South Bend Community School Corp

Public school district · St. Joseph County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1810290

South Bend Community School Corp spent $17,587 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 99% of the other Indiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,329). Its 30 schools enrolled 14,527 students in 2024-25; 48.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,729 per student, up 0.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 81% (Indiana: 88.1%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Indiana's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, South Bend Community School Corp ranks 2.

Current spending per student, largest Indiana districts, FY23Indianapolis Public Schools $23,197; South Bend Community School Corp $17,587; Fort Wayne Community $14,569; Perry Township Schools $13,765; Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation $13,576; MSD Wayne Township $13,515; Carmel Clay Schools $13,444; Hamilton Southeastern School Corporation $12,362; MSD Lawrence Township $12,332; Vigo County School Corp $10,792; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.5k10k15k20k25kIndianapolis Public Schools$23,197South Bend Community School Co…$17,587Fort Wayne Community$14,569Perry Township Schools$13,765Evansville-Vanderburgh School …$13,576MSD Wayne Township$13,515Carmel Clay Schools$13,444Hamilton Southeastern School C…$12,362MSD Lawrence Township$12,332Vigo County School Corp$10,792State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, largest Indiana districts, FY23Indianapolis Public Schools $23,197; South Bend Community School Corp $17,587; Fort Wayne Community $14,569; Perry Township Schools $13,765; Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation $13,576; MSD Wayne Township $13,515; Carmel Clay Schools $13,444; Hamilton Southeastern School Corporation $12,362; MSD Lawrence Township $12,332; Vigo County School Corp $10,792; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.5k10k15k20k25kIndianapolis Public Schools$23,197South Bend Community School Corp$17,587Fort Wayne Community$14,569Perry Township Schools$13,765Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corpo…$13,576MSD Wayne Township$13,515Carmel Clay Schools$13,444Hamilton Southeastern School Corpor…$12,362MSD Lawrence Township$12,332Vigo County School Corp$10,792State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, largest Indiana districts, FY23Indianapolis Public Schools $23,197; South Bend Community School Corp $17,587; Fort Wayne Community $14,569; Perry Township Schools $13,765; Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation $13,576; MSD Wayne Township $13,515; Carmel Clay Schools $13,444; Hamilton Southeastern School Corporation $12,362; MSD Lawrence Township $12,332; Vigo County School Corp $10,792; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.5k15k25kIndianapolis Public Schools$23,197South Bend Community School Corp$17,587Fort Wayne Community$14,569Perry Township Schools$13,765Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation$13,576MSD Wayne Township$13,515Carmel Clay Schools$13,444Hamilton Southeastern School Corporation$12,362MSD Lawrence Township$12,332Vigo County School Corp$10,792State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, largest Indiana districts, FY23Indianapolis Public Schools $23,197; South Bend Community School Corp $17,587; Fort Wayne Community $14,569; Perry Township Schools $13,765; Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation $13,576; MSD Wayne Township $13,515; Carmel Clay Schools $13,444; Hamilton Southeastern School Corporation $12,362; MSD Lawrence Township $12,332; Vigo County School Corp $10,792; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.5k15k25kIndianapolis Public Schools$23,197South Bend Community School Corp$17,587Fort Wayne Community$14,569Perry Township Schools$13,765Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporati…$13,576MSD Wayne Township$13,515Carmel Clay Schools$13,444Hamilton Southeastern School Corporation$12,362MSD Lawrence Township$12,332Vigo County School Corp$10,792State median, 1,000+ students $12,329

Where the money came from

$325,539,000 in revenue: 48.5% state, 28.7% local and 22.8% federal. Total spending including $21,327,000 of capital outlay was $299,718,000, or $19,407 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

South Bend Community School Corp revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $158,037,000; Local $93,342,000; Federal $74,160,000; total $325,539,000.
  • State$158,037,000 49%
  • Local$93,342,000 29%
  • Federal$74,160,000 23%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 240 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

15,301 students in 2022-23, 14,429 students in 2023-24, 14,527 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

South Bend Community School Corp enrollment by school year2022-23: 15,301, 2023-24: 14,429, 2024-25: 14,52705k10k15k20k2022-2315,3012023-2414,4292024-2514,527
South Bend Community School Corp enrollment by school year2022-23: 15,301, 2023-24: 14,429, 2024-25: 14,52705k10k15k20k2022-2315,3012023-2414,4292024-2514,527
South Bend Community School Corp enrollment by school year2022-23: 15,301, 2023-24: 14,429, 2024-25: 14,52705k10k15k20k2022-2315,3012023-2414,4292024-2514,527
South Bend Community School Corp enrollment by school year2022-23: 15,301, 2023-24: 14,429, 2024-25: 14,52705k10k15k20k2022-2315,3012023-2414,4292024-2514,527

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2315,3011123.613.6
2023-2414,4291445.710.0
2024-2514,5271069.413.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$61,347,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,972 per student

South Bend Community School Corp booked $61,347,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 1,129 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $54,338 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 69 in 100 Indiana districts with a figure (state median $51,375, 357 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Indiana teacher salary at $54,126 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$47,036,00076.7%
Special education$12,927,00021.1%
Vocational$149,0000.2%
Other programs$1,235,0002.0%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,050 in 2018-19, $3,392 in 2019-20, $3,587 in 2020-21, $3,830 in 2021-22, $3,972 in 2022-23.

South Bend Community School Corp teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,050, 2019-20: $3,392, 2020-21: $3,587, 2021-22: $3,830, 2022-23: $3,97201k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0502019-20$3,3922020-21$3,5872021-22$3,8302022-23$3,972
South Bend Community School Corp teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,050, 2019-20: $3,392, 2020-21: $3,587, 2021-22: $3,830, 2022-23: $3,97201k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0502019-20$3,3922020-21$3,5872021-22$3,8302022-23$3,972
South Bend Community School Corp teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,050, 2019-20: $3,392, 2020-21: $3,587, 2021-22: $3,830, 2022-23: $3,97201k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0502019-20$3,3922020-21$3,5872021-22$3,8302022-23$3,972
South Bend Community School Corp teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,050, 2019-20: $3,392, 2020-21: $3,587, 2021-22: $3,830, 2022-23: $3,97201k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0502019-20$3,3922020-21$3,5872021-22$3,8302022-23$3,972

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in South Bend Community School Corp scored proficient or above: 14% in math, against 41.3% in reading and 37.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIndianaStudents tested
Math14%37.5%7,467

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

81% of the 1,158 students in South Bend Community School Corp's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIndiana
Four-year graduation rate81%88.1%
Students in the class1,15877,216

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

18 elementary schools, 7,278 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Harrison Elementary School55513.173.2%Schoolwide program
Edison Middle School55110.365.0%Eligible, no program
Monroe Elementary School51914.967.6%Schoolwide program
Clay International Academy49612.762.5%Eligible, no program
Nuner Fine Arts Academy48914.062.2%Schoolwide program
Kennedy Academy44315.048.8%Not Title I
Madison S.T.E.A.M. Academy43111.579.1%Schoolwide program
Marquette Montessori Academy43115.648.3%Schoolwide program
Marshall Traditional School40011.946.8%Not Title I
Swanson Traditional School39913.933.1%Not Title I
Lincoln Elementary School38312.571.8%Schoolwide program
Darden Elementary School37512.352.8%Schoolwide program
The other 6 elementary schools
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wilson Elementary School37412.870.3%Schoolwide program
McKinley Elementary School31520.11.9%Schoolwide program
Dickinson Fine Arts Academy3098.675.4%Eligible, no program
Coquillard Elementary School3059.663.6%Schoolwide program
Muessel Elementary School29511.668.8%Schoolwide program
Warren Elementary School208not reported81.7%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

4 middle schools, 1,967 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Jefferson Traditional School59116.058.7%Eligible, no program
Jackson Middle School53712.172.1%Eligible, no program
LaSalle Academy46113.841.0%Not Title I
Navarre Middle School3789.478.8%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

5 high schools, 4,776 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Adams High School1,96615.247.7%Not Title I
Riley High School1,23812.657.0%Eligible, no program
Washington High School79510.965.3%Eligible, no program
Clay High School628not reported62.7%Eligible, no program
Rise Up Academy at Eggleston1496.867.1%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 other schools, 506 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
South Bend Virtual School29118.428.2%Not Title I
Studebaker Center20918.057.4%Not Title I
Lafayette Early Childhood Center65.392.1%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

One more school on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Juvenile Justice Center

School in South Bend; 11 students; 3.7 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact South Bend Community School Corp

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about South Bend Community School Corp

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentSouth Bend Community School Corp ranks 4 of 240 Indiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,587).#4 of 240
  2. Every school district in IndianaSouth Bend Community School Corp is the number 9 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 15,444 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#9 of 414
  3. Carmel Clay SchoolsThe next larger Indiana district: 16,072 students in fall 2022, $13,444 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,444
  4. Vigo County School CorpThe next smaller Indiana district: 13,787 students in fall 2022, $10,792 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,792
  5. Compare South Bend Community School Corp with Carmel Clay SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Adams High School, its largest high school1,966 students in 2024-25, 15.2 per teacher.1,966
  7. Teacher salary spending across IndianaSouth Bend Community School Corp spent $54,338 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $51,375); spending, not a salary.$54,338
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about South Bend Community School Corp

  1. How many schools and students are in South Bend Community School Corp?
    30 schools were open in 2024-25 (18 elementary, 4 middle, 5 high, 3 other), enrolling 14,527 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does South Bend Community School Corp spend per student?
    $17,587 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Indiana median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,329 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,729 per student, up 0.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does South Bend Community School Corp's money come from?
    $325,539,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 48.5% state, 28.7% local and 22.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in South Bend Community School Corp live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 6,522 of the 26,692 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 24.4%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does South Bend Community School Corp spend on teacher salaries?
    $61,347,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,972 per student. Divided by the 1,129 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $54,338 per teacher, more than 69 in 100 Indiana districts (state median $51,375). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Indiana teacher salary at $54,126 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in South Bend Community School Corp do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in South Bend Community School Corp scored proficient or above: 14% in math, against 41.3% in reading and 37.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in South Bend Community School Corp?
    81% of the 1,158 students in South Bend Community School Corp's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is South Bend Community School Corp's NCES district ID?
    1810290. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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