Wa-Nee Community Schools

Public school district · Elkhart County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1812240

Wa-Nee Community Schools spent $12,677 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 59% of the other Indiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,329). Its 5 schools enrolled 2,848 students in 2024-25; 54.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,007 per student, up 2.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (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 Wa-Nee Community Schools in enrollment (2,836 to 3,079 students) and Wa-Nee Community Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Wa-Nee Community Schools, FY23New Castle Community Schools $14,783; Beech Grove City Schools $13,931; Wawasee Community School Corporation $13,748; South Harrison Community School Corporation $13,663; Jay School Corporation $13,336; Wa-Nee Community Schools $12,677; Vincennes Community School Corp $11,586; Community Schools of Frankfort $11,575; School Town of Highland $10,938; New Prairie United School Corporation $9,444; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.8k10k12k14k16kNew Castle Community Schools$14,783Beech Grove City Schools$13,931Wawasee Community School Corpo…$13,748South Harrison Community Schoo…$13,663Jay School Corporation$13,336Wa-Nee Community Schools$12,677Vincennes Community School Corp$11,586Community Schools of Frankfort$11,575School Town of Highland$10,938New Prairie United School Corp…$9,444State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Wa-Nee Community Schools, FY23New Castle Community Schools $14,783; Beech Grove City Schools $13,931; Wawasee Community School Corporation $13,748; South Harrison Community School Corporation $13,663; Jay School Corporation $13,336; Wa-Nee Community Schools $12,677; Vincennes Community School Corp $11,586; Community Schools of Frankfort $11,575; School Town of Highland $10,938; New Prairie United School Corporation $9,444; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.8k10k12k14k16kNew Castle Community Schools$14,783Beech Grove City Schools$13,931Wawasee Community School Corporation$13,748South Harrison Community School Cor…$13,663Jay School Corporation$13,336Wa-Nee Community Schools$12,677Vincennes Community School Corp$11,586Community Schools of Frankfort$11,575School Town of Highland$10,938New Prairie United School Corporati…$9,444State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Wa-Nee Community Schools, FY23New Castle Community Schools $14,783; Beech Grove City Schools $13,931; Wawasee Community School Corporation $13,748; South Harrison Community School Corporation $13,663; Jay School Corporation $13,336; Wa-Nee Community Schools $12,677; Vincennes Community School Corp $11,586; Community Schools of Frankfort $11,575; School Town of Highland $10,938; New Prairie United School Corporation $9,444; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.8k12k16kNew Castle Community Schools$14,783Beech Grove City Schools$13,931Wawasee Community School Corporation$13,748South Harrison Community School Corporation$13,663Jay School Corporation$13,336Wa-Nee Community Schools$12,677Vincennes Community School Corp$11,586Community Schools of Frankfort$11,575School Town of Highland$10,938New Prairie United School Corporation$9,444State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Wa-Nee Community Schools, FY23New Castle Community Schools $14,783; Beech Grove City Schools $13,931; Wawasee Community School Corporation $13,748; South Harrison Community School Corporation $13,663; Jay School Corporation $13,336; Wa-Nee Community Schools $12,677; Vincennes Community School Corp $11,586; Community Schools of Frankfort $11,575; School Town of Highland $10,938; New Prairie United School Corporation $9,444; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.8k12k16kNew Castle Community Schools$14,783Beech Grove City Schools$13,931Wawasee Community School Corporation$13,748South Harrison Community School Corpora…$13,663Jay School Corporation$13,336Wa-Nee Community Schools$12,677Vincennes Community School Corp$11,586Community Schools of Frankfort$11,575School Town of Highland$10,938New Prairie United School Corporation$9,444State median, 1,000+ students $12,329

Where the money came from

$47,719,000 in revenue: 54.8% state, 37.0% local and 8.2% federal. Total spending including $11,562,000 of capital outlay was $51,348,000, or $17,507 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Wa-Nee Community Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $26,173,000; Local $17,636,000; Federal $3,910,000; total $47,719,000.
  • State$26,173,000 55%
  • Local$17,636,000 37%
  • Federal$3,910,000 8%

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 240 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,933 students in 2022-23, 2,857 students in 2023-24, 2,848 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Wa-Nee Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,933, 2023-24: 2,857, 2024-25: 2,84801k2k3k2022-232,9332023-242,8572024-252,848
Wa-Nee Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,933, 2023-24: 2,857, 2024-25: 2,84801k2k3k2022-232,9332023-242,8572024-252,848
Wa-Nee Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,933, 2023-24: 2,857, 2024-25: 2,84801k2k3k2022-232,9332023-242,8572024-252,848
Wa-Nee Community Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,933, 2023-24: 2,857, 2024-25: 2,84801k2k3k2022-232,9332023-242,8572024-252,848

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,933190.015.4
2023-242,857197.014.5
2024-252,848197.014.5

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

$9,732,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,318 per student

Wa-Nee Community Schools booked $9,732,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 190 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 $51,218 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 48 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$8,433,00086.7%
Special education$967,0009.9%
Vocational$91,0000.9%
Other programs$241,0002.5%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,960 in 2018-19, $3,036 in 2019-20, $3,352 in 2020-21, $3,239 in 2021-22, $3,318 in 2022-23.

Wa-Nee Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,960, 2019-20: $3,036, 2020-21: $3,352, 2021-22: $3,239, 2022-23: $3,31801k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9602019-20$3,0362020-21$3,3522021-22$3,2392022-23$3,318
Wa-Nee Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,960, 2019-20: $3,036, 2020-21: $3,352, 2021-22: $3,239, 2022-23: $3,31801k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9602019-20$3,0362020-21$3,3522021-22$3,2392022-23$3,318
Wa-Nee Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,960, 2019-20: $3,036, 2020-21: $3,352, 2021-22: $3,239, 2022-23: $3,31801k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9602019-20$3,0362020-21$3,3522021-22$3,2392022-23$3,318
Wa-Nee Community Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,960, 2019-20: $3,036, 2020-21: $3,352, 2021-22: $3,239, 2022-23: $3,31801k2k3k4k2018-19$2,9602019-20$3,0362020-21$3,3522021-22$3,2392022-23$3,318

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 Wa-Nee Community Schools scored proficient or above: 62% 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
Math62%37.5%1,528

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

95% of the 214 students in Wa-Nee 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 rate95%88.1%
Students in the class21477,216

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.

3 elementary schools, 1,322 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wakarusa Elementary School53416.725.5%Not Title I
Woodview Elementary School41013.936.8%Schoolwide program
Nappanee Elementary School37813.340.5%Schoolwide 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 middle school, 653 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
North Wood Middle School65312.828.2%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.

1 high school, 873 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
North Wood High School87315.626.7%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 Wa-Nee 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 Wa-Nee Community Schools

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentWa-Nee Community Schools ranks 98 of 240 Indiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,677).#98 of 240
  2. Every school district in IndianaWa-Nee Community Schools is the number 94 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 2,933 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#94 of 414
  3. New Castle Community SchoolsThe next larger Indiana district: 2,939 students in fall 2022, $14,783 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,783
  4. New Prairie United School CorporationThe next smaller Indiana district: 2,910 students in fall 2022, $9,444 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,444
  5. Compare Wa-Nee Community Schools with New Castle Community SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. North Wood High School, its largest high school873 students in 2024-25, 15.6 per teacher.873
  7. Teacher salary spending across IndianaWa-Nee Community Schools spent $51,218 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $51,375); spending, not a salary.$51,218
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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 Wa-Nee Community Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Wa-Nee Community Schools?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 2,848 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Wa-Nee Community Schools spend per student?
    $12,677 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,329 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,007 per student, up 2.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Wa-Nee Community Schools' money come from?
    $47,719,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 54.8% state, 37.0% local and 8.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Wa-Nee Community Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 404 of the 4,592 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 8.8%, 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 Wa-Nee Community Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $9,732,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,318 per student. Divided by the 190 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $51,218 per teacher, more than 48 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 Wa-Nee Community Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Wa-Nee Community Schools scored proficient or above: 62% 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 Wa-Nee Community Schools?
    95% of the 214 students in Wa-Nee 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 Wa-Nee Community Schools' NCES district ID?
    1812240. 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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