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Warsaw, Indiana - 11 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Warsaw Community Schools #268 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,957 per pupil, Warsaw Community Schools ranks #285 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,734
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$10,957
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Warsaw Community Schools operates 11 public schools serving 6,734 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 3 combined, 2 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Kosciusko County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,957 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 33.0% local, 57.8% state, and 9.2% 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 37/100, ranked #268 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 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 453.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.9% White, 23.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Harrison Elementary School, with a diversity index of 59.4/100.
Its largest campus is Warsaw Community High School, enrolling 2,077 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Claypool Elementary School, at 253 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Warsaw Community High School accounts for 30.8% of all Warsaw Community Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Warsaw Community Schools-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.
Warsaw Community Schools school enrollment varies 8.2× across entities
Warsaw Community Schools school enrollment ranges from 253 students (lowest) to 2,077 students (highest), a spread of 1,824 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Warsaw Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 453:1 — 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.
Warsaw Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 17.8% — 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 Warsaw Community Schools is typically wider than the Warsaw Community Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Warsaw Community Schools has 11 schools, including 1 high, 3 combined, 2 middle, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 6,734 students.
How much does Warsaw Community Schools spend per student?
Warsaw Community Schools spends $10,957 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #268 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Warsaw Community Schools?
Warsaw Community Schools students are 69.9% White, 23.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Warsaw Community Schools?
Warsaw Community Schools has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #268 out of 373 districts in Indiana.