Enrollment
195
Indiana · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Canaan, IN
Canaan Community Academy
Federal NCES profile for Canaan Community Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 180012902534Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 29
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 61
📋 Attendance 36
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Canaan Community Academy earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 77% of Indiana schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Indiana schools.
- 49
- Resource Index · Higher
- 17.7:1
- large classes for Indiana
- 96.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 195
- students enrolled
Canaan Community Academy has class sizes larger than 77% of Indiana schools. Computed live against every Indiana school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Canaan Community Academy · Indiana
NCES ID 180012902534 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
11.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
17.7:1
vs 15.9:1 Indiana avg
+11% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
96.7%
vs 49.5% Indiana avg
+95% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Canaan Community Academy compares with Indiana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Canaan Community Academy
Small campus without a staffing-size advantage
Canaan Community Academy enrolls fewer students than most Indiana schools, yet its student-teacher ratio is still on the heavier side of the state distribution. Small enrollment therefore does not translate into more teacher capacity per student here. That makes staffing capacity, rather than campus scale alone, the useful interpretation. The counselor, attendance, and program indicators below help show whether the pressure is narrow or part of a broader resource constraint.
Need and resources require a component-level read
Canaan Community Academy falls within the wide middle of the Indiana distribution on both free-meal eligibility and the Resource Investment Index. Neither measure supplies an honest headline by itself. The useful distinctions are in the components: classroom staffing, counselor availability, attendance, gifted-program access, and district spending. Those fields can pull in opposite directions even when the overall percentile looks ordinary.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Canaan Community Academy's 25.6% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Canaan Community Academy is a high-poverty, small charter elementary school in Canaan, Indiana, enrolling 195 students.
Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 17.7:1 puts it in the larger third of Indiana schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need is high: 96.7% of students qualify for free meals, 95% above the Indiana average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 92% of Indiana schools, with 195 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,862 scored Indiana schools.
Among 22 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Indiana schools statewide, it ranks #1, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (94% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 11/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 195 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 25.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 21.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Canaan Community Academy is a single-school charter district, so Canaan Community Academy operates independently rather than alongside district-mates. At 195 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Indiana's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Canaan Community Academy compares
Canaan Community Academy on the metrics families compare, against Indiana and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Indiana | Indiana avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 17.7:1 | ▲ 11% | 15.9:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 96.7% | ▲ 95% | 49.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 195 | top 92% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
17.7:1
Leaner classes than 26% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
195
Bigger than 19% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
96.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 95% above the Indiana average of 49.5%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
17.7:1
students per teacher
- 11% above state mean
Top 77% in Indiana - lower ratio than 23% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
25.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$12,214
per pupil, district-wide
- above Indiana avg of $12,079
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 195 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
15
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 94.4%
Hispanic or Latino 3.1%
Two or More 2.6%
Largest group: White at 94.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 10.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 10.7, Canaan Community Academy is less mixed than the Indiana school average of 39.0.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Canaan Community Academy, which includes Canaan Community Academy.
$12,214
Per student
+1%
vs Indiana
Avg $12,079
-26%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 3.0%
State 75.1%
Federal 21.9%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar elementary schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Indiana, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~195 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Canaan Community Academy
How many students attend Canaan Community Academy?
Canaan Community Academy has 195 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Canaan, IN.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Canaan Community Academy?
The student-teacher ratio at Canaan Community Academy is 17.7:1, which is 11% higher than the Indiana average of 15.9:1 and 13% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Canaan Community Academy?
96.7% of students at Canaan Community Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Indiana average of 49.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Canaan Community Academy?
The largest demographic group at Canaan Community Academy is White at 94.4% of enrollment, in Canaan, IN.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Canaan Community Academy?
Canaan Community Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Canaan Community Academy?
None; Canaan Community Academy is a single-school charter district, and Canaan Community Academy is its only campus.
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