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Schools in Culver · Culver Community Schools Corporation

Culver’s public schools score below 62% of Indiana districts on tests and graduation

30% of students in Culver’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Indiana average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Culver, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Indiana, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
37%
▼ 4 pts vs IN 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 8 pts vs IN 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IN 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.7K
▲ 29% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
777 students on the public path
In brief

Culver’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 278 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Culver’s, its schools beat 26%, lower than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 41% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana (the state reports Culver’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,672 per student, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Culver Community Middle/High Sch. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Culver’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 38% of Indiana school districts. Both inputs trail the Indiana average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 38%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (278)Better than 26%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 412 test results and a graduating class of 76 could put Culver anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Culver’s students in the tested grades sat them (413 in math, 411 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Culver, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Culver Elementary SchoolCulver Community Schools CorporationB−
6–12Culver Community Middle/High SchCulver Community Schools CorporationC−

Culver’s public schools are run by Culver Community Schools Corporation, which also serves Aubbeenaubbee, Monterey, North Bend and Tippecanoe and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Culver Community Schools CorporationGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 777 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$17,672IN $13,688 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 41.3% · 411 students tested
Math30%
State average 37.5% · 413 students tested

Culver vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Culver’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CulverC+Culver Community Schools Corporation

Every school in Culver

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Culverin other towns
Culver Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
386 students14:1Rate it →
Culver Community Middle/High Sch
High · Grades 6–12
C−
391 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Culver’s schools

Are Culver’s schools good?

On Indiana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Culver children attend score below 62% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 26%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Culver in?

Culver Community Schools Corporation, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 777 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Culver’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Culver Community Schools Corporation graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.

How much does Culver spend per student?

$17,672 in Culver Community Schools Corporation (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.