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Columbia City, Indiana - 6 schools
An equity score of 15/100 ranks Whitley County Con Schools #366 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,149 per pupil, Whitley County Con Schools ranks #358 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,617
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$10,149
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Whitley County Con Schools operates 6 public schools serving 3,617 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Whitley County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,149 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 34.3% local, 59.3% state, and 6.4% 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 15/100, ranked #366 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 510.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.6% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Little Turtle Elementary School, with a diversity index of 20.5/100.
Its largest campus is Columbia City High School, enrolling 1,202 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Coesse School, at 291 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Columbia City High School accounts for 32.7% of all Whitley County Con Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Whitley County Con 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.
Whitley County Con Schools school enrollment varies 4.1× across entities
Whitley County Con Schools school enrollment ranges from 291 students (lowest) to 1,202 students (highest), a spread of 911 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.
Whitley County Con Schools student-counselor ratio is 510:1 — 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.
Whitley County Con Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 14.9% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
How many schools are in Whitley County Con Schools?
Whitley County Con Schools has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,617 students.
How much does Whitley County Con Schools spend per student?
Whitley County Con Schools spends $10,149 per student. The district has an equity score of 15/100, ranking #366 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Whitley County Con Schools?
Whitley County Con Schools students are 90.6% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Whitley County Con Schools?
Whitley County Con Schools has an equity score of 15/100, ranking #366 out of 373 districts in Indiana.