West Lafayette Com School Corporation
West Lafayette Com School Corporation is a public school district based in West Lafayette, Indiana, serving 2,343 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #112 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 53% of them. Its schools average 781 students each, more than the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $11,318 per student on day-to-day operations, 16% more than the Indiana median. It has roughly 14.6 students per teacher.
How West Lafayette Com School Corporation compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | West Lafayette Com School Corporation | Indiana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,318 | $9,723 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,216 | $5,344 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $32.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $38.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 160 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 265 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 15.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 781 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwell Community SchoolsOssian | 2,413 | 4 | $9,424 | 14.8 | #111 |
| West Lafayette Com School CorporationWest Lafayette · this district | 2,343 | 3 | $11,318 | 14.6 | #112 |
| Hamilton Heights School CorporationArcadia | 2,341 | 3 | $9,277 | 16.5 | #113 |
| East Porter County School CorporationKouts | 2,275 | 6 | $8,620 | 14.3 | #114 |
| MSD Wabash County SchoolsWabash | 2,256 | 6 | $10,475 | 15.7 | #115 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defiance CityDefiance, OH | 2,344 | $12,615 | 15.9 |
| Norris SchoolFirth, NE | 2,343 | $10,641 | 15.5 |
| Bremen CityBremen, GA | 2,342 | $10,749 | 15.8 |
| Byron Public School DistrictByron, MN | 2,342 | $10,214 | 16.4 |
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-west-lafayette-com-school-corporation