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Monticello, Indiana - 5 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Twin Lakes School Corp #79 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,446 per pupil, Twin Lakes School Corp ranks #139 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,279
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,446
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Twin Lakes School Corp operates 5 public schools serving 2,279 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 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 White County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,446 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 28.6% local, 59.8% state, and 11.6% 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 67/100, ranked #79 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 328.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.3% White, 17.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Oaklawn Elementary School, with a diversity index of 37.9/100.
Its largest campus is Twin Lakes Senior High School, enrolling 620 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Eastlawn Elementary School, at 126 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Twin Lakes Senior High School accounts for 27.2% of all Twin Lakes School Corp student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Twin Lakes 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.
Twin Lakes School Corp school enrollment varies 4.9× across entities
Twin Lakes School Corp school enrollment ranges from 126 students (lowest) to 620 students (highest), a spread of 494 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.
Twin Lakes School Corp has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.4% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Twin Lakes School Corp student-counselor ratio is 328:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Twin Lakes School Corp is typically wider than the Twin Lakes School Corp-aggregate figure suggests.
Twin Lakes School Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 27.7% — 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 Twin Lakes School Corp is typically wider than the Twin Lakes School Corp-aggregate figure suggests.