School district · Indiana

Muncie Community Schools

Muncie Community Schools in Indiana: 11 public schools with 5,126 students and 13.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,928 per student in FY2024.

Schools
11
Students
5,126
Students per teacher
13.3
IN 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,928
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)
386
Counselors (FTE)
8.0
Students per counselor
641
IN 453 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
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%

23%proficient

+2.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 79% of school districts in Indiana

Median 36% · 385 school districts compared

2,200 students tested, grades 3–8 · ILEARN; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Indiana: 42%

25%proficient

+2.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 73% of school districts in Indiana

Median 38% · 385 school districts compared

2,189 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
$11.1K15
$10.4K16
$9.9K17
$11.8K18
$10.6K19
$12.2K20
$12.8K21
$12.5K22
$15.1K23
$15.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
27% · $29.1M
State
51% · $54.4M
Local
21% · $22.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,149
Support services
$5,238
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$20.1M
Long-term debt
$26.1M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 2High schools: 1Other schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
East Washington AcademyFree meals for all
Pre-K–549214.443%49%
Grissom Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–541114.012%20%
Pre-K–534812.313%20%
Pre-K–538414.233%39%
Pre-K–547012.611%19%
West View Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–553815.327%34%
Northside Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–863012.029%26%
Southside Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–846910.713%6.4%
Muncie Area Career CenterCareer and technical
6–120———
Muncie Central High SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–121,33716.2——
K–12477.86.7%0.0%

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
4301 S. Cowan Road, Muncie, IN 47303
Phone
(765)747-5205
Website