Seymour Community Schools
Seymour Community Schools is a public school district based in Seymour, Indiana, serving 5,432 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #49 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 79% of them. Its schools average 679 students each, more than the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $9,084 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Indiana median. It has roughly 15.7 students per teacher.
How Seymour Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Seymour Community | Indiana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,084 | $9,723 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,364 | $5,344 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $54.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $56.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 347 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 695 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 15.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 543 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duneland School CorporationChesterton | 5,732 | 11 | $10,150 | 15.6 | #48 |
| Seymour Community SchoolsSeymour · this district | 5,432 | 8 | $9,084 | 15.7 | #49 |
| Concord Community SchoolsElkhart | 5,212 | 7 | $9,196 | 17.1 | #50 |
| Kokomo School CorporationKokomo | 5,197 | 14 | $11,042 | 13.7 | #51 |
| Muncie Community SchoolsMuncie | 5,126 | 11 | $11,643 | 13.3 | #52 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School DistrictPlainview, NY | 5,438 | $30,174 | 11.8 |
| CHSD 218Oak Lawn, IL | 5,436 | $21,914 | 13.7 |
| Lancaster Central School DistrictLancaster, NY | 5,434 | $17,067 | 12.4 |
| Acalanes Union HighLafayette, CA | 5,425 | $16,341 | 19.4 |
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-seymour-community-schools