School district · Indiana

Fort Wayne Community Schools

Fort Wayne Community Schools in Indiana: 51 public schools with 28,537 students and 13.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,349 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 51
Students: 28,537
Students per teacher: 13.4; IN 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $14,349; IN $13.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 2,130
Counselors (FTE): 39.0
Students per counselor: 732; IN 453 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 21.0; Librarians (FTE): 0.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$10.2K15

$10.6K16

$10.7K17

$11.0K18

$10.5K19

$11.7K20

$12.8K21

$13.2K22

$14.6K23

$14.3K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 20% · $104M
State: 55% · $283.7M
Local: 25% · $131.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $7,885
Support services: $5,751
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $93.5M
Long-term debt: $244.2M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 33Middle schools: 10High schools: 7Other schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	City or town
Adams Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	308	11.0	Fort Wayne
Arlington Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	418	13.5	Fort Wayne
Bloomingdale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	331	11.2	Fort Wayne
Brentwood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	415	12.0	Fort Wayne
Bunche Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–K	234	13.4	Fort Wayne
Fairfield Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	481	12.0	Fort Wayne
Forest Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	558	14.9	Fort Wayne
Francis M Price Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	405	12.5	Fort Wayne
Franke Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	416	13.9	Fort Wayne
Fred H Croninger Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	619	17.9	Fort Wayne
Glenwood Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	532	16.2	Fort Wayne
Harrison Hill Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	612	12.8	Fort Wayne
Indian Village Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	331	11.0	Fort Wayne
J Wilbur Haley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	583	13.9	Fort Wayne
Jeff H Towles Intermediate SchoolFree meals for all	1–8	600	13.0	Fort Wayne
John S Irwin Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	302	14.4	Fort Wayne
Levan R Scott AcademyFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	419	12.0	Fort Wayne
Lincoln Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	590	12.4	Fort Wayne
Lindley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	330	13.2	Fort Wayne
Mabel K Holland Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	533	13.5	Fort Wayne
Maplewood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	477	14.5	Fort Wayne
Merle J Abbett Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	467	12.0	Fort Wayne
Northcrest Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	536	14.9	Fort Wayne
Robert C Harris Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	360	12.4	Fort Wayne
Saint Joseph Central SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	434	11.1	Fort Wayne
South Wayne Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	340	10.6	Fort Wayne
Study Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	268	11.7	Fort Wayne
Washington Center Elementary SchFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	553	14.4	Fort Wayne
Washington Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	206	10.3	Fort Wayne
Waynedale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	383	13.7	Fort Wayne
Weisser Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	1–5	632	13.2	Fort Wayne
Whitney M Young Early ChildhoodFree meals for all	Pre-K–K	218	11.5	Fort Wayne
Willard Shambaugh Elementary SchFree meals for all	K–5	266	10.2	Fort Wayne
Blackhawk Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	814	16.3	Fort Wayne
Jefferson Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	658	15.2	Fort Wayne
Kekionga Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	527	14.5	Fort Wayne
Lakeside Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	452	12.4	Fort Wayne
Lane Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	644	12.5	Fort Wayne
Memorial Park Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	627	13.2	Fort Wayne
Miami Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	496	12.7	Fort Wayne
Northwood Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	585	13.3	Fort Wayne
Portage Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	380	10.5	Fort Wayne
Shawnee Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	624	13.9	Fort Wayne
Amp Lab at Electric Works	11–12	0	—	Fort Wayne
Anthis Career CenterCareer and technicalFree meals for all	6–12	0	—	Fort Wayne
North Side High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,383	18.0	Fort Wayne
Northrop High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	2,145	16.8	Fort Wayne
R Nelson Snider High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,927	17.5	Fort Wayne
South Side High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,405	14.7	Fort Wayne
Wayne High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,398	15.3	Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Virtual AcademyMostly virtual	K–12	315	17.5	Fort Wayne

Sources

Address: 1200 S Clinton St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Phone: (260)467-1000

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).