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Silver Creek School Corporation

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Silver Creek and Sellersburg, and parts of Clarksville and Carr.

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
The gist

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 Waverly.

PK–65 schoolsMooresville Consolidated School Corporation
7–82 middle schoolsMooresville Consolidated School Corporation
9–12Mooresville High SchoolMooresville Consolidated School Corporation

Test scores vs. IN

2020–21
Math proficiency33%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts49%
State average 42.6%

Graduation rate 96% at Mooresville Consolidated School Corporation, 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.

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.

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