Prairie Heights Community School Corporation
Prairie Heights Community School Corporation is a public school district based in LaGrange, Indiana, serving 1,346 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #191 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 19% of them. Its schools average 449 students each, about the same as the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $9,902 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.5 students per teacher.
How Prairie Heights Community School Corporation compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Prairie Heights Community School Corporation | Indiana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,902 | $9,723 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,314 | $5,344 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $15.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $18.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 93 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 201 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 15.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 336 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Central Community SchoolsMonroe | 1,357 | 3 | $8,828 | 13.6 | #189 |
| Tell City-Troy Twp School CorporationTell City | 1,351 | 2 | $9,938 | 13.4 | #190 |
| Prairie Heights Community School CorporationLaGrange · this district | 1,346 | 3 | $9,902 | 14.5 | #191 |
| Northeastern Wayne SchoolsFountian City | 1,337 | 3 | $8,294 | 13.9 | #192 |
| MSD Warren CountyWilliamsport | 1,332 | 4 | $9,786 | 13.5 | #193 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somers School DistrictSomers, CT | 1,347 | $22,042 | 9.4 |
| Livonia Central School DistrictLivonia, NY | 1,346 | $19,166 | 11.3 |
| Milton-Union Exempted VillageWest Milton, OH | 1,346 | $12,210 | 17.5 |
| Bethel-Tate LocalBethel, OH | 1,346 | $11,642 | 16.2 |
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-prairie-heights-community-school-corporation