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Muncie Community Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Muncie and Center Township.

Muncie’s School Grade C− better than 22% of Indiana school districts

Students
5,126
Schools
10
Spent per student
$15,928
IN $13,688
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Debt
$21.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Muncie Community Schools

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 22% of Indiana districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 16% more per student than the IN average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $21.6M, about $4,218 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 22% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Muncie 65,466C−Center Township 64,861

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Muncie. Grade by grade →

PK–57 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Muncie Central High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency19%
State average 37.5% · 2,067 students tested
Reading / language arts25%
State average 41.3% · 2,079 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)81%
State average 88.1% · 338 in the class

96% 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
$15,928 per student · 16% above IN
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 33%Other 10%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 51%Federal 27%

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

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

Enrollment over time
4,996’20
5,141’21
4,928’22
5,103’23
5,126’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 53%Black 21%Two or more races 17%Hispanic 6%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Muncie Central High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Muncie
C
1,337 students16:1
West View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Muncie
C
538 students15:1
East Washington Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Muncie
B−
492 students14:1
South View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Muncie
D
470 students13:1
Grissom Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Muncie
D−
411 students14:1
North View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Muncie
C−
384 students14:1
Longfellow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Muncie
D
348 students12:1
Youth Opportunity Center
Other · Grades K–12 · Muncie
D−
47 students8:1
Northside Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Muncie
C−
630 students12:1
Southside Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Muncie
D
469 students11:1

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Cowan Community School CorporationMonroe Township
$11,995per student
Delaware Community School CorporationHamilton Township
$12,377per student
Yorktown Community SchoolsYorktown
$11,389per student
Liberty-Perry Community School CorporationLiberty Township
$12,000per student

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.