Western Boone Co Com Sch District
Western Boone Co Com Sch District is a public school district based in Thorntown, Indiana, serving 1,574 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #162 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 31% of them. Its schools average 525 students each, about the same as the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $8,649 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% less than the Indiana median. It has roughly 16.4 students per teacher.
How Western Boone Co Com Sch compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Western Boone Co Com Sch | Indiana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $8,649 | $9,723 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,463 | $5,344 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $16.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $21.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 96 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 201 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.4 | 15.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 225 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastbrook Community School CorporationMarion | 1,579 | 5 | $9,122 | 14.9 | #161 |
| Western Boone Co Com Sch DistrictThorntown · this district | 1,574 | 3 | $8,649 | 16.4 | #162 |
| North Adams Community SchoolsDecatur | 1,571 | 3 | $11,600 | 12.8 | #163 |
| Monroe-Gregg School DistrictMonrovia | 1,567 | 3 | $9,346 | 15.5 | #164 |
| Pike County School CorporationPetersburg | 1,561 | 4 | $11,235 | 11.9 | #165 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holtville UnifiedHoltville, CA | 1,574 | $14,942 | 17.3 |
| Fairview Public School DistrictFairview, NJ | 1,574 | $14,109 | 13.5 |
| Westmoreland County Public SchoolsMontross, VA | 1,574 | $15,478 | 11.8 |
| Freehold Borough School DistrictFreehold, NJ | 1,573 | $19,958 | 9.4 |
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-western-boone-co-com-sch-district