Other / mixed grade configuration · Culver, IN

Culver Community Middle/High Sch

Federal NCES profile for Culver Community Middle/High Sch, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 180252000301
0/100100/10053/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
61
📋 Attendance
25
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Culver Community Middle/High Sch earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Indiana schools.

53
Resource Index · Higher
10.6:1
small classes for Indiana
56.2%
free-lunch eligible
391
students enrolled

Culver Community Middle/High Sch has class sizes smaller than 94% of Indiana schools. Computed live against every Indiana school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-13 students YoY

Culver Community Middle/High Sch held near 412 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-13 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 37.0 → 40.5 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-13 students YoY 180252000301 · Culver, IN Other · SMALL · TRAD

391 enr · 10.6:1 · 56.2% lunch · RII 53

Nearest enrollment peer: Culver Elementary School (386 students)

Culver Community Middle/High Sch held near 412 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-13 headcount). Teacher FTE added 37.0 → 40.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Indiana schools → · Find another →

How Culver Community Middle/High Sch compares

Culver Community Middle/High Sch held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Indiana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Indiana Indiana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.6:1 ▼ 33% 15.9:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 56.2% ▲ 14% 49.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 391 top 61% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.6:1
Leaner classes than 85% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
391
Bigger than 46% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
56.2%
free-lunch eligible - 14% above the Indiana average of 49.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
10.6:1
students per teacher - 33% below state mean
Top 6% in Indiana - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
30.2%
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
$17,760
per pupil, district-wide - above Indiana avg of $12,921
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 196 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
26
in-school suspensions + 54 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 20.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 6 expulsions.

Student demographics

White 83.4%
Hispanic or Latino 10.0%
Two or More 4.1%
African American 1.5%
Asian 1.0%

Largest group: White at 83.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 29.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 29.2, Culver Community Middle/High Sch is less mixed than the Indiana school average of 39.0.

Programs

AP courses offered 3
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Culver Community Schools Corp reports $17,760 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Culver Community Middle/High Sch Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Culver Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Culver Community Middle/High Sch's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Culver Community Schools Corp · 1 sibling school

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Similar other schools in Culver

1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Culver Community Middle/High Sch

How many students attend Culver Community Middle/High Sch?

Culver Community Middle/High Sch has 391 students enrolled. It is a public school in Culver, IN. CCD year-over-year: 425 (2022-23) → 412 (2023-24), nearly flat (-13).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Culver Community Middle/High Sch?

The student-teacher ratio at Culver Community Middle/High Sch is 10.6:1, which is 33% lower than the Indiana average of 15.9:1 and 32% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Culver Community Middle/High Sch?

56.2% of students at Culver Community Middle/High Sch are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Indiana average of 49.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Culver Community Middle/High Sch?

The largest demographic group at Culver Community Middle/High Sch is White at 83.4% of enrollment, in Culver, IN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Culver Community Middle/High Sch?

Culver Community Middle/High Sch has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (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 Culver Community Schools Corp?

Besides Culver Community Middle/High Sch, Culver Community Schools Corp also operates Culver Elementary School (386 students). See the Culver Community Schools Corp district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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