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Sharpsville, Indiana - 2 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Tri-Central Community Schools #257 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,187 per pupil, Tri-Central Community Schools ranks #259 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
787
Total Enrollment
2
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$11,187
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Tri-Central Community Schools operates 2 public schools serving 787 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 $11,187 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 34.3% local, 58.0% state, and 7.7% 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 39/100, ranked #257 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 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 393:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.5% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Tri Central Elementary, enrolling 397 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Tri Central Elementary accounts for 50.4% of all Tri-Central Community Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Tri-Central Community Schools a distant remainder — means Tri-Central Community Schools-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.
Tri-Central Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 393:1 — 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.
Tri-Central Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 22.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Tri-Central Community Schools is typically wider than the Tri-Central Community Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Tri-Central Community Schools'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 Tri-Central Community Schools?
Tri-Central Community Schools has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 787 students.
How much does Tri-Central Community Schools spend per student?
Tri-Central Community Schools spends $11,187 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #257 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Tri-Central Community Schools?
Tri-Central Community Schools students are 87.5% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Tri-Central Community Schools?
Tri-Central Community Schools has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #257 out of 373 districts in Indiana.