District profile / Indiana

North Spencer County School Corporation

Lincoln City, Indiana · Public school district · #119 of 235 Indiana districts by enrollment

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2,166

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$8,481

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 13% below the Indiana median

16.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Indiana median 15.0

North Spencer County School Corporation is a public school district based in Lincoln City, Indiana, serving 2,166 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #119 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 50% of them. Its schools average 361 students each, fewer than the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $8,481 per student on day-to-day operations, 13% less than the Indiana median. It has roughly 16.5 students per teacher.

How North Spencer County School Corporation compares

North Spencer County School CorporationIndiana median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$8,481

Indiana median $9,723 · 13% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$4,931

Indiana median $5,344 · 8% below · FY2020-21

Students per school361

Indiana median 498 · 28% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher16.5

Indiana median 15.0 · 10% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor2,166

Indiana median 443 · 389% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$28.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 6%State 48%Local 46%

Measure	North Spencer County School Corporation	Indiana median	Year
Current spending per student	$8,481	$9,723	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$4,931	$5,344	FY2020-21
Total spending	$24.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$28.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	131	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	314	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	16.5	15.0	2024-25
Students per counselor	2,166	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
Fairfield Community SchoolsGoshen	2,209	4	$8,621	17.1	#117
West Noble School CorporationLigonier	2,192	4	$9,446	15.2	#118
North Spencer County School CorporationLincoln City · this district	2,166	6	$8,481	16.5	#119
Spencer-Owen Community SchoolsSpencer	2,156	6	$10,909	13.1	#120
Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson UnitedTrafalgar	2,127	4	$8,579	15.5	#121

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Bristol City Public SchoolsBristol, VA	2,167	$13,976	11.7
McPhersonMcPherson, KS	2,165	$17,286	12.0
Webster CountyDixon, KY	2,165	$11,124	18.2
Shamokin Area School DistrictCoal Township, PA	2,164	$12,137	14.6

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-north-spencer-county-school-corporation