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Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Penn, Mishawaka, Harris, Osceola and Madison, and parts of South Bend.
Students
11,329
Schools
15
Spent per student
$11,327
IN $13,688
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Debt
$59.6M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation
- School Grade A+: better than 95% of Indiana districts
- Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 21 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 5 pts above the state
- Spends 17% less per student than the IN average
- 18 students per teacher
- Debt of $59.6M, about $5,260 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Coesse.
K–54 elementary schoolsWhitley County Consolidated Schools
6–8Indian Springs Middle SchoolWhitley County Consolidated Schools
9–12Columbia City High SchoolWhitley County Consolidated Schools
Test scores vs. IN
2020–21Math proficiency54%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts64%
State average 42.6%
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 90.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$11,327 per student · 17% below IN
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 64%Federal 7%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
11,488’20
11,513’21
11,360’22
11,538’23
11,329’24
About steady.
Students
White 69%Hispanic 9%Black 8%Two or more races 7%Asian 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
15 public schools.
Horizon Elementary School
A+679 students20:1
Northpoint Elementary School
A+577 students19:1
Prairie Vista Elementary School
A+513 students17:1
Walt Disney Elementary School
B−512 students16:1
Elm Road Elementary School
B+503 students16:1
Bittersweet Elementary School
A+494 students21:1
Mary Frank Harris Elementary Sch
A+471 students22:1
Moran Elementary School
A389 students18:1
Meadow's Edge Elementary School
A−382 students14:1
Elsie Rogers Elementary School
B+361 students17:1
Madison Elementary School
A117 students11:1
Schmucker Middle School
B+1,041 students19:1
Discovery Middle School
A941 students21:1
Virgil I Grissom Middle School
C+662 students16:1
Penn High School
A+3,687 students20:1
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.