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Spencer-Owen Community Schools

Spencer, Indiana · Public school district · #120 of 235 Indiana districts by enrollment

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2,156

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,909

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 12% above the Indiana median

13.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Indiana median 15.0

Spencer-Owen Community Schools is a public school district based in Spencer, Indiana, serving 2,156 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #120 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 49% of them. Its schools average 359 students each, fewer than the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $10,909 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% more than the Indiana median. It has roughly 13.1 students per teacher.

How Spencer-Owen Community compares

Spencer-Owen CommunityIndiana median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,909

Indiana median $9,723 · 12% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,991

Indiana median $5,344 · 12% above · FY2020-21

Students per school359

Indiana median 498 · 28% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.1

Indiana median 15.0 · 13% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor431

Indiana median 443 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$28.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 8%State 56%Local 36%

Measure	Spencer-Owen Community	Indiana median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,909	$9,723	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,991	$5,344	FY2020-21
Total spending	$29.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$28.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	165	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	371	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.1	15.0	2024-25
Students per counselor	431	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
West Noble School CorporationLigonier	2,192	4	$9,446	15.2	#118
North Spencer County School CorporationLincoln City	2,166	6	$8,481	16.5	#119
Spencer-Owen Community SchoolsSpencer · this district	2,156	6	$10,909	13.1	#120
Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson UnitedTrafalgar	2,127	4	$8,579	15.5	#121
Lawrenceburg Community School CorporationLawrenceburg	2,122	4	$8,964	16.2	#122

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
MedwayMedway, MA	2,158	$19,292	14.0
RocklandRockland, MA	2,158	$19,591	12.7
Carmel UnifiedCarmel, CA	2,157	$26,833	15.7
Candler CountyMetter, GA	2,157	$10,639	15.2

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-spencer-owen-community-schools