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Thorntown, Indiana - 3 schools
An equity score of 18/100 ranks Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist #362 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,493 per pupil, Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist ranks #333 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,642
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,493
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist operates 3 public schools serving 1,642 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Boone County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,493 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 38.2% local, 53.7% state, and 8.1% 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 18/100, ranked #362 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 335.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.3% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Thorntown Elementary School, with a diversity index of 19.1/100.
Western Boone Jr-Sr High School accounts for 46.0% of all Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist a distant remainder — means Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist-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.
Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist student-counselor ratio is 336:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist is typically wider than the Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 8.4% — 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 Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist'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 Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist?
Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 1,642 students.
How much does Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist spend per student?
Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist spends $10,493 per student. The district has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #362 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist?
Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist students are 91.3% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist?
Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #362 out of 373 districts in Indiana.