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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 Topeka.
PK–53 elementary schoolsWestview School Corporation
7–12Westview Jr-Sr High SchoolWestview School Corporation
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.