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Thompsonville Community Unit School District 174
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Cave, Thompsonville and South Flannigan, and parts of Frankfort.
Students
294
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,940
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Debt
$2.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Thompsonville Community Unit School District 174
- School Grade D: better than 13% of Indiana districts
- Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
- Spends 26% less per student than the IL average
- 12 students per teacher
- Debt of $2.8M, about $9,656 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Milltown.
PK–53 elementary schoolsCrawford County Community School Corporation
6–8Crawford County Middle SchoolCrawford County Community School Corporation
9–12Crawford County High SchoolCrawford County Community School Corporation
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency12%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 87.3% · small group: the state reports 80–100%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,940 per student · 26% below IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 60%Federal 12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
305’20
313’21
318’22
299’23
294’24
Down 3.6% since 2020.
Students
White 100%
Schools in the district
2 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Benton Consolidated High School District 103Benton, Eastern, Flannigan
$19,692per student
Benton Community Consolidated School District 47Benton, Hanaford
$15,517per student
Galatia Community Unit School District 1Tate
$14,233per student
Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10Flannigan, South Twigg
$13,781per 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.