District profile / Indiana

East Porter County School Corporation

Kouts, Indiana · Public school district · #114 of 235 Indiana districts by enrollment

Compare with peers

2,275

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$8,620

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 11% below the Indiana median

14.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Indiana median 15.0

East Porter County School Corporation is a public school district based in Kouts, Indiana, serving 2,275 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #114 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 52% of them. Its schools average 379 students each, fewer than the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $8,620 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% less than the Indiana median. It has roughly 14.3 students per teacher.

How East Porter County School Corporation compares

East Porter County School CorporationIndiana median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$8,620

Indiana median $9,723 · 11% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$4,654

Indiana median $5,344 · 13% below · FY2020-21

Students per school379

Indiana median 498 · 24% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.3

Indiana median 15.0 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor758

Indiana median 443 · 71% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$31.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 52%Local 43%

Measure	East Porter County School Corporation	Indiana median	Year
Current spending per student	$8,620	$9,723	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$4,654	$5,344	FY2020-21
Total spending	$30.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$31.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	159	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	279	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.3	15.0	2024-25
Students per counselor	758	443	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Indiana median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

In the news

0 stories matched

We haven't matched any stories to East Porter County School Corporation yet. Recent Indiana coverage is on the Indiana page.

Peer districts in Indiana

Compare side by side →

District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Hamilton Heights School CorporationArcadia	2,341	3	$9,277	16.5	#113
East Porter County School CorporationKouts · this district	2,275	6	$8,620	14.3	#114
MSD Wabash County SchoolsWabash	2,256	6	$10,475	15.7	#115
Batesville Community School CorporationBatesville	2,220	4	$9,615	14.1	#116
Fairfield Community SchoolsGoshen	2,209	4	$8,621	17.1	#117

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Delhi UnifiedDelhi, CA	2,276	$13,877	17.8
Bourbonnais School District 53Bourbonnais, IL	2,276	$14,773	14.0
Spring Lake Public SchoolsSpring Lake, MI	2,275	$12,049	15.9
Crete Public SchoolsCrete, NE	2,275	$13,547	15.6

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-in-east-porter-county-school-corporation