MSD Decatur Township
MSD Decatur Township is a public school district based in Indianapolis, Indiana, serving 6,485 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #41 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 83% of them. Its schools average 648 students each, more than the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $9,664 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.9 students per teacher.
How MSD Decatur Township compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | MSD Decatur Township | Indiana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,664 | $9,723 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,113 | $5,344 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $87.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $96.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 436 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,044 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 15.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 648 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warsaw Community SchoolsWarsaw | 6,709 | 11 | $9,617 | 13.2 | #39 |
| Portage Township SchoolsPortage | 6,519 | 11 | $9,248 | 16.1 | #40 |
| MSD Decatur TownshipIndianapolis · this district | 6,485 | 10 | $9,664 | 14.9 | #41 |
| Valparaiso Community SchoolsValparaiso | 6,325 | 11 | $8,972 | 16.0 | #42 |
| Goshen Community SchoolsGoshen | 6,242 | 10 | $10,914 | 15.2 | #43 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall CountyGuntersville, AL | 6,494 | $11,182 | 18.9 |
| Capital School DistrictDover, DE | 6,491 | $18,613 | 18.7 |
| Haywood County SchoolsWaynesville, NC | 6,476 | $11,153 | 16.8 |
| Neenah Joint School DistrictNeenah, WI | 6,473 | $11,596 | 15.4 |
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-msd-decatur-township