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Vincennes, Indiana - 7 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Vincennes Community School Corp #261 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,943 per pupil, Vincennes Community School Corp ranks #287 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,836
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$10,943
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Vincennes Community School Corp operates 7 public schools serving 2,836 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 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 Knox County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,943 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 27.3% local, 58.2% state, and 14.5% 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 38/100, ranked #261 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.
a 386.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.1% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Tecumseh-Harrison Elementary Sch, with a diversity index of 33.1/100.
Its largest campus is Lincoln High School, enrolling 704 students (26% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Washington Learning Academy, at 117 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lincoln High School accounts for 24.8% of all Vincennes Community School Corp student enrollment
That concentration means Vincennes Community 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.
Vincennes Community School Corp school enrollment varies 6.0× across entities
Vincennes Community School Corp school enrollment ranges from 117 students (lowest) to 704 students (highest), a spread of 587 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.
Vincennes Community School Corp has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 60.5% 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.
Vincennes Community School Corp student-counselor ratio is 387:1 — 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.
Vincennes Community School Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 24.4% — 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 Vincennes Community School Corp is typically wider than the Vincennes Community School Corp-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Vincennes Community School Corp'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 Vincennes Community School Corp?
Vincennes Community School Corp has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 2,836 students.
How much does Vincennes Community School Corp spend per student?
Vincennes Community School Corp spends $10,943 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #261 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Vincennes Community School Corp?
Vincennes Community School Corp students are 85.1% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Vincennes Community School Corp?
Vincennes Community School Corp has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #261 out of 373 districts in Indiana.