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MSD Southwest Allen County Schls

Fort Wayne, Indiana · Public school district · #35 of 235 Indiana districts by enrollment

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7,502

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,056

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% below the Indiana median

15.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Indiana median 15.0

MSD Southwest Allen County Schls is a public school district based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, serving 7,502 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #35 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 85% of them. Its schools average 750 students each, more than the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $9,056 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Indiana median. It has roughly 15.4 students per teacher.

How MSD Southwest Allen County Schls compares

MSD Southwest Allen County SchlsIndiana median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,056

Indiana median $9,723 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,477

Indiana median $5,344 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school750

Indiana median 498 · 51% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.4

Indiana median 15.0 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor441

Indiana median 443 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$88.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 56%Local 39%

Measure	MSD Southwest Allen County Schls	Indiana median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,056	$9,723	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,477	$5,344	FY2020-21
Total spending	$89.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$88.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	487	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	785	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.4	15.0	2024-25
Students per counselor	441	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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Union School CorporationModoc	7,821	5	$4,361	23.4	#34
MSD Southwest Allen County SchlsFort Wayne · this district	7,502	10	$9,056	15.4	#35
Clark-Pleasant Community School CorporationWhiteland	7,179	8	$9,086	16.2	#36
Clarksville Community School CorporationClarksville	7,174	5	$7,095	25.8	#37
Lafayette School CorporationLafayette	7,090	11	$11,760	14.4	#38

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Pike CountyPikeville, KY	7,515	$11,709	15.0
Rockford Public SchoolsRockford, MI	7,509	$11,193	17.0
Southeast Polk Community School DistrictAltoona, IA	7,501	$11,969	15.1
Seneca Valley School DistrictHarmony, PA	7,491	$16,345	13.2

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-southwest-allen-county-schls