Portage Township Schools
Portage Township Schools is a public school district based in Portage, Indiana, serving 6,519 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #40 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 83% of them. Its schools average 593 students each, more than the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $9,248 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 16.1 students per teacher.
How Portage Township compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Portage Township | Indiana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,248 | $9,723 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,935 | $5,344 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $85.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $81.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 406 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 743 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.1 | 15.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 3,260 | 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 · this district | 6,519 | 11 | $9,248 | 16.1 | #40 |
| MSD Decatur TownshipIndianapolis | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massapequa Union Free School DistrictMassapequa, NY | 6,522 | $29,739 | 10.5 |
| Haverford Township School DistrictHavertown, PA | 6,511 | $16,541 | 14.6 |
| Monroe-Woodbury Central School DistrictCentral Valley, NY | 6,506 | $25,469 | 12.7 |
| Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School DistrictBuffalo, NY | 6,505 | $22,147 | 10.9 |
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-portage-township-schools