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Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Indiana for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 583 students in Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Indiana.
Public Middle Schools in Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Indiana public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Indiana public middle school average of 36% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IN)
# Schools
5 Schools
576 Schools
# Students
1,241 Students
286,750 Students
# Teachers
113 Teachers
19,838 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 394 school districts in Indiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#202 out of 400 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
41%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
34%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.14
0.55
# American Indian Students
8 Students
487 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
3 Students
7,060 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
51 Students
38,734 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
14%
# Black Students
13 Students
41,316 Students
% Black Students
1%
14%
# White Students
1,150 Students
183,320 Students
% White Students
93%
64%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
393 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
16 Students
15,440 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
895
# Students in K Grade:
97
4,381
# Students in 1st Grade:
98
4,494
# Students in 2nd Grade:
90
4,603
# Students in 3rd Grade:
99
4,543
# Students in 4th Grade:
92
4,581
# Students in 5th Grade:
90
9,646
# Students in 6th Grade:
100
45,633
# Students in 7th Grade:
87
76,601
# Students in 8th Grade:
95
78,092
# Students in 9th Grade:
105
12,669
# Students in 10th Grade:
98
13,766
# Students in 11th Grade:
99
13,563
# Students in 12th Grade:
89
13,042
# Ungraded Students:
2
241
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $32,092 is higher than the state median of $13,222. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $31,496 is higher than the state median of $12,852. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$40 MM
$13,615 MM
Spending
$39 MM
$13,234 MM
Revenue / Student
$32,092
$13,222
Spending / Student
$31,496
$12,852
Best Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Eastside Junior-senior High School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
603 E Green St
Butler, IN 46721
(260) 868-2186
Butler, IN 46721
(260) 868-2186
Grades: 7-12
| 564 students
Rank: n/an/a
Impact Institutue
Vocational School
1607 E Dowling St
Kendallville, IN 46755
(888) 349-0250
Kendallville, IN 46755
(888) 349-0250
Grades: 6-12
| n/a students
Rank: n/an/a
Northeast In Spec Educational Coop
Special Education School
1607 E Dowling
Kendallville, IN 46755
(260) 347-5236
Kendallville, IN 46755
(260) 347-5236
Grades: PK-12
| 19 students
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