Indiana Schools & Education

Public school metrics and education data for all 92 counties.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

Avg Graduation Rate

92.6%

Avg Per-Pupil Spending

$5,507

Avg School Score

39/100

Total Schools

1,921

426 districts

State Overview

About Schools in Indiana

This summary is generated from the NCES metrics shown on this page and reviewed against the source data by the Data Editor. It is not school advice.

Indiana Outpaces National Graduation Rates on Lean Budgets

Indiana boasts a graduation rate of 92.6%, significantly higher than the national average of 87.0%. Despite this academic success, the state spends only $5,507 per pupil, which is less than half of the $13,000 national benchmark.

Wide Disparities Across 92 Hoosier Counties

Graduation rates fluctuate wildly across Indiana's 92 counties, ranging from a high of 97.5% in Boone County to 77.2% in Randolph County. School scores mirror this divide, with a 14.5-point gap separating the state's highest and lowest performing districts.

High Efficiency Despite Low Per-Pupil Spending

With an average school score of 51.7, Indiana slightly outperforms the national median of 50.0 while maintaining some of the lowest spending levels in the country. The state demonstrates a high return on investment, delivering a 92.6% graduation rate on a modest $5,507 per-pupil budget.

Ohio, Benton, and Brown Counties Lead the State

Ohio County takes the top spot with a 55.7 school score and a 95.0% graduation rate fueled by state-high $6,794 per-pupil spending. Benton and Brown counties follow closely, both achieving impressive 97.0% graduation rates while maintaining scores above 55.

State Score Context

How Indiana Counties Are Distributed

92 of 92 counties have enough NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data to receive a county school score. Use this distribution to understand whether the state has a concentrated cluster of high, midrange, or lower measured signals.

Scored county coverage

Counties with complete enough data for the composite score

100%

Higher measured signal

Score range 70-100

Midrange measured signal

Score range 40-69

Lower measured signal

Score range 0-39

Scores are comparative signals from available federal data, not ratings of individual schools.

Highest Measured School Signals

Ohio County

60/100

School score

Benton County

58/100

School score

Brown County

57/100

School score

Owen County

55/100

School score

Rush County

53/100

School score

Lowest Measured School Signals

#1 lowest

Randolph County

4/100

School score

#2 lowest

Wabash County

11/100

School score

#3 lowest

Parke County

14/100

School score

#4 lowest

Newton County

15/100

School score

#5 lowest

Jackson County

18/100

School score

All Indiana Counties

County-level school score, graduation rate, and per-pupil spending for Indiana.
County	School Score	Graduation Rate	Per-Pupil Spending
Ohio County Graduation 95.0% Per pupil $6,794	60/100	95.0%	$6,794
Benton County Graduation 97.0% Per pupil $6,254	58/100	97.0%	$6,254
Brown County Graduation 97.0% Per pupil $6,126	57/100	97.0%	$6,126
Owen County Graduation 97.0% Per pupil $5,991	55/100	97.0%	$5,991
Rush County Graduation 97.0% Per pupil $5,789	53/100	97.0%	$5,789
Orange County Graduation 96.6% Per pupil $5,820	53/100	96.6%	$5,820
DeKalb County Graduation 92.6% Per pupil $6,730	52/100	92.6%	$6,730
Ripley County Graduation 97.0% Per pupil $5,651	52/100	97.0%	$5,651
Boone County Graduation 97.5% Per pupil $5,311	51/100	97.5%	$5,311
Decatur County Graduation 97.0% Per pupil $5,519	51/100	97.0%	$5,519
Hamilton County Graduation 95.0% Per pupil $5,940	50/100	95.0%	$5,940
Jasper County Graduation 95.6% Per pupil $5,717	50/100	95.6%	$5,717
Warren County Graduation 97.0% Per pupil $5,119	49/100	97.0%	$5,119
Franklin County Graduation 97.0% Per pupil $5,080	49/100	97.0%	$5,080
Kosciusko County Graduation 96.4% Per pupil $5,428	49/100	96.4%	$5,428
Union County Graduation 97.0% Per pupil $5,075	49/100	97.0%	$5,075
Monroe County Graduation 94.4% Per pupil $6,008	49/100	94.4%	$6,008
Miami County Graduation 97.0% Per pupil $4,752	49/100	97.0%	$4,752
Fulton County Graduation 96.4% Per pupil $5,261	48/100	96.4%	$5,261
Hendricks County Graduation 96.7% Per pupil $5,203	48/100	96.7%	$5,203
Knox County Graduation 95.7% Per pupil $5,519	48/100	95.7%	$5,519
Wells County Graduation 96.7% Per pupil $5,105	48/100	96.7%	$5,105
Pulaski County Graduation 93.1% Per pupil $6,191	48/100	93.1%	$6,191
Dearborn County Graduation 95.2% Per pupil $5,513	48/100	95.2%	$5,513
Dubois County Graduation 94.5% Per pupil $5,823	47/100	94.5%	$5,823
Allen County Graduation 93.2% Per pupil $6,102	47/100	93.2%	$6,102
Harrison County Graduation 95.9% Per pupil $5,059	47/100	95.9%	$5,059
Clark County Graduation 95.4% Per pupil $5,271	47/100	95.4%	$5,271
Greene County Graduation 95.2% Per pupil $5,336	47/100	95.2%	$5,336
Hancock County Graduation 95.5% Per pupil $5,001	46/100	95.5%	$5,001
Daviess County Graduation 95.3% Per pupil $5,068	46/100	95.3%	$5,068
Shelby County Graduation 95.2% Per pupil $5,130	46/100	95.2%	$5,130
Henry County Graduation 94.9% Per pupil $5,614	46/100	94.9%	$5,614
Whitley County Graduation 95.2% Per pupil $4,978	46/100	95.2%	$4,978
Wayne County Graduation 94.7% Per pupil $5,512	45/100	94.7%	$5,512
Adams County Graduation 93.2% Per pupil $5,871	45/100	93.2%	$5,871
Posey County Graduation 94.2% Per pupil $5,566	44/100	94.2%	$5,566
Spencer County Graduation 95.0% Per pupil $5,019	44/100	95.0%	$5,019
Madison County Graduation 93.9% Per pupil $5,658	44/100	93.9%	$5,658
Tippecanoe County Graduation 93.7% Per pupil $5,681	44/100	93.7%	$5,681
Delaware County Graduation 94.1% Per pupil $5,483	44/100	94.1%	$5,483
Grant County Graduation 93.9% Per pupil $5,579	44/100	93.9%	$5,579
Perry County Graduation 93.8% Per pupil $5,622	44/100	93.8%	$5,622
Putnam County Graduation 94.3% Per pupil $5,225	43/100	94.3%	$5,225
Howard County Graduation 94.3% Per pupil $5,166	43/100	94.3%	$5,166
Floyd County Graduation 94.0% Per pupil $5,318	43/100	94.0%	$5,318
Morgan County Graduation 93.7% Per pupil $5,480	42/100	93.7%	$5,480
Montgomery County Graduation 93.5% Per pupil $5,194	41/100	93.5%	$5,194
Crawford County Graduation 92.0% Per pupil $5,967	40/100	92.0%	$5,967
Starke County Graduation 93.1% Per pupil $5,299	40/100	93.1%	$5,299
Martin County Graduation 93.3% Per pupil $5,090	40/100	93.3%	$5,090
Warrick County Graduation 93.0% Per pupil $5,344	40/100	93.0%	$5,344
Gibson County Graduation 92.5% Per pupil $5,625	40/100	92.5%	$5,625
Tipton County Graduation 92.9% Per pupil $5,379	39/100	92.9%	$5,379
Johnson County Graduation 93.0% Per pupil $5,029	39/100	93.0%	$5,029
Clinton County Graduation 92.8% Per pupil $5,327	39/100	92.8%	$5,327
LaGrange County Graduation 92.0% Per pupil $5,711	38/100	92.0%	$5,711
Washington County Graduation 92.5% Per pupil $5,262	38/100	92.5%	$5,262
Pike County Graduation 92.0% Per pupil $5,648	37/100	92.0%	$5,648
Cass County Graduation 92.4% Per pupil $5,101	37/100	92.4%	$5,101
Fayette County Graduation 92.0% Per pupil $5,603	37/100	92.0%	$5,603
Blackford County Graduation 92.0% Per pupil $5,471	36/100	92.0%	$5,471
Sullivan County Graduation 92.0% Per pupil $5,412	36/100	92.0%	$5,412
Fountain County Graduation 90.5% Per pupil $6,047	35/100	90.5%	$6,047
Porter County Graduation 92.0% Per pupil $4,950	34/100	92.0%	$4,950
Switzerland County Graduation 92.0% Per pupil $4,568	34/100	92.0%	$4,568
LaPorte County Graduation 90.6% Per pupil $5,816	33/100	90.6%	$5,816
Noble County Graduation 91.5% Per pupil $5,332	33/100	91.5%	$5,332
Elkhart County Graduation 91.0% Per pupil $5,633	32/100	91.0%	$5,633
Marshall County Graduation 91.2% Per pupil $5,099	31/100	91.2%	$5,099
Huntington County Graduation 91.0% Per pupil $5,374	31/100	91.0%	$5,374
Jennings County Graduation 90.0% Per pupil $5,816	31/100	90.0%	$5,816
Jefferson County Graduation 90.5% Per pupil $5,533	30/100	90.5%	$5,533
White County Graduation 90.3% Per pupil $5,539	30/100	90.3%	$5,539
Jay County Graduation 90.0% Per pupil $5,712	30/100	90.0%	$5,712
Lawrence County Graduation 89.5% Per pupil $5,906	30/100	89.5%	$5,906
Steuben County Graduation 89.0% Per pupil $5,997	29/100	89.0%	$5,997
Vermillion County Graduation 90.2% Per pupil $5,417	29/100	90.2%	$5,417
Vigo County Graduation 85.0% Per pupil $6,496	25/100	85.0%	$6,496
Clay County Graduation 88.0% Per pupil $5,837	25/100	88.0%	$5,837
Lake County Graduation 89.3% Per pupil $5,266	24/100	89.3%	$5,266
Scott County Graduation 88.4% Per pupil $5,645	24/100	88.4%	$5,645
Carroll County Graduation 89.2% Per pupil $4,928	23/100	89.2%	$4,928
Bartholomew County Graduation 87.5% Per pupil $5,354	20/100	87.5%	$5,354
Marion County Graduation 83.7% Per pupil $6,296	20/100	83.7%	$6,296
St. Joseph County Graduation 87.0% Per pupil $5,571	20/100	87.0%	$5,571
Vanderburgh County Graduation 86.6% Per pupil $5,560	18/100	86.6%	$5,560
Jackson County Graduation 86.8% Per pupil $5,415	18/100	86.8%	$5,415
Newton County Graduation 85.8% Per pupil $5,178	15/100	85.8%	$5,178
Parke County Graduation 84.5% Per pupil $5,593	14/100	84.5%	$5,593
Wabash County Graduation 83.5% Per pupil $5,417	11/100	83.5%	$5,417
Randolph County Graduation 77.2% Per pupil $4,410	4/100	77.2%	$4,410

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Frequently Asked Questions About Indiana Schools

Which Indiana counties have the highest graduation rates?

Boone County (97.5%), Benton County (97.0%), and Brown County (97.0%) currently lead Indiana among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in Indiana?

Across Indiana counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $5,507. The highest current county values are Ohio County ($6,794), DeKalb County ($6,730), and Vigo County ($6,496). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

Which Indiana county has the strongest measured school score?

Ohio County has the highest school score in Indiana with a score of 60/100, based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data.

What is the average graduation rate in Indiana?

The average high school graduation rate across Indiana counties is 92.6%, based on NCES data.

Which county in Indiana has the lowest school score?

Randolph County has the lowest school score in Indiana with a score of 4/100. School scores reflect available graduation-rate and per-pupil spending signals.

Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

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