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Rensselaer, IN
Public School Ratings




Rensselaer Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Rensselaer Central School Corp School District details

Rensselaer Central School Corp School District
900 E Washington St
Rensselaer, IN 47978

1,521 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 16)

Rensselaer Central School Corp School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Indiana

9

(10 is best)

Better than 82.8% of all IN school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 79.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
51%
39%
51%
41%
51%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Rensselaer Central High School
1106 E Grace St
Rensselaer, IN, 47978
09-12
Rensselaer Central Primary School
1144 N Melville St
Rensselaer, IN, 47978
PK-02
Rensselaer Middle School
1106 Bomber Blvd
Rensselaer, IN, 47978
06-08
Van Rensselaer Elementary School
902 E Washington
Rensselaer, IN, 47978
03-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 84.2% 67.7%
Black 0.8% 14.1%
Hispanic 14.0% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.9% 50.9%
Free lunch eligible 43.1% 46.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.9% 4.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,226 $9,470,000 41.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,120 $3,225,000 14.2%
Staff $362 $551,000 2.4%
General Administration $264 $402,000 1.8%
School Administration $706 $1,074,000 4.7%
Operation $1,731 $2,633,000 11.6%
Transportation $444 $676,000 3.0%
Other $345 $524,000 2.3%
Total Support $5,973 $9,085,000 40.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,710 $4,122,000 18.2%
Total Expenditures $14,909 $22,677,000 100.0%
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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