Southwest Parke Community School Corporation
Southwest Parke Community School Corporation is a public school district based in Montezuma, Indiana, serving 1,002 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #235 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 0% of them. Its schools average 334 students each, fewer than the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $9,932 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 10.4 students per teacher.
How Southwest Parke Community School Corporation compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Southwest Parke Community School Corporation | Indiana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,932 | $9,723 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,377 | $5,344 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $11.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $11.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 96 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 174 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 10.4 | 15.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 250 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Station Community SchoolsLake Station | 1,030 | 3 | $9,788 | 16.1 | #231 |
| Barr-Reeve Community Schools IncMontgomery | 1,029 | 2 | $8,601 | 14.1 | #232 |
| Carroll Consolidated School CorporationFlora | 1,023 | 3 | $9,466 | 14.8 | #233 |
| North Newton School CorporationMorocco | 1,004 | 4 | $9,942 | 13.6 | #234 |
| Southwest Parke Community School CorporationMontezuma · this district | 1,002 | 3 | $9,932 | 10.4 | #235 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parma DistrictParma, ID | 1,003 | $9,129 | 16.2 |
| East Prairie R-IIEast Prairie, MO | 1,003 | $10,878 | 12.4 |
| Wilson Central School DistrictWilson, NY | 1,003 | $22,737 | 9.9 |
| Fortuna ElementaryFortuna, CA | 1,002 | $14,591 | 17.9 |
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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