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Modoc, Indiana - 5 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Union School Corporation #317 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $7,604 per pupil, Union School Corporation ranks #384 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,238
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$7,604
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Union School Corporation operates 5 public schools serving 7,238 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high 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 Randolph County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $7,604 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 41 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 4.1% local, 93.8% state, and 2.2% 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 27/100, ranked #317 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 437.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.8% White, 9.2% African American, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Indiana Digital Elementary, with a diversity index of 57.9/100.
Its largest campus is Indiana Digital Jr and High School, enrolling 4,166 students (53% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Union Junior & High School, at 131 students, a 32x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Indiana Digital Jr and High School accounts for 53.3% of all Union School Corporation student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Union School Corporation a distant remainder — means Union School Corporation-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.
Union School Corporation school enrollment varies 32× across entities
Union School Corporation school enrollment ranges from 131 students (lowest) to 4,166 students (highest), a spread of 4,035 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Union School Corporation student-counselor ratio is 437:1 — 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.
Union School Corporation chronic absenteeism rate is 26.3% — 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 Union School Corporation is typically wider than the Union School Corporation-aggregate figure suggests.
Union School Corporation has 5 schools, including 3 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 7,238 students.
How much does Union School Corporation spend per student?
Union School Corporation spends $7,604 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #317 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Union School Corporation?
Union School Corporation students are 76.8% White, 9.2% African American, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Union School Corporation?
Union School Corporation has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #317 out of 373 districts in Indiana.