Tri-Creek School Corporation
Tri-Creek School Corporation is a public school district based in Lowell, Indiana, serving 3,280 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #81 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 66% of them. Its schools average 547 students each, about the same as the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $9,415 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 21.7 students per teacher.
How Tri-Creek School Corporation compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Tri-Creek School Corporation | Indiana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,415 | $9,723 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,174 | $5,344 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $38.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $41.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 151 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 169 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 21.7 | 15.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 820 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Jasper Consolidated SchsJasper | 3,383 | 4 | $10,991 | 16.8 | #79 |
| East Noble School CorporationKendallville | 3,345 | 7 | $9,826 | 14.3 | #80 |
| Tri-Creek School CorporationLowell · this district | 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 | 3,214 | 4 | $8,000 | 18.2 | #83 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| McFarland UnifiedMcFarland, CA | 3,282 | $13,117 | 24.0 |
| Lodi School DistrictLodi, NJ | 3,282 | $16,206 | 13.3 |
| El Campo ISDEl Campo, TX | 3,279 | $10,801 | 15.9 |
| Duncan Public SchoolsDuncan, OK | 3,278 | $9,677 | 16.3 |
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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