Jennings County School Corporation
Jennings County School Corporation is a public school district based in North Vernon, Indiana, serving 3,800 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #72 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 70% of them. Its schools average 475 students each, about the same as the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $10,925 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% more than the Indiana median. It has roughly 14.6 students per teacher.
How Jennings County School Corporation compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Jennings County School Corporation | Indiana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,925 | $9,723 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,816 | $5,344 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $54.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $49.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 261 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 603 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 15.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 271 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelbyville Central SchoolsShelbyville | 3,909 | 6 | $9,286 | 16.1 | #71 |
| Jennings County School CorporationNorth Vernon · this district | 3,800 | 8 | $10,925 | 14.6 | #72 |
| Lebanon Community School CorporationLebanon | 3,701 | 6 | $10,293 | 15.4 | #73 |
| Whitley County Con SchoolsColumbia City | 3,686 | 7 | $9,296 | 15.2 | #74 |
| Sunman-Dearborn Community School CorporationSt Leon | 3,682 | 5 | $10,140 | 16.0 | #75 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Chili Central School DistrictRochester, NY | 3,799 | $25,545 | 11.7 |
| Hood River County School DistrictHood River, OR | 3,799 | $16,272 | 16.0 |
| MorelandSan Jose, CA | 3,796 | $14,099 | 20.3 |
| Blackfoot DistrictBlackfoot, ID | 3,796 | $8,748 | 17.9 |
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-jennings-county-school-corporation