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Syracuse, Indiana - 5 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Wawasee Community School Corp #112 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,476 per pupil, Wawasee Community School Corp ranks #78 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,838
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$13,476
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wawasee Community School Corp operates 5 public schools serving 2,838 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 Kosciusko County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,476 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 40.6% local, 51.4% state, and 8.0% 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 62/100, ranked #112 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 (22 AP courses district-wide), a 416.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 37.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.3% White, 11.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Milford School, with a diversity index of 30.6/100.
Its largest campus is Wawasee High School, enrolling 836 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Milford School, at 262 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Wawasee High School accounts for 29.5% of all Wawasee Community School Corp student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wawasee 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.
Wawasee Community School Corp school enrollment varies 3.2× across entities
Wawasee Community School Corp school enrollment ranges from 262 students (lowest) to 836 students (highest), a spread of 574 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.
Wawasee Community School Corp student-counselor ratio is 416:1 — 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.
Wawasee Community School Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 37.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Wawasee 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 Wawasee Community School Corp?
Wawasee Community School Corp has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,838 students.
How much does Wawasee Community School Corp spend per student?
Wawasee Community School Corp spends $13,476 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #112 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Wawasee Community School Corp?
Wawasee Community School Corp students are 85.3% White, 11.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wawasee Community School Corp?
Wawasee Community School Corp has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #112 out of 373 districts in Indiana.