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Elwood Community School Corporation

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Pipe Creek Township and Elwood, and parts of Duck Creek Township.

Pipe Creek Township’s School Grade B− better than 54% of Indiana school districts

Students
1,462
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,404
IN $13,688
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Debt
$14.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Elwood Community School Corporation

  • Its letter, C: results better than 28% of Indiana districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $14.4M, about $9,846 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 28% 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 above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Pipe Creek Township 12,354CElwood 8,525

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Pipe Creek Township. Grade by grade →

PK–2Elwood Elementary SchoolThis district
3–6Elwood Intermediate SchoolThis district
7–122 schoolsFrankton-Lapel Community Schools

Test scores vs. IN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20%
State average 37.5% · 727 students tested
Reading / language arts24%
State average 41.3% · 726 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 88.1% · 137 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
$13,404 per student · 2% below IN
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 62%Federal 14%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,440’20
1,494’21
1,494’22
1,455’23
1,462’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 4%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Elwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Elwood
412 students16:1
Elwood Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Elwood
C−
400 students13:1
Elwood Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Elwood
D
650 students13:1

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Madison-Grant United School CorporationBoone Township, Green Township
$10,401per student
Tipton Community School CorporationMadison Township
$12,634per student
Alexandria Community School CorporationMonroe Township
$13,688per student
Frankton-Lapel Community SchoolsJackson Township
$10,052per 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.