C
Seymour Community Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Jackson, Seymour, Redding, Hamilton and Washington.
Students
5,432
Schools
8
Spent per student
$12,072
IN $13,688
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$51.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Seymour Community Schools
- School Grade C: better than 28% of Indiana districts
- Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 6 pts below the state
- Spends 12% less per student than the IN average
- 16 students per teacher
- Debt of $51.6M, about $9,491 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Avoca.
K–85 schoolsNorth Lawrence Community Schools
82 middle schoolsNorth Lawrence Community Schools
9–12Bedford-North Lawrence High SchoolNorth Lawrence Community Schools
Test scores vs. IN
2020–21Math proficiency27%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 42.6%
Graduation rate (4-year)85%
State average 90.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,072 per student · 12% below IN
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 35%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 65%Federal 12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
5,187’20
5,281’21
5,343’22
5,473’23
5,432’24
Up 4.7% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 48%White 46%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
8 public schools.
Seymour-Jackson Elementary School
C609 students15:1
Seymour-Redding Elementary School
C+609 students15:1
Margaret R Brown Elementary School
D499 students14:1
Emerson Elementary School
A−257 students14:1
Cortland Elementary School
A−89 students11:1
Seymour Intermediate School
862 students15:1
Seymour Middle School
C−778 students16:1
Seymour Senior High School
B−1,729 students17:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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.