Other / mixed grade configuration · Summitville, IN

Summitville School

Federal NCES profile for Summitville School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 180624001100
0/100100/10048/100
👥 S:T ratio
42
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
54
📋 Attendance
68
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Summitville School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Indiana median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Indiana schools.

48
Resource Index · Typical
14.4:1
students per teacher
55.4%
free-lunch eligible
230
students enrolled

Summitville School has class sizes near the Indiana median. Computed live against every Indiana school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

230

Indiana · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

16.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

14.4:1

vs 15.9:1 Indiana avg

-9% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

55.4%

vs 49.5% Indiana avg

+12% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Summitville School compares with Indiana and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Summitville School

Summitville School is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Summitville, Indiana, enrolling 230 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 14.4:1 puts it in the smaller third of Indiana schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 55.4% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 230 puts it in the smaller third of Indiana schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,862 scored Indiana schools.

Against 222 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #123.

Its student body is predominantly White (94% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 12/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 230 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

13.0% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Madison-Grant United School Corp also operates Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant 9-12 (489 students) and Madison-Grant Jr./Sr. High School (453 students) alongside Summitville School.

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 Summitville School compares

Summitville School on the metrics families compare, against Indiana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Indiana Indiana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 14.4:1 ▼ 9% 15.9:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 55.4% ▲ 12% 49.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 230 top 88% - -

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

14.4:1
Leaner classes than 53% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
230
Bigger than 23% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
55.4%
free-lunch eligible - 12% 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
14.4:1
students per teacher - 9% below state mean
Top 39% in Indiana - lower ratio than 61% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
13.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$11,914
per pupil, district-wide - below 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 230 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 93.5%
Two or More 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino 1.7%
African American 0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%

Largest group: White at 93.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 12.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 12.4, Summitville School is less mixed than the Indiana school average of 39.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Madison-Grant United School Corp, which includes Summitville School.

$11,914
Per student
-1%
vs Indiana
Avg $12,079
-28%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 26.3%
State 60.0%
Federal 13.7%

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.

How Summitville School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant 9-12 Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Madison-Grant Jr./Sr. High School Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Park Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant 6-8 Similar size Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant K-5 Similar size Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Summitville School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Madison-Grant United School Corp · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other 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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Summitville School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Summitville School

How many students attend Summitville School?

Summitville School has 230 students enrolled. It is a public school in Summitville, IN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Summitville School?

The student-teacher ratio at Summitville School is 14.4:1, which is 9% lower than the Indiana average of 15.9:1 and 8% 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 Summitville School?

55.4% of students at Summitville School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Indiana average of 49.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Summitville School?

The largest demographic group at Summitville School is White at 93.5% of enrollment, in Summitville, IN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Summitville School?

Summitville School has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Summitville School a good school?

Summitville School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Indiana median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Indiana schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Madison-Grant United School Corp?

Besides Summitville School, Madison-Grant United School Corp also operates Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant 9-12 (489 students), Madison-Grant Jr./Sr. High School (453 students), and Park Elementary School (292 students). See the Madison-Grant United School 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 2021-22) · 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.

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

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