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 Indiana 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 Avoca.
K–65 schoolsNorth Lawrence Community Schools
7–82 middle schoolsNorth Lawrence Community Schools
9–12Bedford-North Lawrence High SchoolNorth Lawrence Community Schools
Test scores vs. IN
2020–21Math proficiency33%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts49%
State average 42.6%
Graduation rate 94% at North Lawrence Community Schools, which runs the high school (state 90.9%) · class of 2020.
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.