B+
Silver Creek School Corporation
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Silver Creek Township and Sellersburg, and parts of Clarksville and Carr Township.
Students
3,214
Schools
4
Spent per student
$11,109
IN $13,688
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Debt
$125.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Silver Creek School Corporation
- School Grade B+: better than 65% of Illinois districts
- Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
- Spends 19% less per student than the IN average
- 18 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 14.8% since 2020
- Debt of $125.9M, about $39,161 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Colfax.
PK–5Ridgeview Elementary SchoolRidgeview Community Unit School District 19
6–8Ridgeview Jr High SchoolRidgeview Community Unit School District 19
9–12Ridgeview High SchoolRidgeview Community Unit School District 19
Test scores vs. IN
2020–21Math proficiency33%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts49%
State average 42.6%
Graduation rate 84% at Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19, which runs the high school (state 87.3%) · class of 2018.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$11,109 per student · 19% below IN
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 40%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 62%Federal 9%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
2,799’20
2,993’21
3,144’22
3,104’23
3,214’24
Up 14.8% since 2020.
Students
White 79%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 6%Black 2%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
4 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Greater Clark County SchoolsCharlestown Township, Jeffersonville, Jeffersonville Township
$12,144per student
Borden-Henryville School CorpMonroe Township, Union Township, Wood Township
$13,192per student
New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated SchoolsLafayette Township, New Albany, New Albany Township
$12,957per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.