Whitley County Con Schools
Whitley County Con Schools is a public school district based in Columbia City, Indiana, serving 3,686 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #74 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 69% of them. Its schools average 527 students each, about the same as the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $9,296 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.2 students per teacher.
How Whitley County Con compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Whitley County Con | Indiana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,296 | $9,723 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,507 | $5,344 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $47.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $43.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 242 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 430 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.2 | 15.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 410 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings County School CorporationNorth Vernon | 3,800 | 8 | $10,925 | 14.6 | #72 |
| Lebanon Community School CorporationLebanon | 3,701 | 6 | $10,293 | 15.4 | #73 |
| Whitley County Con SchoolsColumbia City · this district | 3,686 | 7 | $9,296 | 15.2 | #74 |
| Sunman-Dearborn Community School CorporationSt Leon | 3,682 | 5 | $10,140 | 16.0 | #75 |
| Marion Community SchoolsMarion | 3,668 | 9 | $11,922 | 14.8 | #76 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestwood School DistrictDearborn Hts, MI | 3,688 | $12,106 | 16.3 |
| Fillmore UnifiedFillmore, CA | 3,686 | $15,420 | 21.7 |
| Brecksville-Broadview Heights CityBrecksville, OH | 3,686 | $14,435 | 18.4 |
| Buena Park ElementaryBuena Park, CA | 3,685 | $14,824 | 23.3 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-in-whitley-county-con-schools