Elkhart Community Schools
Elkhart Community Schools is a public school district based in Elkhart, Indiana, serving 10,714 students in 19 schools. By enrollment it ranks #19 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 92% of them. Its schools average 564 students each, more than the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $10,814 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% more than the Indiana median. It has roughly 14.0 students per teacher.
How Elkhart Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Elkhart Community | Indiana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,814 | $9,723 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,971 | $5,344 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $152.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $159.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 766 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,599 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.0 | 15.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 466 | 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.
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Peer districts in Indiana
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Community School CorporationAvon | 10,742 | 12 | $10,007 | 16.6 | #18 |
| Elkhart Community SchoolsElkhart · this district | 10,714 | 19 | $10,814 | 14.0 | #19 |
| MSD Pike TownshipIndianapolis | 10,674 | 13 | $10,880 | 15.6 | #20 |
| Greater Clark County SchoolsJeffersonville | 10,645 | 16 | $9,106 | 15.3 | #21 |
| Noblesville SchoolsNoblesville | 10,525 | 10 | $10,644 | 15.5 | #22 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumner-Bonney Lake School DistrictSumner, WA | 10,743 | $13,617 | 19.1 |
| Carlsbad UnifiedCarlsbad, CA | 10,708 | $12,544 | 22.8 |
| Hutto ISDHutto, TX | 10,688 | $10,271 | 15.2 |
| Eau Claire Area School DistrictEau Claire, WI | 10,687 | $13,145 | 13.5 |
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-elkhart-community-schools