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Schools in Southeast Township · Paoli Community School Corporation

Southeast Township’s public schools outscore 57% of Indiana districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Southeast Township, 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
41%
▼ 0 pts vs IN 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
▼ 2 pts vs IN 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IN 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.6K
▼ 8% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.7
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,235 students on the public path
In brief

Southeast Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 783 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Southeast Township’s, its schools beat 38%, lower than their 57% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 36% in math, against 41% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana (the state reports Southeast Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $12,583 per student in FY2024, against $13,688 across Indiana. 24% of its revenue that year was federal (Indiana 11%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Paoli Jr & Sr High School. 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 Southeast Township’s grade

B Test scoresC+ Graduation

B: better than 57% of Indiana school districts. Graduation is above the Indiana average; test scores are below it.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 57%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (783)Better than 38%
Towns in Orange County (10)Better than 30%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 570 test results and a graduating class of 84 could put Southeast Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Southeast Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (571 in math, 569 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Throop Elementary Schoolin PaoliC+
7–12Paoli Jr & Sr High Schoolin PaoliC+

Southeast Township’s public schools are run by Paoli Community School Corporation, which also serves Greenfield, Paoli, Paoli and Stampers Creek. 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.

Paoli Community School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,235 students · 12.7 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$12,583IN $13,688 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 41.3% · 569 students tested
Math36%
State average 37.5% · 571 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 24% of the Paoli Community School Corporation district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 11% across Indiana, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Southeast Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Southeast TownshipBPaoli Community School Corporation
LibertyCCrawford County Community School Corporation
Greenfield—Paoli Community School Corporation
PaoliBPaoli Community School Corporation
Stampers CreekBPaoli Community School Corporation
PoseyAWest Washington School Corporation

3 of the 5 neighbors share Paoli Community School Corporation with Southeast Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Southeast Township

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 Southeast Townshipin other towns
Throop Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Paoli
C+
693 students14:1Rate it →
Paoli Jr & Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Paoli
C+
542 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Southeast Township’s schools

Are Southeast Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Indiana: the public schools Southeast Township children attend outscore 57% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 38%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Southeast Township in?

Paoli Community School Corporation, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,235 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Southeast Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Paoli Community School Corporation graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.

How much does Southeast Township spend per student?

$12,583 in Paoli Community School 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.