Porter Township School Corporation
Porter Township School Corporation is a public school district based in Valparaiso, Indiana, serving 1,509 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #172 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 27% of them. Its schools average 377 students each, fewer than the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $8,512 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% less than the Indiana median. It has roughly 15.7 students per teacher.
How Porter Township School Corporation compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Porter Township School Corporation | Indiana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,512 | $9,723 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,357 | $5,344 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $17.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $17.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 96 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 200 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 15.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 377 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill United School CorporationConverse | 1,533 | 5 | $8,339 | 14.5 | #169 |
| Rensselaer Central School CorporationRensselaer | 1,522 | 4 | $12,943 | 14.5 | #170 |
| Porter Township School CorporationValparaiso · this district | 1,509 | 4 | $8,512 | 15.7 | #172 |
| Lakeland School CorporationLaGrange | 1,509 | 3 | $9,963 | 12.3 | #171 |
| Bremen Public SchoolsBremen | 1,497 | 2 | $9,103 | 15.6 | #173 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellenville Central School DistrictEllenville, NY | 1,510 | $28,789 | 13.5 |
| Loyalsock Township School DistrictWilliamsport, PA | 1,510 | $12,952 | 14.0 |
| Babylon Union Free School DistrictBabylon, NY | 1,509 | $31,406 | 10.1 |
| Central Union ElementaryLemoore, CA | 1,508 | $15,946 | 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-porter-township-school-corporation