School district · Indiana

Washington Community Schools

Washington Community Schools in Indiana: 6 public schools with 2,639 students and 15.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,183 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 6
Students: 2,639
Students per teacher: 15.1; IN 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $13,183; 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): 175
Counselors (FTE): 3.0
Students per counselor: 880; IN 453 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 3.0; Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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%

24%proficient

−0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 78% of school districts in Indiana

Median 36% · 385 school districts compared

1,067 students tested, grades 3–8 · ILEARN; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Indiana: 42%

25%proficient

+0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 72% of school districts in Indiana

Median 38% · 385 school districts compared

1,066 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

$7.6K15

$8.2K16

$8.5K17

$8.8K18

$7.8K19

$9.9K20

$9.6K21

$10.6K22

$12.0K23

$13.2K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 16% · $6.1M
State: 64% · $25M
Local: 20% · $7.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $6,248
Support services: $6,122
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $2.8M
Long-term debt: $8.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 2High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Veale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–4	81	11.9	47%	69%	Washington
Washington IntermediateFree meals for all	2–4	536	14.6	15%	22%	Washington
Washington PrimaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–1	488	15.8	—	—	Washington
Washington Junior High SchoolFree meals for all	7–8	357	11.6	32%	29%	Washington
Washington Upper ElementaryFree meals for all	5–6	350	16.2	22%	20%	Washington
Washington High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	827	17.2	—	—	Washington

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.

Sources

Address: 301 E South St, Washington, IN 47501
Phone: (812)254-5536

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).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.