How equitable is school funding in Indiana?

The average funding equity score for Indiana school districts is 50 out of 100, compared to the national average of 49. This score considers per-pupil spending, need-adjusted spending, funding source diversity, and student-teacher ratios.

What does the equity score measure?

The equity score (0-100) measures four dimensions: per-pupil spending level, need-adjusted spending (rewarding districts that spend more where poverty is higher), funding diversity (less reliance on local property taxes), and resource access (lower student-teacher ratios).

Indiana · NCES F-33 finance data

School Funding Equity in Indiana

373 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.

Compiled by PlainSchools Editorial, Independent education-data publisher · June 10, 2026

The equity picture in one line

Urban Act Academy ranks first in Indiana for funding equity at 95/100, in a state whose districts average 50 against a national average of 49.

95/100
top score (Urban Act Academy): $17,153
per-pupil spending in the top district: 67
districts scoring 70 or higher: 64
districts below 30

#	District	Enrollment	$/Pupil	Free Lunch	Local Rev %	Score
1	Urban Act Academy	298	$17,153	94.6%	7.3%	95
2	21st Century Charter Sch of Gary	1,337	$14,564	77.9%	2.6%	94
3	Kipp Indy Unite Elementary	695	$15,939	92.5%	6.6%	91
4	In Math & Science Academy - North	631	$13,231	78.3%	0.6%	91
5	Kipp Indy Legacy High	377	$15,987	86.2%	16.1%	91
6	School City of East Chicago	3,348	$15,910	81.0%	19.9%	90
7	Vision Academy	428	$13,553	89.3%	0.6%	90
8	Riverside High School	409	$13,770	63.3%	8.1%	89
9	Steel City Academy	343	$13,328	91.0%	1.2%	89
10	Victory College Prep Academy	902	$13,146	90.1%	6.2%	88
11	Higher Institute of Arts & Tech	208	$12,787	79.8%	0.2%	88
12	Indianapolis Metropolitan High Sch	208	$13,559	64.9%	16.3%	87
13	Gary Lighthouse Charter School	1,127	$14,966	100.0%	0.5%	86
14	Avondale Meadows Academy	301	$14,217	87.4%	0.7%	86
15	Medora Community School Corp	210	$16,969	74.8%	26.6%	86
16	Purdue Polytechnic High Sch North	283	$13,714	45.9%	8.9%	84
17	Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch	391	$16,379	76.5%	27.5%	83
18	South Bend Community School Corp	15,444	$16,803	71.9%	29.2%	81
19	In Math & Science Academy	539	$11,742	77.0%	1.2%	81
20	Richmond Community Schools	4,526	$12,743	75.5%	15.9%	80
21	Phalen Leadership Academy at Louis B Russell School 48	300	$17,687	84.0%	21.7%	80
22	Crawford County Community Sch Corp	1,344	$13,443	61.8%	22.7%	79
23	Anderson Preparatory Academy	864	$11,869	72.8%	5.2%	79
24	Career Academy High School	431	$12,574	49.2%	20.2%	78
25	East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	423	$12,531	89.4%	2.2%	77
26	Cannelton City Schools	219	$11,519	77.6%	8.7%	77
27	Lafayette School Corporation	7,368	$14,175	69.6%	27.3%	76
28	New Castle Community School Corp	2,939	$13,350	59.2%	24.4%	76
29	Mitchell Community Schools	1,499	$14,556	54.6%	28.9%	76
30	South Adams Schools	1,291	$13,643	46.1%	23.7%	76
31	Global Preparatory Academy	780	$13,672	80.1%	7.1%	76
32	Phalen Leadership Academy - in Inc	239	$14,269	77.8%	21.0%	76
33	Kokomo School Corporation	5,238	$13,603	69.0%	25.5%	75
34	Se Neighborhood Sch of Excellence	573	$10,968	89.4%	0.3%	75
35	Christel House Academy West	472	$12,694	87.7%	1.2%	75
36	Msd Warren Township	11,824	$13,727	71.4%	23.1%	74
37	Anderson Community School Corp	6,196	$14,345	79.9%	23.8%	74
38	Muncie Community Schools	5,080	$12,524	70.9%	19.7%	74
39	Scott County School District 2	2,625	$13,773	55.4%	25.1%	74
40	Marion Community Schools	3,702	$15,017	74.2%	19.7%	73
41	Lake Ridge New Tech Schools	1,619	$14,603	89.5%	21.6%	73
42	Blackford County Schools	1,496	$12,769	58.1%	24.2%	73
43	Matchbook Learning	641	$13,421	95.5%	12.8%	73
44	Career Academy Middle School	394	$11,450	67.0%	17.5%	73
45	Fort Wayne Community Schools	28,612	$13,247	65.5%	22.4%	72
46	Jennings County School Corporation	3,889	$12,975	58.2%	24.7%	72
47	Salem Community Schools	1,745	$12,410	47.7%	20.9%	72
48	Rochester Community School Corp	1,613	$14,191	52.7%	33.5%	72
49	North Adams Community Schools	1,610	$13,918	45.9%	30.2%	72
50	Paoli Community School Corp	1,273	$12,449	55.3%	27.3%	72
51	Wes-Del Community Schools	861	$12,586	48.8%	22.8%	72
52	Whitko Community School Corp	1,216	$14,302	42.9%	34.0%	71
53	North Central Parke Comm Schl Corp	1,194	$12,953	55.5%	30.3%	71
54	Randolph Eastern School Corp	928	$11,436	65.3%	19.6%	71
55	Culver Community Schools Corp	840	$14,739	56.7%	38.7%	71
56	Jac-Cen-Del Community Sch Corp	773	$12,929	46.3%	27.1%	71
57	West Central School Corp	639	$18,835	50.9%	41.8%	71
58	Kipp Indy College Prep Middle	372	$12,570	93.0%	6.6%	71
59	Believe Circle City High School	213	$20,125	95.3%	36.8%	71
60	South Vermillion Com Sch Corp	1,594	$12,690	54.8%	25.8%	70
61	Pike County School Corp	1,574	$13,549	47.1%	31.9%	70
62	Alexandria Community School Corp	1,522	$11,932	54.9%	18.4%	70
63	East Gibson School Corporation	721	$12,773	44.9%	28.5%	70
64	James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School	474	$14,048	74.1%	19.9%	70
65	Tindley Genesis Academy	420	$10,530	82.1%	0.3%	70
66	Adelante Schools	330	$14,641	98.8%	5.3%	70
67	Him By Her Collegiate School for the Arts	224	$14,708	99.6%	4.3%	70
68	Perry Township Schools	16,222	$12,395	67.9%	25.7%	69
69	Vigo County School Corp	13,787	$12,067	59.6%	22.6%	69
70	School Town of Speedway	1,864	$13,743	55.2%	28.2%	69
71	North Judson-San Pierre Sch Corp	931	$12,666	51.7%	27.5%	69
72	Hamilton Community Schools	352	$15,788	39.6%	52.9%	69
73	Christel House Academy South	785	$14,863	80.2%	33.5%	68
74	The Path School	556	$13,699	81.8%	6.6%	68
75	East Chicago Lighthouse Charter	473	$12,022	98.1%	3.1%	68
76	Pla at George H Fisher School 93	369	$18,088	70.2%	29.8%	68
77	Msd Martinsville Schools	4,053	$12,142	45.9%	22.2%	67
78	Jay School Corporation	3,000	$12,645	51.2%	28.7%	67
79	Twin Lakes School Corp	2,279	$12,446	56.4%	28.6%	67
80	Spencer-Owen Community Schools	2,238	$12,508	57.4%	30.1%	67
81	Rensselaer Central School Corp	1,521	$14,155	43.5%	28.4%	67
82	South Newton School Corp	862	$13,180	59.0%	34.1%	67
83	Aspire Charter Academy	666	$15,483	94.6%	20.4%	67
84	Enlace Academy	658	$11,936	83.0%	6.1%	67
85	Blue River Valley Schools	642	$12,778	46.2%	29.0%	67
86	Oregon-Davis School Corp	496	$15,109	55.6%	38.0%	67
87	Circle City Prep Charter School	321	$14,259	93.5%	13.4%	67
88	Indianapolis Public Schools	22,027	$19,511	67.3%	34.1%	66
89	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	21,739	$12,310	58.5%	23.7%	66
90	Southwestern-Jefferson Co Con	1,277	$11,750	55.1%	22.1%	66
91	South Ripley Com Sch Corp	1,075	$13,356	51.7%	33.1%	66
92	Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp	1,016	$11,960	54.6%	28.1%	66
93	Beech Grove City Schools	2,843	$13,369	71.8%	25.0%	65
94	Randolph Central School Corp	1,432	$11,682	52.3%	24.1%	65
95	Tindley Summit Academy	226	$12,619	85.4%	4.2%	65
96	Msd Wayne Township	16,086	$13,757	64.8%	29.0%	64
97	School City of Hammond	11,505	$14,212	71.3%	26.5%	64
98	Elkhart Community Schools	11,318	$13,618	65.1%	26.4%	64
99	Michigan City Area Schools	5,193	$16,466	76.8%	66.9%	64
100	Gary Community School Corp	4,076	$19,820	84.6%	28.4%	64
101	Msd Mount Vernon	2,101	$14,371	39.2%	37.0%	64
102	Lake Station Community Schools	1,125	$11,507	78.5%	26.4%	64
103	Success Academy Primary School	604	$11,046	74.7%	14.5%	64
104	Piloted Schools	207	$12,645	87.0%	1.0%	64
105	North Gibson School Corporation	1,900	$13,226	46.5%	36.4%	63
106	Decatur County Community Schools	1,822	$12,687	45.5%	31.6%	63
107	Brown County School Corporation	1,653	$14,395	44.5%	39.0%	63
108	Benton Community School Corp	1,609	$14,837	48.3%	42.9%	63
109	East Washington School Corp	1,346	$12,069	44.3%	22.1%	63
110	Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist	1,235	$27,618	38.4%	46.5%	63
111	North Vermillion Com Sch Corp	673	$12,418	48.9%	33.1%	63
112	Wawasee Community School Corp	2,838	$13,476	45.6%	40.6%	62
113	Central Noble Com School Corp	1,150	$12,975	41.3%	30.0%	62
114	Eastern Greene Schools	1,116	$12,581	42.8%	24.1%	62
115	Irvington Community School	959	$10,010	66.9%	2.4%	62
116	Edinburgh Community School Corp	837	$10,895	63.9%	17.5%	62
117	Tri-County School Corporation	765	$14,997	36.1%	43.8%	62
118	Eminence Community School Corp	306	$12,975	47.8%	44.4%	62
119	Msd Pike Township	10,683	$13,198	67.9%	29.1%	61
120	Monroe County Community Sch Corp	10,510	$13,001	39.0%	35.3%	61
121	Fremont Community Schools	985	$14,575	38.1%	41.3%	61
122	Andrew J Brown Academy	604	$16,503	85.1%	28.0%	61
123	Tri-Township Cons School Corp	337	$12,578	41.7%	34.6%	61
124	Seymour Community Schools	5,343	$11,146	57.0%	20.2%	60
125	Clinton Central School Corporation	867	$12,977	45.2%	35.1%	60
126	Clay Community Schools	4,040	$11,999	51.6%	21.0%	59
127	North Lawrence Com Schools	3,659	$11,992	49.3%	27.5%	59
128	Fayette County School Corporation	3,253	$12,347	60.2%	23.3%	59
129	Peru Community Schools	1,856	$11,799	60.2%	17.8%	59
130	West Washington School Corp	934	$13,329	46.3%	23.9%	59
131	Wabash City Schools	1,536	$12,051	54.5%	24.5%	58
132	Eastern Pulaski Community Sch Corp	1,139	$11,308	43.8%	25.3%	58
133	Covington Community School Corp	888	$13,006	35.9%	36.5%	58
134	Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com	825	$12,195	39.5%	31.6%	58
135	Greensburg Community Schools	2,149	$11,964	46.2%	27.4%	57
136	Rush County Schools	1,958	$13,102	52.5%	28.1%	57
137	Southwest School Corporation	1,743	$12,485	49.4%	31.5%	57
138	Orleans Community Schools	908	$11,354	49.6%	25.5%	57
139	Msd Shakamak Schools	674	$11,257	49.3%	19.4%	57
140	Msd Washington Township	10,512	$14,632	59.2%	39.4%	56
141	Goshen Community Schools	6,286	$12,952	59.1%	35.3%	56
142	Laporte Community School Corp	6,227	$12,138	56.8%	31.5%	56
143	Crawfordsville Community Schools	2,531	$12,773	59.4%	30.4%	56
144	South Dearborn Community Sch Corp	1,966	$12,424	47.8%	33.0%	56
145	Maconaquah School Corp	1,941	$11,633	56.5%	21.6%	56
146	Manchester Community Schools	1,423	$11,846	45.0%	25.7%	56
147	Union Co/Clg Corner Joint Sch Dist	1,295	$12,508	43.7%	32.2%	56
148	Pioneer Regional School Corp	941	$11,844	44.5%	28.8%	56
149	Phalen Leadership Academy at Francis Scott Key School 103	538	$16,189	72.7%	34.1%	56
150	James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School	284	$20,295	76.4%	40.9%	56
151	Msd Decatur Township	6,709	$12,052	68.7%	30.4%	55
152	Community Schools of Frankfort	3,011	$11,130	71.4%	20.2%	55
153	Msd Steuben County	2,607	$11,725	50.4%	29.2%	55
154	Delaware Community School Corp	2,594	$11,552	48.1%	23.3%	55
155	Franklin County Community Sch Corp	2,049	$12,218	46.5%	30.4%	55
156	North Knox School Corp	1,206	$11,884	52.0%	31.3%	55
157	North Daviess Com Schools	1,108	$12,427	39.5%	29.3%	55
158	South Spencer County Sch Corp	1,092	$12,257	44.0%	34.6%	55
159	Westview School Corporation	2,075	$13,052	21.7%	35.3%	54
160	River Forest Community Sch Corp	1,646	$11,457	81.2%	23.6%	54
161	Elwood Community School Corp	1,494	$11,457	56.2%	26.2%	54
162	Union-North United School Corp	1,228	$11,363	40.3%	27.3%	54
163	Milan Community Schools	1,042	$12,690	46.0%	32.5%	54
164	Argos Community Schools	689	$11,009	49.6%	26.1%	54
165	Timothy L Johnson Academy	388	$11,490	80.4%	10.2%	54
166	South Harrison Com Schools	3,079	$12,426	47.6%	27.3%	53
167	Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp	1,182	$11,279	47.4%	18.6%	53
168	Southeast Fountain School Corp	989	$11,592	52.4%	29.7%	53
169	Attica Consolidated School Corp	542	$11,889	49.3%	34.2%	53
170	Msd Lawrence Township	16,414	$12,776	67.0%	29.3%	52
171	School City of Mishawaka	5,128	$11,173	67.7%	18.4%	52
172	Taylor Community School Corp	1,300	$11,001	66.9%	23.4%	52
173	Herron Charter	995	$9,900	39.4%	8.3%	52
174	Thea Bowman Leadership Academy	840	$10,602	70.1%	1.2%	52
175	Springs Valley Com School Corp	837	$12,605	46.1%	29.5%	52
176	Shoals Community School Corp	669	$11,070	52.0%	24.4%	52
177	Dugger Union Community School Corp	567	$8,550	66.5%	4.2%	52
178	Merrillville Community School Corp	6,004	$11,764	62.2%	34.7%	51
179	Eastbrook Community Sch Corp	1,668	$10,883	41.4%	19.6%	51
180	School City of Whiting	1,102	$11,472	65.9%	20.1%	51
181	Carroll Consolidated School Corp	1,043	$11,626	38.2%	27.5%	51
182	Southwest Dubois Co Sch Corp	1,965	$12,442	44.4%	27.1%	50
183	Greencastle Community School Corp	1,806	$11,259	51.0%	29.5%	50
184	Tippecanoe Valley School Corp	1,779	$11,515	50.0%	30.1%	50
185	Borden-Henryville School Corporation	1,716	$11,492	31.3%	23.6%	50
186	Tipton Community School Corp	1,442	$11,796	36.9%	35.5%	50
187	Delphi Community School Corp	1,361	$11,449	43.1%	31.3%	50
188	Monroe Central School Corp	1,083	$10,841	47.9%	22.4%	50
189	Sheridan Community Schools	1,080	$12,865	39.4%	38.3%	50
190	Caston School Corporation	835	$11,503	55.6%	29.1%	50
191	South Henry School Corp	753	$11,595	46.2%	25.4%	50
192	Charter School of the Dunes	684	$10,589	96.8%	1.3%	50
193	East Allen County Schools	10,090	$11,444	51.6%	22.1%	49
194	Mississinewa Community School Corp	2,431	$11,101	62.7%	14.7%	49
195	West Noble School Corporation	2,177	$11,161	50.6%	28.8%	49
196	Tell City-Troy Twp School Corp	1,400	$10,963	44.5%	26.3%	49
197	Excel Center for Adult Learners	1,219	$4,284	61.7%	1.8%	49
198	Daleville Community Schools	1,018	$11,602	48.5%	20.8%	49
199	Southern Wells Com Schools	889	$12,277	40.5%	31.4%	49
200	Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy	350	$6,260	69.4%	5.9%	49
201	Greater Clark County Schools	10,269	$11,005	53.7%	26.9%	48
202	Huntington Co Com Sch Corp	4,916	$11,473	46.3%	27.3%	48
203	East Noble School Corporation	3,417	$11,383	48.7%	27.6%	48
204	Northeastern Wayne Schools	1,357	$10,759	43.2%	19.9%	48
205	Scott County School District 1	1,319	$11,575	55.6%	16.4%	48
206	North Newton School Corp	1,113	$11,485	50.1%	36.8%	48
207	Cowan Community School Corp	791	$10,350	48.0%	19.9%	48
208	Western Wayne Schools	751	$11,768	58.6%	26.7%	48
209	Seven Oaks Classical School	512	$7,899	12.9%	4.3%	48
210	Portage Township Schools	6,742	$11,452	58.6%	22.8%	47
211	Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp	1,675	$10,941	43.8%	26.5%	47
212	Lakeland School Corporation	1,605	$11,734	41.7%	26.0%	47
213	Madison-Grant United School Corp	1,561	$11,914	45.5%	26.3%	47
214	Nettle Creek School Corporation	1,154	$11,272	39.0%	24.1%	47
215	The Bloomington Project School	330	$8,725	27.6%	5.0%	47
216	Plymouth Community School Corp	3,275	$11,481	52.7%	30.0%	46
217	Washington Community Schools	2,461	$10,584	55.7%	20.1%	46
218	Lewis Cass Schools	1,342	$11,349	42.4%	29.7%	46
219	Burris Laboratory School	681	$9,006	24.5%	8.6%	46
220	Randolph Southern School Corp	522	$10,593	50.5%	28.0%	46
221	Signature School Inc	393	$9,332	13.7%	8.4%	46
222	Paramount Cottage Home	265	$13,683	72.5%	39.6%	46
223	Lawrence County Independent Schools	243	$9,106	52.7%	0.9%	46
224	Batesville Community School Corp	2,227	$11,333	23.9%	28.8%	45
225	Griffith Public Schools	1,966	$11,218	47.1%	28.3%	45
226	Bloomfield School District	858	$10,432	44.4%	24.6%	45
227	Frontier School Corporation	671	$11,375	32.1%	36.1%	45
228	Joshua Academy	264	$10,806	70.1%	4.8%	45
229	West Lafayette Com School Corp	2,420	$13,122	20.8%	44.6%	44
230	Oak Hill United School Corp	1,627	$11,152	37.8%	27.5%	44
231	Adams Central Community Schools	1,340	$11,041	25.5%	24.7%	44
232	Shelby Eastern Schools	1,213	$12,278	41.9%	35.2%	44
233	Hammond Academy of Science & Tech	564	$9,201	63.3%	4.8%	44
234	Paramount Englewood	233	$13,039	76.0%	38.9%	44
235	Switzerland County School Corp	1,483	$10,965	50.6%	23.4%	43
236	Union Township School Corp	1,409	$12,353	26.2%	40.3%	43
237	Logansport Community Sch Corp	4,393	$11,259	65.5%	25.4%	42
238	Western School Corporation	2,543	$11,049	34.0%	24.0%	42
239	Msd North Posey Co Schools	1,437	$10,847	27.6%	27.9%	42
240	Msd Warren County	1,388	$11,285	48.0%	31.1%	42
241	Northeast Dubois Co Sch Corp	834	$13,862	21.6%	50.1%	42
242	Warrick County School Corp	10,122	$11,200	33.0%	24.1%	41
243	Wa-Nee Community Schools	2,933	$12,120	31.9%	36.3%	41
244	South Montgomery Com Sch Corp	1,647	$11,972	37.6%	41.0%	41
245	C a Beard Memorial School Corp	1,068	$11,910	47.9%	33.9%	41
246	North White School Corp	900	$10,763	73.2%	32.4%	41
247	White River Valley School District	745	$11,071	55.6%	30.8%	41
248	Concord Community Schools	5,348	$11,154	52.9%	30.3%	40
249	Greenwood Community Sch Corp	3,963	$10,473	53.7%	21.1%	40
250	Msd Bluffton-Harrison	1,803	$10,639	45.1%	29.7%	40
251	Knox Community School Corp	1,746	$10,742	56.5%	25.1%	40
252	Rossville Con School District	960	$10,638	25.5%	28.0%	40
253	Shelbyville Central Schools	4,036	$11,104	60.9%	26.0%	39
254	Madison Consolidated Schools	2,705	$11,786	50.6%	32.1%	39
255	Brownstown Cnt Com Sch Corp	1,433	$11,399	39.3%	31.5%	39
256	Prairie Heights Community Sch Corp	1,325	$11,671	41.3%	36.1%	39
257	Tri-Central Community Schools	787	$11,187	41.7%	34.3%	39
258	Loogootee Community Sch Corp	750	$11,465	35.3%	33.5%	39
259	Community Montessori Inc	506	$7,949	13.2%	8.2%	39
260	Noblesville Schools	10,578	$12,313	24.0%	40.0%	38
261	Vincennes Community School Corp	2,836	$10,943	60.5%	27.3%	38
262	North Montgomery Com Sch Corp	1,835	$11,667	34.3%	36.5%	38
263	Bremen Public Schools	1,472	$10,546	41.8%	24.2%	38
264	Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp	972	$10,566	45.0%	28.4%	38
265	Triton School Corporation	946	$10,585	39.8%	25.8%	38
266	Msd of New Durham Township	944	$10,362	37.5%	26.3%	38
267	New Albany-Floyd Co Con Sch	11,270	$11,463	44.9%	31.5%	37
268	Warsaw Community Schools	6,734	$10,957	44.8%	33.0%	37
269	Dekalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist	3,641	$11,502	41.9%	30.8%	37
270	Lebanon Community School Corp	3,486	$12,443	39.0%	39.1%	37
271	John Glenn School Corporation	2,012	$10,688	39.7%	26.1%	37
272	Northwestern Con School Corp	1,409	$11,255	35.8%	26.3%	37
273	Eastern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp	1,179	$11,455	29.6%	29.4%	37
274	Avon Community School Corp	10,542	$11,979	39.1%	39.5%	36
275	Greenfield-Central Com Schools	4,393	$10,898	37.4%	32.2%	36
276	Mooresville Con School Corp	4,356	$10,953	42.3%	23.9%	36
277	Greater Jasper Consolidated Schs	3,273	$12,317	30.8%	33.4%	36
278	Msd Wabash County Schools	2,266	$11,250	46.9%	28.5%	36
279	Linton-Stockton School Corporation	1,400	$10,335	47.9%	17.3%	36
280	Perry Central Com Schools Corp	1,285	$10,678	37.7%	23.0%	36
281	Clinton Prairie School Corporation	1,193	$10,525	41.3%	30.1%	36
282	Discovery Charter School	569	$8,521	28.8%	2.8%	36
283	Bartholomew Con School Corp	11,634	$11,632	43.6%	35.5%	35
284	Kankakee Valley School Corp	3,243	$10,932	42.9%	33.4%	35
285	Centerville-Abington Com Schs	1,777	$10,253	39.8%	21.1%	35
286	Monroe-Gregg School District	1,558	$10,504	38.3%	29.7%	35
287	North Putnam Community Schools	1,372	$11,247	43.4%	37.5%	35
288	South Putnam Community Schools	1,101	$11,120	39.8%	34.3%	35
289	Northeast School Corp	770	$11,149	57.3%	32.5%	35
290	North Miami Community Schools	769	$10,800	39.5%	29.2%	35
291	Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co	634	$10,502	40.8%	34.3%	35
292	Franklin Community School Corp	4,938	$11,599	40.8%	37.5%	34
293	Yorktown Community Schools	2,719	$10,839	33.5%	21.7%	34
294	Rock Creek Community Academy	661	$7,570	35.7%	6.3%	34
295	Crothersville Community Schools	441	$10,239	53.3%	28.3%	34
296	Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp	3,825	$11,623	20.9%	33.1%	33
297	Shenandoah School Corporation	1,332	$10,106	40.8%	24.4%	33
298	Carmel Clay Schools	16,072	$12,522	11.5%	40.8%	32
299	Lake Central School Corporation	9,293	$11,785	23.7%	36.2%	32
300	School City of Hobart	4,014	$11,157	47.3%	29.0%	32
301	North Harrison Com School Corp	2,141	$10,618	41.5%	25.2%	32
302	Cloverdale Community Schools	1,686	$9,746	47.0%	24.7%	32
303	Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind	567	$8,753	68.4%	12.4%	32
304	Options Charter Schools	933	$10,580	20.5%	5.3%	31
305	Middlebury Community Schools	4,231	$10,923	31.5%	37.9%	30
306	Richland-Bean Blossom C S C	2,738	$11,753	32.3%	33.8%	30
307	Lawrenceburg Community School Corp	2,120	$11,163	39.9%	33.0%	30
308	South Gibson School Corporation	2,110	$11,855	25.1%	33.4%	30
309	South Knox School Corp	1,247	$11,415	33.5%	33.1%	30
310	Duneland School Corporation	5,724	$12,291	27.9%	38.6%	29
311	School Town of Highland	3,007	$10,643	42.8%	26.5%	29
312	Msd Boone Township	1,072	$10,568	37.4%	35.5%	29
313	Clark-Pleasant Community Sch Corp	6,371	$11,322	46.6%	36.1%	28
314	Southeast Dubois Co Sch Corp	1,254	$11,462	22.3%	33.6%	28
315	Hoosier College and Career Academy	740	$8,648	39.9%	0.2%	28
316	Excel Center - Lafayette Square	347	$4,570	8.1%	0.4%	28
317	Union School Corporation	7,238	$7,604	47.1%	4.1%	27
318	Indiana Connections Academy	5,784	$8,367	36.9%	0.5%	27
319	Excel Center - University Heights	322	$3,967	13.7%	0.3%	27
320	Excel Center - Clarksville	307	$4,238	30.9%	0.4%	27
321	Excel Center - Muncie	273	$3,679	34.1%	0.3%	27
322	Northern Wells Community Schools	2,464	$10,685	28.6%	32.6%	26
323	Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United	2,096	$10,255	32.1%	28.7%	26
324	Barr-Reeve Community Schools Inc	1,016	$10,625	22.5%	32.2%	26
325	Indiana Connections Career Academy	745	$6,812	38.3%	0.4%	26
326	Excel Center - Lafayette	322	$4,925	33.2%	0.8%	26
327	Renaissance Academy Charter School	246	$8,477	35.4%	6.3%	26
328	Geist Montessori Academy	233	$10,159	13.3%	13.4%	26
329	Excel Center - Richmond	210	$4,828	34.3%	11.0%	26
330	Msd Southwest Allen County Schls	7,853	$10,387	21.0%	32.2%	25
331	Tri-Creek School Corporation	3,269	$10,847	26.7%	35.2%	25
332	Frankton-Lapel Community Schools	3,090	$9,754	34.3%	25.2%	25
333	South Central Com School Corp	950	$10,156	33.6%	27.0%	25
334	Indiana Agriculture and Technology	312	$9,102	10.9%	6.0%	25
335	Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp	11,360	$10,274	29.7%	25.8%	24
336	Westfield-Washington Schools	9,180	$11,937	16.9%	45.4%	24
337	Tippecanoe School Corp	13,616	$10,353	34.7%	31.4%	23
338	Baugo Community Schools	1,775	$10,798	37.9%	35.4%	23
339	Smith-Green Community Schools	1,132	$10,202	25.3%	36.9%	23
340	Christel House Dors	788	$7,470	79.1%	19.9%	23
341	Franklin Township Com Sch Corp	11,212	$10,321	43.9%	29.5%	22
342	Danville Community School Corp	2,631	$11,427	28.3%	36.0%	22
343	Fairfield Community Schools	2,173	$10,478	21.9%	35.2%	22
344	North West Hendricks Schools	1,966	$11,592	22.3%	46.0%	22
345	Northwestern School Corp	1,853	$10,394	30.3%	31.9%	22
346	Mill Creek Community Sch Corp	1,539	$10,881	27.1%	33.2%	22
347	Lanesville Community School Corp	744	$10,168	20.5%	28.2%	22
348	Crown Point Community School Corp	9,064	$11,425	21.6%	36.2%	21
349	Valparaiso Community Schools	6,382	$10,965	31.3%	37.7%	21
350	South Madison Com Sch Corp	4,456	$9,834	32.7%	26.6%	21
351	East Porter County School Corp	2,408	$9,931	16.9%	36.8%	21
352	Paramount Brookside	803	$10,414	79.2%	61.6%	21
353	Hamilton Southeastern Schools	21,612	$11,114	18.3%	39.3%	20
354	Brownsburg Community School Corp	10,172	$10,881	27.8%	35.9%	20
355	Plainfield Community School Corp	5,854	$10,630	32.1%	35.7%	20
356	Southern Hancock Co Com Sch Corp	3,863	$10,671	24.0%	31.1%	20
357	Northwest Allen County Schools	8,184	$10,309	20.1%	31.9%	19
358	New Prairie United School Corp	2,910	$10,661	35.9%	34.6%	19
359	Eastern Howard School Corporation	1,634	$9,626	36.3%	29.5%	19
360	School Town of Munster	4,136	$11,249	21.8%	41.6%	18
361	Hamilton Heights School Corp	2,307	$10,742	29.0%	46.1%	18
362	Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist	1,642	$10,493	31.8%	38.2%	18
363	North Spencer County Sch Corp	2,118	$10,253	30.3%	32.7%	17
364	Center Grove Community School Corp	9,537	$10,355	24.6%	32.3%	16
365	Porter Township School Corp	1,527	$9,838	28.4%	38.3%	16
366	Whitley County Con Schools	3,617	$10,149	32.4%	34.3%	15
367	Clarksville Community School Corp	4,027	$6,204	57.4%	27.6%	14
368	Silver Creek School Corporation	3,144	$10,486	30.4%	36.5%	14
369	Zionsville Community Schools	7,906	$9,999	5.9%	47.0%	13
370	Mt Vernon Community School Corp	4,677	$10,801	25.7%	42.2%	12
371	Hanover Community School Corp	2,734	$10,334	21.4%	42.0%	9
372	Excel Center - Kokomo	343	$4,764	54.5%	-	3
373	Excel Center - Anderson	272	$4,612	83.5%	-	2

How the Equity Score Works

The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness. According to the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 Finance Survey (FY 2021-22, released in 2024), which covers more than 17,000 districts nationwide, local property wealth drives most of the spending differences the score captures; our methodology documents each weight:

Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)

Higher spending relative to peers

Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)

Spending weighted by poverty level, rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest

Funding Diversity (0-25)

Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support

Resource Access (0-25)

Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention

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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.