School district · Indiana

New Palestine Community Schools

New Palestine Community Schools in Indiana: 6 public schools with 3,959 students and 17.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,042 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
3,959
Students per teacher
17.2
IN 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,042
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)
230
Counselors (FTE)
4.0
Students per counselor
990
IN 453 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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
$7.9K15
$8.2K16
$9.2K17
$9.3K18
$9.5K19
$9.9K20
$10.1K21
$10.9K22
$10.0K23
$12.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.2% · $2.9M
State
62% · $34.7M
Local
33% · $18.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,356
Support services
$5,212
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$7.6M
Long-term debt
$63.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–433814.1
Pre-K–457917.5
Pre-K–457717.5
5–660520.2
7–860616.2
9–121,25417.3

Sources

Address
4711 S 500 W, New Palestine, IN 46163
Phone
(317)861-4463
Website