Which Indiana public schools have the most resources?

Bloomfield Middle School in Bloomfield scored 72 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Indiana's schools with 100 or more students that report all four of its factors.

How is the resource index calculated?

It averages up to four factors, each scored 0 to 100: students per teacher (2024-25; 0 at 25 or more), students per counselor (CRDC 2021-22; 0 at 500 or more), a gifted program (CRDC 2021-22; 70 if offered, 30 if not) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2022-23; 0 at 40% or more). It measures resources, not test scores or teaching quality.

Indiana public schools by resource index

Bloomfield Middle School in Bloomfield scored highest of Indiana's public schools with 100 or more students on the resource index, 72 of 100: 9.5 students per teacher, 166 students per counselor and 4.8% chronically absent. The index averages staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance; it measures resources, not how well students learn.

Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · schools open in 2024-25 with 100+ students and all 4 factors reported; online, alternative, special-education, pre-K-only and correctional programs left out · method

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

The 50 highest scores, with each factor

School	Per teacher	Per counselor	Gifted	Chronically absent	Index
Bloomfield Middle School	9.5	166	Yes	4.8%	72
Herron Preparatory Academy	9.1	119	Yes	12.6%	70
Carlisle Elementary School	11.4	171	Yes	7.7%	68
Carl G Fisher Elementary School 1	12.8	142	Yes	7.9%	68
Williamsport Elementary School	11.6	174	Yes	10.0%	66
Tri-Township Jr.-Sr. High School	8.7	118	Yes	18.8%	66
Hamilton Community Elementary School	11.6	150	Yes	13.9%	65
Herron High School	10.0	195	Yes	13.3%	64
Wheeler High School	12.3	218	Yes	8.5%	64
South Decatur Jr-Sr High School	9.1	201	Yes	15.2%	64
Holland Elementary School	15.1	218	Yes	3.9%	64
Edinburgh Community High School	14.5	233	Yes	3.4%	64
North Salem Elementary School	13.9	219	Yes	6.3%	64
Milan Middle School	13.0	139	Yes	13.7%	64
Carroll Junior High School	10.7	248	Yes	8.7%	64

The other 35 on the list

School	Per teacher	Per counselor	Gifted	Chronically absent	Index
Fountain Central High School	11.5	213	Yes	12.5%	63
Greensburg Community Jr High	10.6	228	Yes	12.2%	63
Tri-County Jr/Sr High School	9.2	166	Yes	19.8%	63
Sheridan Middle School	11.0	243	Yes	10.2%	63
James A Allison Elementary Sch 3	14.0	268	Yes	3.7%	63
Arthur C Newby Elementary School 2	13.7	235	Yes	7.0%	63
Union Junior & High School	3.3	169	Yes	28.1%	63
Heritage Hills High School	14.2	206	Yes	10.3%	62
Rosedale Elementary School	12.1	292	Yes	6.4%	62
Attica Elementary School	15.0	130	Yes	15.1%	62
Northeast North Elementary School	13.9	230	Yes	7.9%	62
Rising Sun High School	13.6	230	Yes	8.4%	62
West Central Senior High School	11.6	215	Yes	13.1%	62
Kingsford Heights Elementary School	12.0	149	Yes	18.4%	62
Morocco Elementary School	12.6	152	Yes	16.5%	62
Western Boone Jr-Sr High School	14.8	199	Yes	11.1%	61
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	12.2	211	Yes	14.8%	61
Bellmont Senior High School	12.6	202	Yes	13.3%	61
Rensselaer Central High School	11.8	261	Yes	11.4%	61
Wainwright Middle School	14.8	309	Yes	1.6%	61
Prairie View Elementary School	15.1	238	Yes	7.9%	61
Fremont Middle School	11.2	296	Yes	8.1%	61
Salamonie Elementary School	12.7	283	Yes	7.3%	61
North Posey Junior High School	12.5	223	Yes	12.8%	61
Waldo J Wood Memorial High	10.3	238	Yes	14.6%	61
Ohio County Middle School	9.9	336	Yes	8.4%	61
Covington Middle School	10.8	201	Yes	16.3%	61
Eden Elementary School	13.0	314	Yes	5.0%	61
West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School	14.6	275	Yes	6.4%	60
Bellmont Elementary	13.2	338	Yes	3.8%	60
Knox Community High School	11.2	334	Yes	7.2%	60
North Posey High School	13.7	225	Yes	12.1%	60
Triton Jr-Sr High School	13.1	221	Yes	12.7%	60
Lewis Cass High School	11.2	213	Yes	17.0%	60
Clay City Jr-Sr High School	13.7	191	Yes	15.6%	60

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 (students per teacher); CRDC 2021-22 (counselors on CRDC enrollment, gifted program); EDFacts 2022-23 (chronic absenteeism). Index: the mean of the factors reported, each 0 to 100.

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Questions about the resource index

Which Indiana public schools have the most resources?
Bloomfield Middle School in Bloomfield scored 72 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Indiana's schools with 100 or more students that report all four of its factors.
How is the resource index calculated?
It averages up to four factors, each scored 0 to 100: students per teacher (2024-25; 0 at 25 or more), students per counselor (CRDC 2021-22; 0 at 500 or more), a gifted program (CRDC 2021-22; 70 if offered, 30 if not) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2022-23; 0 at 40% or more). It measures resources, not test scores or teaching quality.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School membership and staff · 2024-25

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection Counselors and gifted programs · 2021-22

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated September 2026