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Whitley County Con Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Indiana for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 834 students in Whitley County Con Schools 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 School in Whitley County Con School School District have an average math proficiency score of 26% (versus the Indiana public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Indiana public middle school average of 35% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IN)
# Schools
6 Schools
574 Schools
# Students
3,617 Students
289,418 Students
# Teachers
213 Teachers
19,182 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Whitley County Con Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 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 93% has increased from 92% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#161 out of 400 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
41%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
34%
Graduation Rate
93%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.18
0.55
# American Indian Students
10 Students
517 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
26 Students
6,712 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
155 Students
38,426 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
13%
# Black Students
24 Students
41,130 Students
% Black Students
1%
14%
# White Students
3,268 Students
186,831 Students
% White Students
90%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
351 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
133 Students
15,451 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
44
653
# Students in K Grade:
264
4,238
# Students in 1st Grade:
281
4,411
# Students in 2nd Grade:
253
4,362
# Students in 3rd Grade:
283
4,291
# Students in 4th Grade:
276
4,224
# Students in 5th Grade:
235
9,803
# Students in 6th Grade:
259
46,087
# Students in 7th Grade:
287
77,853
# Students in 8th Grade:
288
79,815
# Students in 9th Grade:
309
13,193
# Students in 10th Grade:
310
13,673
# Students in 11th Grade:
275
13,404
# Students in 12th Grade:
244
13,173
# Ungraded Students:
9
238
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,095 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 $13,204 is higher than the state median of $12,780. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$44 MM
$13,615 MM
Spending
$48 MM
$13,234 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,095
$13,148
Spending / Student
$13,204
$12,780
Best Whitley County Con Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Indian Springs Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1692 S Sr 9
Columbia City, IN 46725
(260) 244-5148
Columbia City, IN 46725
(260) 244-5148
Grades: 6-8
| 834 students
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