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West Lafayette, Indiana - 3 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks West Lafayette Com School Corp #229 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,122 per pupil, West Lafayette Com School Corp ranks #94 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,420
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,122
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
West Lafayette Com School Corp operates 3 public schools serving 2,420 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 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 Tippecanoe County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,122 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 44.6% local, 49.1% state, and 6.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 44/100, ranked #229 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 502:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 5.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.7% White, 25.0% Asian, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is West Lafayette Elementary School, with a diversity index of 68.3/100.
West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School accounts for 46.1% of all West Lafayette Com School Corp student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of West Lafayette Com School Corp a distant remainder — means West Lafayette Com School Corp-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.
West Lafayette Com School Corp school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
West Lafayette Com School Corp school enrollment ranges from 536 students (lowest) to 1,116 students (highest), a spread of 580 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.
West Lafayette Com School Corp student-counselor ratio is 502:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
West Lafayette Com School Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 5.3% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to West Lafayette Com 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 West Lafayette Com School Corp?
West Lafayette Com School Corp has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,420 students.
How much does West Lafayette Com School Corp spend per student?
West Lafayette Com School Corp spends $13,122 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #229 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of West Lafayette Com School Corp?
West Lafayette Com School Corp students are 52.7% White, 25.0% Asian, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for West Lafayette Com School Corp?
West Lafayette Com School Corp has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #229 out of 373 districts in Indiana.