Silver Creek School Corporation
Silver Creek School Corporation is a public school district based in Sellersburg, Indiana, serving 3,214 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #83 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 65% of them. Its schools average 804 students each, more than the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $8,000 per student on day-to-day operations, 18% less than the Indiana median. It has roughly 18.2 students per teacher.
How Silver Creek School Corporation compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Silver Creek School Corporation | Indiana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,000 | $9,723 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,636 | $5,344 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $26.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $39.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 177 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 353 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 18.2 | 15.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 459 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-Creek School CorporationLowell | 3,280 | 6 | $9,415 | 21.7 | #81 |
| School City of East ChicagoEast Chicago | 3,225 | 7 | $12,617 | 13.3 | #82 |
| Silver Creek School CorporationSellersburg · this district | 3,214 | 4 | $8,000 | 18.2 | #83 |
| Plymouth Community School CorporationPlymouth | 3,168 | 7 | $9,426 | 14.0 | #84 |
| School Town of HighlandHighland | 3,165 | 6 | $8,582 | 20.7 | #85 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wall Township Public School DistrictWall, NJ | 3,215 | $24,733 | 9.3 |
| Nicholas County SchoolsSummersville, WV | 3,215 | $12,860 | 13.4 |
| North Haven School DistrictNorth Haven, CT | 3,214 | $21,238 | 11.6 |
| Springfield LocalHolland, OH | 3,214 | $12,125 | 15.0 |
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.
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