Norwell Community Schools
Norwell Community Schools is a public school district based in Ossian, Indiana, serving 2,413 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #111 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 53% of them. Its schools average 603 students each, more than the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $9,424 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.8 students per teacher.
How Norwell Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Norwell Community | Indiana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,424 | $9,723 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,670 | $5,344 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $28.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $27.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 163 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 291 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 15.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 302 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSD Steuben CountyAngola | 2,492 | 6 | $10,472 | 13.6 | #109 |
| Mississinewa Community School CorporationGas City | 2,453 | 4 | $9,283 | 15.6 | #110 |
| Norwell Community SchoolsOssian · this district | 2,413 | 4 | $9,424 | 14.8 | #111 |
| West Lafayette Com School CorporationWest Lafayette | 2,343 | 3 | $11,318 | 14.6 | #112 |
| Hamilton Heights School CorporationArcadia | 2,341 | 3 | $9,277 | 16.5 | #113 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick Public SchoolsBrunswick, ME | 2,413 | $18,408 | 11.2 |
| Louisville Municipal School DistrictLouisville, MS | 2,413 | $9,875 | 14.4 |
| Port Jervis City School DistrictPort Jervis, NY | 2,412 | $25,519 | 11.2 |
| Jonathan Alder LocalPlain City, OH | 2,412 | $10,899 | 19.1 |
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-norwell-community-schools