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Scott County School District 2

Scottsburg, Indiana · Public school district · #108 of 235 Indiana districts by enrollment

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2,542

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,257

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 5% above the Indiana median

14.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Indiana median 15.0

Scott County School District 2 is a public school district based in Scottsburg, Indiana, serving 2,542 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #108 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 54% of them. Its schools average 424 students each, fewer than the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $10,257 per student on day-to-day operations, 5% more than the Indiana median. It has roughly 14.8 students per teacher.

How Scott County compares

Scott CountyIndiana median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,257

Indiana median $9,723 · 5% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,854

Indiana median $5,344 · 10% above · FY2020-21

Students per school424

Indiana median 498 · 15% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.8

Indiana median 15.0 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor182

Indiana median 443 · 59% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$31.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 10%State 61%Local 29%

Measure	Scott County	Indiana median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,257	$9,723	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,854	$5,344	FY2020-21
Total spending	$31.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$31.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	172	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	294	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.8	15.0	2024-25
Students per counselor	182	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
Delaware Community School CorporationMuncie	2,581	6	$9,177	14.5	#106
Scott County School District 2Scottsburg · this district	2,542	6	$10,257	14.8	#108
Western School CorporationRussiaville	2,542	4	$9,583	15.3	#107
MSD Steuben CountyAngola	2,492	6	$10,472	13.6	#109
Mississinewa Community School CorporationGas City	2,453	4	$9,283	15.6	#110

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Laurel School DistrictLaurel, DE	2,544	$12,563	17.3
Brookfield School DistrictBrookfield, CT	2,542	$20,553	12.6
Krum ISDKrum, TX	2,542	$10,510	14.9
Dighton-RehobothNorth Dighton, MA	2,541	$17,568	13.1

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-scott-county-school-district-2