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Argos Community Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Walnut Township, Argos and Green Township.

Walnut Township’s School Grade B better than 58% of Indiana school districts

Students
639
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,825
IN $13,688
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Debt
$9.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Argos Community Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 58% of Indiana districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $9.6M, about $14,973 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 58% 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 below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BWalnut Township 2,855BArgos 1,761BGreen Township 1,028

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Walnut Township. Grade by grade →

PK–5Argos Community ElementaryThis district
6–12Argos Comm Jr-Sr High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency43%
State average 37.5% · 322 students tested
Reading / language arts48%
State average 41.3% · 323 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 88.1% · 43 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
$13,825 per student · 1% above IN
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 31%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 67%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
615’20
645’21
689’22
445’23
639’24

Up 3.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 2%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

Argos Community Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Argos
B−
319 students14:1
Argos Comm Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Argos
B−
320 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Culver Community Schools CorporationUnion Township
$17,672per student
Plymouth Community School CorporationCenter Township
$14,406per student
Rochester Community School CorporationRichland Township
$18,192per student
Triton School CorporationTippecanoe Township
$12,105per 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.