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B+

Tippecanoe School Corporation

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 18 towns

Serves Lafayette, Wabash Township, Fairfield Township, West Lafayette, Wea Township, Tippecanoe Township, Perry Township, Sheffield Township, Lauramie Township, Washington Township, Battle Ground, Shadeland, Union Township, Wayne Township, Dayton, Randolph Township, Clarks Hill and Jackson Township, and parts of Shelby Township.

Lafayette’s School Grade B better than 62% of Indiana school districts

Students
13,663
Schools
20
Spent per student
$11,150
IN $13,688
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Debt
$278.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Tippecanoe School Corporation

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 72% of Indiana districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 19% less per student than the IN average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $278.5M, about $20,382 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 72% of the 396 Indiana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lafayette. Grade by grade →

K–519 elementary schoolsThis district
6–87 middle schoolsLafayette School Corporation
9–123 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. IN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency44%
State average 37.5% · 7,240 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 41.3% · 7,240 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 88.1% · 821 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,150 per student · 19% below IN
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 60%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
13,464’20
13,591’21
13,616’22
13,526’23
13,663’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 68%Hispanic 16%Black 7%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

20 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools.

Klondike Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · West Lafayette
B
905 students16:1
Burnett Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · West Lafayette
A
778 students18:1
Battle Ground Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Battle Ground
A
652 students17:1
Wea Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lafayette
C
609 students16:1
Woodland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lafayette
B−
601 students14:1
Mayflower Mill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lafayette
B
585 students15:1
Hershey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lafayette
A+
538 students17:1
Wyandotte Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lafayette
A
522 students16:1
Mintonye Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lafayette
B
452 students16:1
Dayton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dayton
B
390 students16:1
James Cole Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lafayette
B+
321 students16:1
Battle Ground Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · West Lafeyette
B
712 students17:1
Wea Ridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lafayette
C+
675 students16:1
East Tipp Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lafayette
A−
547 students19:1
Southwestern Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lafayette
C
491 students17:1
Klondike Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · West Lafayette
A−
448 students16:1
Wainwright Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lafayette
C
320 students15:1
William Henry Harrison High School
High · Grades 9–12 · West Lafayette
A
2,194 students18:1
McCutcheon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lafayette
B+
1,835 students16:1
Tippecanoe Online Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Tippecanoe
88 students4:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Indiana.