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Schools in Stampers Creek Township · Paoli Community School Corporation

Stampers Creek Township’s public schools outscore 57% of Indiana districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Stampers Creek 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

Stampers Creek Township’s schools, in brief

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 Stampers Creek 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 Stampers Creek 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 (611)Better than 54%
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 Stampers Creek Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Stampers Creek 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 Stampers Creek Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Stampers Creek Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Stampers Creek TownshipBPaoli Community School Corporation
Northeast—Orleans
Madison—West Washington School Corporation
SoutheastBPaoli Community School Corporation
PaoliBPaoli Community School Corporation

2 of the 4 neighbors share Paoli Community School Corporation with Stampers Creek Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Stampers Creek 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 Stampers Creek 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 Stampers Creek Township’s schools

Are Stampers Creek Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Indiana: the public schools Stampers Creek 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 54%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Stampers Creek Township in?

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

What is Stampers Creek 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 Stampers Creek 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.