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Cortland Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
6687 N Cr 400 E
Seymour, IN 47274
Phone
(812) 522-7483
District
Seymour Community Schools
County
JACKSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
138
Classroom Teachers
9

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

8

(10 is best)

Better than 78.4% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Cortland Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
45%
23%
39%
52%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
67%
43%
52%
39%
82%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
54%
39%
59%
39%
48%
40%
54%
39%
59%
39%
48%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
17
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 21 15.2%
Grade 1 24 17.4%
Grade 2 23 16.7%
Grade 3 21 15.2%
Grade 4 23 16.7%
Grade 5 26 18.8%
Total 138 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 100.0% 54.6% 67.7%
Black 0.0% 1.3% 14.1%
Hispanic 0.0% 42.5% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.5% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 34.1% 65.2% 50.9%
Free lunch eligible 31.9% 59.6% 46.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.2% 5.7% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 31,020 6,833,037
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 185.1 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.1% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.5% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.2% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.3% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 15.0% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,819 2,653,596
Single Parent Households With Children 9.0% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.6% 90.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.0% 28.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.3% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.1% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.8% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.2% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.4% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.5% 11.9%
$15,000 or less 9.7% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,207 $27,823,000 51.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $312 $1,665,000 3.1%
Staff $526 $2,812,000 5.2%
General Administration $130 $695,000 1.3%
School Administration $603 $3,222,000 5.9%
Operation $1,038 $5,547,000 10.2%
Transportation $350 $1,871,000 3.4%
Other $156 $832,000 1.5%
Total Support $3,115 $16,644,000 30.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,835 $9,803,000 18.1%
Total Expenditures $10,157 $54,270,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,644 $5,847,671,000 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $574 $594,242,000 4.5%
Staff $515 $533,647,000 4.0%
General Administration $209 $216,618,000 1.6%
School Administration $667 $690,724,000 5.2%
Operation $1,217 $1,261,217,000 9.5%
Transportation $551 $570,491,000 4.3%
Other $366 $379,113,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,098 $4,246,052,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,018 $3,126,987,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $12,760 $13,220,710,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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