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Fort Wayne Community Schools School District

Item: Fort Wayne Community Schools School District
Rating: 3
Author: Public School Review

1200 S Clinton St
Fort Wayne, IN 46802

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Tel: (260) 467-1000

www.fortwayneschools.org

Top Rankings

Fort Wayne Community Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Indiana for:

Overview

This School District

This State (IN)

# Schools

50 Schools

1,434 Schools

# Students

28,500 Students

659,177 Students

# Teachers

2,100 Teachers

43,939 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

14:1

District Rank

Fort Wayne Community Schools 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 87% has decreased from 88% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (IN)

#299 out of 400 school districts
(Bottom 50%)

This chart displays the overall district rank of Fort Wayne Community Schools School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

25%

38%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Fort Wayne Community Schools School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Indiana by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

27%

41%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Fort Wayne Community Schools School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Indiana by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

23%

34%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Fort Wayne Community Schools School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Indiana by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

87%

88%

This chart displays public school graduation rate of Fort Wayne Community Schools School District and public school graduation rate of Indiana by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.75

0.56

# American Indian Students

46 Students

1,027 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

1,889 Students

19,653 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

6,301 Students

92,967 Students

% Hispanic Students

22%

14%

# Black Students

7,160 Students

88,245 Students

% Black Students

25%

13%

# White Students

10,133 Students

418,162 Students

% White Students

36%

64%

# Hawaiian Students

33 Students

755 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

2,938 Students

38,368 Students

% of Two or more races Students

10%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

1,012

19,202

# Students in K Grade:

2,127

71,414

# Students in 1st Grade:

2,091

73,920

# Students in 2nd Grade:

2,162

76,347

# Students in 3rd Grade:

2,171

74,817

# Students in 4th Grade:

2,158

76,116

# Students in 5th Grade:

2,055

74,255

# Students in 6th Grade:

2,016

75,786

# Students in 7th Grade:

2,115

46,651

# Students in 8th Grade:

2,056

47,159

# Students in 9th Grade:

2,175

5,210

# Students in 10th Grade:

2,318

5,976

# Students in 11th Grade:

2,088

6,085

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,956

6,072

# Ungraded Students:

167

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $12,966 in this school district is less 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 $13,705 is higher than the state median of $12,852. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

This School District

This State (IN)

Total Revenue

$370 MM

$13,615 MM

This chart displays total revenue of Fort Wayne Community Schools School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Indiana by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$391 MM

$13,234 MM

This chart displays total spending of Fort Wayne Community Schools School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Indiana by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$12,966

$13,222

This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Fort Wayne Community Schools School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Indiana by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$13,705

$12,852

This chart displays average spending per public school student in Fort Wayne Community Schools School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Indiana by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2025)

District size: 50 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 28,500 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 14:1
Minority Enrollment: 64%
: 87% (Btm 50% in IN)
: Bottom 50%
: 25% (Btm 50%)
: 27% (Btm 50%)
: 23% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IN Dept. of Education