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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

1,439 Schools

# Students

28,612 Students

663,590 Students

# Teachers

1,867 Teachers

42,829 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

15:1

District Rank

Fort Wayne Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 398 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

0.55

# American Indian Students

50 Students

1,106 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

1,807 Students

18,911 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

5,989 Students

89,718 Students

% Hispanic Students

21%

14%

# Black Students

7,216 Students

87,026 Students

% Black Students

25%

13%

# White Students

10,551 Students

427,839 Students

% White Students

37%

64%

# Hawaiian Students

31 Students

722 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

2,968 Students

38,268 Students

% of Two or more races Students

11%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

1,047

17,952

# Students in K Grade:

2,078

72,672

# Students in 1st Grade:

2,210

76,635

# Students in 2nd Grade:

2,175

74,440

# Students in 3rd Grade:

2,189

75,973

# Students in 4th Grade:

2,076

74,454

# Students in 5th Grade:

2,108

75,703

# Students in 6th Grade:

2,116

76,301

# Students in 7th Grade:

2,054

47,430

# Students in 8th Grade:

2,108

48,139

# Students in 9th Grade:

2,308

5,430

# Students in 10th Grade:

2,146

5,872

# Students in 11th Grade:

2,037

6,131

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,960

6,318

# Ungraded Students:

140

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $12,916 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,148. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $13,651 is higher than the state median of $12,780. 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

$12,916

$13,148

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

$13,651

$12,780

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 (2024-25)

District size: 50 schools
Grades: PK-12
Enrollment: 28,612 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Minority Enrollment: 63%
: 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