School district · Indiana

Griffith Public Schools

Griffith Public Schools in Indiana: 3 public schools with 2,015 students and 14.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,619 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
2,015
Students per teacher
14.0
IN 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,619
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)
144
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
2,015
IN 453 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Indiana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Indiana: 41%

34%proficient

−0.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 56% of school districts in Indiana

Median 36% · 385 school districts compared

829 students tested, grades 3–8 · ILEARN; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Indiana: 42%

41%proficient

+2.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 58% of school districts in Indiana

Median 38% · 385 school districts compared

829 students tested, grades 3–8 · ILEARN; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

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
$7.8K15
$8.2K16
$8.7K17
$8.7K18
$9.1K19
$8.8K20
$10.0K21
$11.2K22
$14.1K23
$15.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.2% · $2.2M
State
54% · $19M
Local
40% · $14.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,564
Support services
$6,355
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$4.8M
Long-term debt
$30.3M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–542612.037%51%
Pre-K–247712.2——
6–121,11216.030%31%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
602 N Raymond, Griffith, IN 46319
Phone
(219)924-4250
Website