Indiana · NCES F-33 finance data

Highest Spending Districts in Indiana

The 50 Indiana districts that spend the most per student, ranked from NCES F-33 finance data (2022-23). Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are included.

$29,355
Top per-pupil spend
$16,289
Avg across top 50
50
Districts listed

The spending picture in one line

Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist spends $29,355 per student, the most of any Indiana district listed, against an average of $16,289 across the top 50.

$29,355
top spend (Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist)
$14,221
lowest on this list
2.1×
spread across the listed districts
1,235
students in the top district
#DistrictPer-Pupil $
1Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch DistButler$29,355
2Gary Community School CorpGary$27,740
3Indianapolis Public SchoolsIndianapolis$23,197
4Aspire Charter AcademyGary$20,149
5West Central School CorpFrancesville$18,214
6Culver Community Schools CorpCulver$17,760
7Andrew J Brown AcademyIndianapolis$17,699
8Christel House Academy SouthIndianapolis$17,685
9South Bend Community School CorpSouth Bend$17,587
10Gary Lighthouse Charter SchoolGary$17,319
11Mitchell Community SchoolsMitchell$17,065
12Kipp Indy Unite ElementaryIndianapolis$16,934
13Victory College Prep AcademyIndianapolis$16,800
14School City of East ChicagoEast Chicago$16,716
15Phalen Leadership Academy at Francis Scott Key School 103Indianapolis$16,593
16Msd Washington TownshipIndianapolis$16,546
17Michigan City Area SchoolsMichigan City$16,106
18Enlace AcademyIndianapolis$15,962
19The Path SchoolIndianapolis$15,858
20Lafayette School CorporationLafayette$15,504
21Se Neighborhood Sch of ExcellenceIndianapolis$15,466
22Paramount BrooksideIndianapolis$15,384
23Tri-County School CorporationWolcott$15,322
24Anderson Community School CorpAnderson$15,276
25Matchbook LearningIndianapolis$15,214
26Msd Pike TownshipIndianapolis$15,174
27Elkhart Community SchoolsElkhart$15,145
28Muncie Community SchoolsMuncie$15,112
29In Math & Science Academy - NorthIndianapolis$15,002
30Benton Community School CorpFowler$14,961
31In Math & Science AcademyIndianapolis$14,959
3221st Century Charter Sch of GaryIndianapolis$14,949
33School City of HammondHammond$14,879
34New Castle Community School CorpNew Castle$14,783
35Msd Mount VernonMount Vernon$14,708
36North Gibson School CorporationPrinceton$14,708
37Rochester Community School CorpRochester$14,675
38Covington Community School CorpCovington$14,669
39Lake Ridge New Tech SchoolsGary$14,662
40School Town of SpeedwaySpeedway$14,650
41North Central Parke Comm Schl CorpRockville$14,595
42Fort Wayne Community SchoolsFort Wayne$14,569
43South Ripley Com Sch CorpVersailles$14,564
44Brown County School CorporationNashville$14,439
45West Lafayette Com School CorpWest Lafayette$14,344
46Msd Warren TownshipIndianapolis$14,342
47Marion Community SchoolsMarion$14,334
48Whitko Community School CorpLarwill$14,325
49Fremont Community SchoolsFremont$14,228
50Northeast Dubois Co Sch CorpDubois$14,221

Methodology

Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with 500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.

Per-pupil spending figures come from the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2022-23, the federal government's annual census of revenues and expenditures across more than 13,000 public school districts. Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are ranked, to keep small-district outliers from distorting the comparison.