Warsaw Community Schools
Warsaw Community Schools is a public school district based in Warsaw, Indiana, serving 6,709 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #39 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 84% of them. Its schools average 610 students each, more than the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $9,617 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.2 students per teacher.
How Warsaw Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Warsaw Community | Indiana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,617 | $9,723 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,178 | $5,344 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $84.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $86.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 507 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 980 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.2 | 15.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 839 | 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.
In the news
0 stories matchedWe haven't matched any stories to Warsaw Community Schools yet. Recent Indiana coverage is on the Indiana page.
Peer districts in Indiana
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette School CorporationLafayette | 7,090 | 11 | $11,760 | 14.4 | #38 |
| Warsaw Community SchoolsWarsaw · this district | 6,709 | 11 | $9,617 | 13.2 | #39 |
| Portage Township SchoolsPortage | 6,519 | 11 | $9,248 | 16.1 | #40 |
| MSD Decatur TownshipIndianapolis | 6,485 | 10 | $9,664 | 14.9 | #41 |
| Valparaiso Community SchoolsValparaiso | 6,325 | 11 | $8,972 | 16.0 | #42 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudsonville Public School DistrictHudsonville, MI | 6,709 | $11,560 | 16.0 |
| Henderson CountyHenderson, KY | 6,707 | $12,338 | 16.0 |
| Wauwatosa School DistrictWauwatosa, WI | 6,704 | $13,073 | 12.9 |
| Red Oak ISDRed Oak, TX | 6,696 | $10,014 | 16.0 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-in-warsaw-community-schools