School spending per student in Indiana, every district

DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist spent $29,355 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any Indiana district with 500 or more students; the median Indiana district with 1,000 or more students spent $12,329. Small rural districts and districts with many students in special programs spend more per student.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · current spending over fall 2022 membership · method

Current spending per student, Indiana, fiscal year 2022-23DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist $29,355; Gary Community School Corp $27,740; Indianapolis Public Schools $23,197; Aspire Charter Academy $20,149; West Central School Corp $18,214; Culver Community Schools Corp $17,760; Andrew J Brown Academy $17,699; Christel House Academy South $17,685; South Bend Community School Corp $17,587; Gary Lighthouse Charter School $17,319; Indiana median $12,329.010k20k30kDeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist$29,355Gary Community School Corp$27,740Indianapolis Public Schools$23,197Aspire Charter Academy$20,149West Central School Corp$18,214Culver Community Schools Corp$17,760Andrew J Brown Academy$17,699Christel House Academy South$17,685South Bend Community School Corp$17,587Gary Lighthouse Charter School$17,319Indiana median $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana, fiscal year 2022-23DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist $29,355; Gary Community School Corp $27,740; Indianapolis Public Schools $23,197; Aspire Charter Academy $20,149; West Central School Corp $18,214; Culver Community Schools Corp $17,760; Andrew J Brown Academy $17,699; Christel House Academy South $17,685; South Bend Community School Corp $17,587; Gary Lighthouse Charter School $17,319; Indiana median $12,329.010k20k30kDeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist$29,355Gary Community School Corp$27,740Indianapolis Public Schools$23,197Aspire Charter Academy$20,149West Central School Corp$18,214Culver Community Schools Corp$17,760Andrew J Brown Academy$17,699Christel House Academy South$17,685South Bend Community School Corp$17,587Gary Lighthouse Charter School$17,319Indiana median $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana, fiscal year 2022-23DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist $29,355; Gary Community School Corp $27,740; Indianapolis Public Schools $23,197; Aspire Charter Academy $20,149; West Central School Corp $18,214; Culver Community Schools Corp $17,760; Andrew J Brown Academy $17,699; Christel House Academy South $17,685; South Bend Community School Corp $17,587; Gary Lighthouse Charter School $17,319; Indiana median $12,329.010k20k30kDeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist$29,355Gary Community School Corp$27,740Indianapolis Public Schools$23,197Aspire Charter Academy$20,149West Central School Corp$18,214Culver Community Schools Corp$17,760Andrew J Brown Academy$17,699Christel House Academy South$17,685South Bend Community School Corp$17,587Gary Lighthouse Charter School$17,319Indiana median $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana, fiscal year 2022-23DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist $29,355; Gary Community School Corp $27,740; Indianapolis Public Schools $23,197; Aspire Charter Academy $20,149; West Central School Corp $18,214; Culver Community Schools Corp $17,760; Andrew J Brown Academy $17,699; Christel House Academy South $17,685; South Bend Community School Corp $17,587; Gary Lighthouse Charter School $17,319; Indiana median $12,329.010k20k30kDeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist$29,355Gary Community School Corp$27,740Indianapolis Public Schools$23,197Aspire Charter Academy$20,149West Central School Corp$18,214Culver Community Schools Corp$17,760Andrew J Brown Academy$17,699Christel House Academy South$17,685South Bend Community School Corp$17,587Gary Lighthouse Charter School$17,319Indiana median $12,329

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

All 318 districts with 500 or more students, highest spending per student first

DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch DistDeKalb County1,235$29,355
Gary Community School CorpLake County4,076$27,740
Indianapolis Public SchoolsMarion County22,027$23,197
Aspire Charter AcademyLake County666$20,149
West Central School CorpPulaski County639$18,214
Culver Community Schools CorpMarshall County840$17,760
Andrew J Brown AcademyMarion County604$17,699
Christel House Academy SouthMarion County785$17,685
South Bend Community School CorpSt. Joseph County15,444$17,587
Gary Lighthouse Charter SchoolLake County1,127$17,319
Mitchell Community SchoolsLawrence County1,499$17,065
KIPP Indy Unite ElementaryMarion County695$16,934
Victory College Prep AcademyMarion County902$16,800
School City of East ChicagoLake County3,348$16,716
Phalen Leadership Academy at Francis Scott Key School 103Marion County538$16,593
The other 303 on the list
DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
MSD Washington TownshipMarion County10,512$16,546
Michigan City Area SchoolsLaPorte County5,193$16,106
Enlace AcademyMarion County658$15,962
The PATH SchoolMarion County556$15,858
Lafayette School CorporationTippecanoe County7,368$15,504
SE Neighborhood Sch of ExcellenceMarion County573$15,466
Paramount BrooksideMarion County803$15,384
Tri-County School CorporationWhite County765$15,322
Anderson Community School CorpMadison County6,196$15,276
Matchbook LearningMarion County641$15,214
MSD Pike TownshipMarion County10,683$15,174
Elkhart Community SchoolsElkhart County11,318$15,145
Muncie Community SchoolsDelaware County5,080$15,112
IN Math & Science Academy - NorthMarion County631$15,002
Benton Community School CorpBenton County1,609$14,961
IN Math & Science AcademyMarion County539$14,959
21st Century Charter Sch of GaryMarion County1,337$14,949
School City of HammondLake County11,505$14,879
New Castle Community School CorpHenry County2,939$14,783
MSD Mount VernonPosey County2,101$14,708
North Gibson School CorporationGibson County1,900$14,708
Rochester Community School CorpFulton County1,613$14,675
Covington Community School CorpFountain County888$14,669
Lake Ridge New Tech SchoolsLake County1,619$14,662
School Town of SpeedwayMarion County1,864$14,650
North Central Parke Comm Schl CorpParke County1,194$14,595
Fort Wayne Community SchoolsAllen County28,612$14,569
South Ripley Com Sch CorpRipley County1,075$14,564
Brown County School CorporationBrown County1,653$14,439
West Lafayette Com School CorpTippecanoe County2,420$14,344
MSD Warren TownshipMarion County11,824$14,342
Marion Community SchoolsGrant County3,702$14,334
Whitko Community School CorpWhitley County1,216$14,325
Fremont Community SchoolsSteuben County985$14,228
Northeast Dubois Co Sch CorpDubois County834$14,221
Fayette County School CorporationFayette County3,253$14,148
Griffith Public SchoolsLake County1,966$14,132
North Adams Community SchoolsAdams County1,610$14,074
North Lawrence Com SchoolsLawrence County3,659$14,023
Beech Grove City SchoolsMarion County2,843$13,931
Scott County School District 2Scott County2,625$13,918
Irvington Community SchoolMarion County959$13,917
Jennings County School CorporationJennings County3,889$13,916
Sheridan Community SchoolsHamilton County1,080$13,896
Madison Consolidated SchoolsJefferson County2,705$13,828
Westview School CorporationLaGrange County2,075$13,805
Duneland School CorporationPorter County5,724$13,779
South Newton School CorpNewton County862$13,775
Perry Township SchoolsMarion County16,222$13,765
Thea Bowman Leadership AcademyLake County840$13,755
Wawasee Community School CorpKosciusko County2,838$13,748
Rensselaer Central School CorpJasper County1,521$13,732
South Adams SchoolsAdams County1,291$13,696
Western Wayne SchoolsWayne County751$13,688
Clark-Pleasant Community Sch CorpJohnson County6,371$13,680
Decatur County Community SchoolsDecatur County1,822$13,673
South Harrison Com SchoolsHarrison County3,079$13,663
Pike County School CorpPike County1,574$13,598
Evansville Vanderburgh School CorpVanderburgh County21,739$13,576
MSD Martinsville SchoolsMorgan County4,053$13,558
LaPorte Community School CorpLaPorte County6,227$13,549
Union Co/Clg Corner Joint Sch DistUnion County1,295$13,537
MSD Wayne TownshipMarion County16,086$13,515
Spencer-Owen Community SchoolsOwen County2,238$13,504
Carmel Clay SchoolsHamilton County16,072$13,444
Goshen Community SchoolsElkhart County6,286$13,439
Monroe County Community Sch CorpMonroe County10,510$13,392
Eastern Greene SchoolsGreene County1,116$13,382
Crawfordsville Community SchoolsMontgomery County2,531$13,373
Frontier School CorporationWhite County671$13,371
Rising Sun-Ohio Co ComOhio County825$13,344
Jay School CorporationJay County3,000$13,336
Bartholomew Con School CorpBartholomew County11,634$13,277
Southwest Dubois Co Sch CorpDubois County1,965$13,260
Randolph Eastern School CorpRandolph County928$13,252
Twin Lakes School CorpWhite County2,279$13,194
Borden-Henryville School CorporationClark County1,716$13,177
New Albany-Floyd Co Con SchFloyd County11,270$13,175
Southeast Fountain School CorpFountain County989$13,170
Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch CorpDearborn County3,825$13,151
Alexandria Community School CorpMadison County1,522$13,137
Elwood Community School CorpMadison County1,494$13,135
North Daviess Com SchoolsDaviess County1,108$13,122
White River Valley School DistrictGreene County745$13,121
Blackford County SchoolsBlackford County1,496$13,100
Lebanon Community School CorpBoone County3,486$13,080
Lakeland School CorporationLaGrange County1,605$13,070
Tippecanoe Valley School CorpKosciusko County1,779$13,069
North Knox School CorpKnox County1,206$13,033
Springs Valley Com School CorpOrange County837$13,033
Westfield-Washington SchoolsHamilton County9,180$13,022
Lake Station Community SchoolsLake County1,125$13,018
Southwest School CorporationSullivan County1,743$12,997
South Spencer County Sch CorpSpencer County1,092$12,992
Richmond Community SchoolsWayne County4,526$12,966
Avon Community School CorpHendricks County10,542$12,921
North Newton School CorpNewton County1,113$12,917
Global Preparatory AcademyMarion County780$12,860
North Montgomery Com Sch CorpMontgomery County1,835$12,827
Milan Community SchoolsRipley County1,042$12,822
Charter School of the DunesLake County684$12,814
South Vermillion Com Sch CorpVermillion County1,594$12,809
Huntington Co Com Sch CorpHuntington County4,916$12,798
Lake Central School CorporationLake County9,293$12,793
Southwest Parke Com Sch CorpParke County1,016$12,772
Franklin County Community Sch CorpFranklin County2,049$12,768
East Gibson School CorporationGibson County721$12,766
Mississinewa Community School CorpGrant County2,431$12,764
North White School CorpWhite County900$12,730
Manchester Community SchoolsWabash County1,423$12,728
North Judson-San Pierre Sch CorpStarke County931$12,722
Maconaquah School CorpMiami County1,941$12,709
South Gibson School CorporationGibson County2,110$12,705
Brownstown Cnt Com Sch CorpJackson County1,433$12,700
Kokomo School CorporationHoward County5,238$12,699
Flat Rock-Hawcreek School CorpBartholomew County972$12,681
Prairie Heights Community Sch CorpLaGrange County1,325$12,679
Wa-Nee Community SchoolsElkhart County2,933$12,677
Mill Creek Community Sch CorpHendricks County1,539$12,668
North Miami Community SchoolsMiami County769$12,668
Clay Community SchoolsClay County4,040$12,663
Shelbyville Central SchoolsShelby County4,036$12,582
East Washington School CorpWashington County1,346$12,576
Peru Community SchoolsMiami County1,856$12,570
Blue River Valley SchoolsHenry County642$12,567
Wabash City SchoolsWabash County1,536$12,562
Richland-Bean Blossom C S CMonroe County2,738$12,558
Randolph Central School CorpRandolph County1,432$12,554
Anderson Preparatory AcademyMadison County864$12,535
Union Township School CorpPorter County1,409$12,501
Jac-Cen-Del Community Sch CorpRipley County773$12,497
Lewis Cass SchoolsCass County1,342$12,497
Attica Consolidated School CorpFountain County542$12,493
Eastern Pulaski Community Sch CorpPulaski County1,139$12,470
Central Noble Com School CorpNoble County1,150$12,468
Portage Township SchoolsPorter County6,742$12,458
School Town of MunsterLake County4,136$12,440
Orleans Community SchoolsOrange County908$12,427
Brownsburg Community School CorpHendricks County10,172$12,426
Pioneer Regional School CorpCass County941$12,425
South Montgomery Com Sch CorpMontgomery County1,647$12,417
Plymouth Community School CorpMarshall County3,275$12,399
Warsaw Community SchoolsKosciusko County6,734$12,365
Hamilton Southeastern SchoolsHamilton County21,612$12,362
Perry Central Com Schools CorpPerry County1,285$12,338
Danville Community School CorpHendricks County2,631$12,334
MSD Lawrence TownshipMarion County16,414$12,332
Crawford County Community Sch CorpCrawford County1,344$12,325
Burris Laboratory SchoolDelaware County681$12,319
Shelby Eastern SchoolsShelby County1,213$12,317
Smith-Green Community SchoolsWhitley County1,132$12,313
Greencastle Community School CorpPutnam County1,806$12,284
Northeast School CorpSullivan County770$12,278
Southwestern-Jefferson Co ConJefferson County1,277$12,277
Switzerland County School CorpSwitzerland County1,483$12,271
Paoli Community School CorpOrange County1,273$12,258
Triton School CorporationMarshall County946$12,253
MSD North Posey Co SchoolsPosey County1,437$12,244
East Allen County SchoolsAllen County10,090$12,242
Options Charter SchoolsHamilton County933$12,221
Delphi Community School CorpCarroll County1,361$12,220
Mt Vernon Community School CorpHancock County4,677$12,211
Clinton Central School CorporationClinton County867$12,203
Union-North United School CorpSt. Joseph County1,228$12,198
MSD Decatur TownshipMarion County6,709$12,193
Rush County SchoolsRush County1,958$12,162
Crown Point Community School CorpLake County9,064$12,153
Eastern Hancock Co Com Sch CorpHancock County1,179$12,151
Greenfield-Central Com SchoolsHancock County4,393$12,144
South Putnam Community SchoolsPutnam County1,101$12,141
Carroll Consolidated School CorpCarroll County1,043$12,106
South Knox School CorpKnox County1,247$12,102
Delaware Community School CorpDelaware County2,594$12,100
School City of HobartLake County4,014$12,086
Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch CorpDeKalb County1,675$12,053
West Noble School CorporationNoble County2,177$12,040
Zionsville Community SchoolsBoone County7,906$12,024
MSD Steuben CountySteuben County2,607$12,017
Washington Community SchoolsDaviess County2,461$12,014
Success Academy Primary SchoolSt. Joseph County604$11,972
Clinton Prairie School CorporationClinton County1,193$11,936
West Washington School CorpWashington County934$11,921
Franklin Community School CorpJohnson County4,938$11,894
Wes-Del Community SchoolsDelaware County861$11,885
Warrick County School CorpWarrick County10,122$11,885
Herron CharterMarion County995$11,855
Argos Community SchoolsMarshall County689$11,836
Logansport Community Sch CorpCass County4,393$11,822
Taylor Community School CorpHoward County1,300$11,822
Dugger Union Community School CorpSullivan County567$11,815
Bremen Public SchoolsMarshall County1,472$11,810
Noblesville SchoolsHamilton County10,578$11,810
Batesville Community School CorpFranklin County2,227$11,790
Greater Jasper Consolidated SchsDubois County3,273$11,789
Concord Community SchoolsElkhart County5,348$11,779
North West Hendricks SchoolsHendricks County1,966$11,770
Fairfield Community SchoolsElkhart County2,173$11,731
Adams Central Community SchoolsAdams County1,340$11,707
Greater Clark County SchoolsClark County10,269$11,695
C A Beard Memorial School CorpHenry County1,068$11,683
Kankakee Valley School CorpJasper County3,243$11,668
South Henry School CorpHenry County753$11,661
Nettle Creek School CorporationWayne County1,154$11,658
Tell City-Troy Twp School CorpPerry County1,400$11,655
Loogootee Community Sch CorpMartin County750$11,629
Yorktown Community SchoolsDelaware County2,719$11,620
School City of MishawakaSt. Joseph County5,128$11,614
Western School CorporationHoward County2,543$11,600
Vincennes Community School CorpKnox County2,836$11,586
Community Schools of FrankfortClinton County3,011$11,575
North Vermillion Com Sch CorpVermillion County673$11,565
Tri-Central Community SchoolsTipton County787$11,546
Valparaiso Community SchoolsPorter County6,382$11,533
Barr-Reeve Community Schools IncDaviess County1,016$11,531
School City of WhitingLake County1,102$11,523
Liberty-Perry Community Sch CorpDelaware County1,182$11,519
Southwestern Con Sch Shelby CoShelby County634$11,500
Cowan Community School CorpDelaware County791$11,494
Lawrenceburg Community School CorpDearborn County2,120$11,479
Tippecanoe School CorpTippecanoe County13,616$11,453
North Putnam Community SchoolsPutnam County1,372$11,437
Shenandoah School CorporationHenry County1,332$11,420
Tri-Creek School CorporationLake County3,269$11,406
Greensburg Community SchoolsDecatur County2,149$11,389
Hamilton Heights School CorpHamilton County2,307$11,383
Greenwood Community Sch CorpJohnson County3,963$11,373
Caston School CorporationFulton County835$11,362
MSD Southwest Allen County SchlsAllen County7,853$11,322
Daleville Community SchoolsDelaware County1,018$11,311
MSD Warren CountyWarren County1,388$11,308
Rossville Con School DistrictClinton County960$11,290
South Dearborn Community Sch CorpDearborn County1,966$11,268
Northwestern School CorpHoward County1,853$11,253
Northern Wells Community SchoolsWells County2,464$11,198
Eastbrook Community Sch CorpGrant County1,668$11,196
Edinburgh Community School CorpJohnson County837$11,185
Western Boone Co Com Sch DistBoone County1,642$11,154
Penn-Harris-Madison School CorpSt. Joseph County11,360$11,141
Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson UnitedJohnson County2,096$11,120
Southeast Dubois Co Sch CorpDubois County1,254$11,120
Center Grove Community School CorpJohnson County9,537$11,112
South Central Com School CorpLaPorte County950$11,103
Bloomfield School DistrictGreene County858$11,073
Tipton Community School CorpTipton County1,442$11,049
Shoals Community School CorpMartin County669$11,048
MSD Boone TownshipPorter County1,072$11,045
Franklin Township Com Sch CorpMarion County11,212$11,021
Scott County School District 1Scott County1,319$11,019
South Madison Com Sch CorpMadison County4,456$10,980
Silver Creek School CorporationClark County3,144$10,959
Centerville-Abington Com SchsWayne County1,777$10,958
John Glenn School CorporationSt. Joseph County2,012$10,952
School Town of HighlandLake County3,007$10,938
Southern Wells Com SchoolsWells County889$10,929
Northwest Allen County SchoolsAllen County8,184$10,914
Baugo Community SchoolsElkhart County1,775$10,808
Vigo County School CorpVigo County13,787$10,792
Monroe Central School CorpRandolph County1,083$10,777
East Porter County School CorpPorter County2,408$10,771
Merrillville Community School CorpLake County6,004$10,733
Eastern Howard School CorporationHoward County1,634$10,726
Salem Community SchoolsWashington County1,745$10,700
Hanover Community School CorpLake County2,734$10,685
Northeastern Wayne SchoolsWayne County1,357$10,648
River Forest Community Sch CorpLake County1,646$10,637
East Noble School CorporationNoble County3,417$10,595
Hammond Academy of Science & TechLake County564$10,578
Madison-Grant United School CorpGrant County1,561$10,573
Mooresville Con School CorpMorgan County4,356$10,527
Lanesville Community School CorpHarrison County744$10,522
Hoosier College and Career AcademyMarion County740$10,489
Randolph Southern School CorpRandolph County522$10,481
MSD Shakamak SchoolsGreene County674$10,455
DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch DistDeKalb County3,641$10,445
Northwestern Con School CorpShelby County1,409$10,408
Oak Hill United School CorpGrant County1,627$10,396
Monroe-Gregg School DistrictMorgan County1,558$10,343
Purdue Polytechnic High School IndMarion County567$10,323
Seymour Community SchoolsJackson County5,343$10,276
MSD of New Durham TownshipLaPorte County944$10,258
Knox Community School CorpStarke County1,746$10,246
MSD Wabash County SchoolsWabash County2,266$10,128
MSD Bluffton-HarrisonWells County1,803$10,124
North Harrison Com School CorpHarrison County2,141$10,093
Middlebury Community SchoolsElkhart County4,231$10,051
Whitley County Con SchoolsWhitley County3,617$10,015
Plainfield Community School CorpHendricks County5,854$9,973
Linton-Stockton School CorporationGreene County1,400$9,967
Southern Hancock Co Com Sch CorpHancock County3,863$9,856
Discovery Charter SchoolPorter County569$9,794
Community Montessori IncFloyd County506$9,777
Porter Township School CorpPorter County1,527$9,769
Cloverdale Community SchoolsPutnam County1,686$9,654
Seven Oaks Classical SchoolMonroe County512$9,471
New Prairie United School CorpLaPorte County2,910$9,444
North Spencer County Sch CorpSpencer County2,118$9,379
Rock Creek Community AcademyClark County661$9,339
Frankton-Lapel Community SchoolsMadison County3,090$9,174
Union School CorporationRandolph County7,238$8,477
Indiana Connections AcademyMarion County5,784$7,989
Clarksville Community School CorpClark County4,027$6,096
Indiana Connections Career AcademyMarion County745$5,340
Excel Center for Adult LearnersMarion County1,219$4,606

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education (TCURELSC) over fall membership (V33).

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