Muncie Community Schools
Muncie Community Schools is a public school district based in Muncie, Indiana, serving 5,126 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #52 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 78% of them. Its schools average 466 students each, about the same as the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $11,643 per student on day-to-day operations, 20% more than the Indiana median. It has roughly 13.3 students per teacher.
How Muncie Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Muncie Community | Indiana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,643 | $9,723 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,121 | $5,344 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $64.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $75.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 385 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 549 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 15.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 641 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord Community SchoolsElkhart | 5,212 | 7 | $9,196 | 17.1 | #50 |
| Kokomo School CorporationKokomo | 5,197 | 14 | $11,042 | 13.7 | #51 |
| Muncie Community SchoolsMuncie · this district | 5,126 | 11 | $11,643 | 13.3 | #52 |
| School City of MishawakaMishawaka | 5,063 | 10 | $9,299 | 14.9 | #53 |
| Michigan City Area SchoolsMichigan City | 5,030 | 14 | $12,171 | 13.6 | #54 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakley Union ElementaryOakley, CA | 5,131 | $11,561 | 22.9 |
| East Windsor Regional School DistrictHightstown, NJ | 5,126 | $20,639 | 10.9 |
| South Windsor School DistrictSouth Windsor, CT | 5,125 | $19,637 | 11.2 |
| Northampton Area School DistrictNorthampton, PA | 5,124 | $15,977 | 14.0 |
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-muncie-community-schools