$2,496,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,172 per student

Tri-Central Community Schools booked $2,496,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 56 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $44,571 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 15 in 100 Indiana districts with a figure (state median $51,375, 357 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Indiana teacher salary at $54,126 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$2,094,00083.9%
Special education$304,00012.2%
Vocational$88,0003.5%
Other programs$10,0000.4%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,736 in 2018-19, $2,780 in 2019-20, $2,722 in 2020-21, $2,992 in 2021-22, $3,172 in 2022-23.

Tri-Central Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,736, 2019-20: $2,780, 2020-21: $2,722, 2021-22: $2,992, 2022-23: $3,17201k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7362019-20$2,7802020-21$2,7222021-22$2,9922022-23$3,172
Tri-Central Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,736, 2019-20: $2,780, 2020-21: $2,722, 2021-22: $2,992, 2022-23: $3,17201k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7362019-20$2,7802020-21$2,7222021-22$2,9922022-23$3,172
Tri-Central Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,736, 2019-20: $2,780, 2020-21: $2,722, 2021-22: $2,992, 2022-23: $3,17201k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7362019-20$2,7802020-21$2,7222021-22$2,9922022-23$3,172
Tri-Central Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,736, 2019-20: $2,780, 2020-21: $2,722, 2021-22: $2,992, 2022-23: $3,17201k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7362019-20$2,7802020-21$2,7222021-22$2,9922022-23$3,172

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Tri-Central Community Schools scored proficient or above: 34% in math, against 41.3% in reading and 37.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIndianaStudents tested
Math34%37.5%387

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 44 students in Tri-Central Community Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIndiana
Four-year graduation rate90% or more88.1%
Students in the class4477,216

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 397 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Tri Central Elementary39714.745.1%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 389 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Tri Central Middle-High School38912.538.3%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Tri-Central Community Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Tri-Central Community Schools

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentTri-Central Community Schools ranks 118 of 165 Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,546).#118 of 165
  2. Every school district in IndianaTri-Central Community Schools is the number 275 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 787 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#275 of 414
  3. Christel House DORSThe next larger Indiana district: 788 students in fall 2022.
  4. Christel House Academy SouthThe next smaller Indiana district: 785 students in fall 2022, $17,685 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,685
  5. Compare Tri-Central Community Schools with Christel House DORSEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Tri Central Middle-High School, its largest high school389 students in 2024-25, 12.5 per teacher.389
  7. Teacher salary spending across IndianaTri-Central Community Schools spent $44,571 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $51,375); spending, not a salary.$44,571
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Tri-Central Community Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Tri-Central Community Schools?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 high), enrolling 786 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Tri-Central Community Schools spend per student?
    $11,546 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Indiana median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,033 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,785 per student, up 10.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Tri-Central Community Schools' money come from?
    $9,619,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 72.6% state, 18.1% local and 9.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Tri-Central Community Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 37 of the 712 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 5.2%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Tri-Central Community Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $2,496,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,172 per student. Divided by the 56 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $44,571 per teacher, more than 15 in 100 Indiana districts (state median $51,375). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Indiana teacher salary at $54,126 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Tri-Central Community Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Tri-Central Community Schools scored proficient or above: 34% in math, against 41.3% in reading and 37.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Tri-Central Community Schools?
    90% or more of the 44 students in Tri-Central Community Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Tri-Central Community Schools' NCES district ID?
    1808040. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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