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Southern Wells Community Schools, Indiana

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Southern Wells Community Schools
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District details
School board members: 4
Students: 883 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Southern Wells Community Schools is a school district in Indiana (Wells County). During the 2024 school year, 883 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Southern Wells Community Schools consists of four members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Todd FiechterNottingham Township
Andrew PursifullLiberty Township
Delora SchneiderChester Township
Gregg VanoverJackson Township

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,300,000 $1,538 11%
Local: $3,826,000 $4,528 31%
State: $7,073,000 $8,370 58%
Total: $12,199,000 $14,437
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $11,681,000 $13,823
Total Current Expenditures: $10,374,000 $12,276
Instructional Expenditures: $5,602,000 $6,629 48%
Student and Staff Support: $831,000 $983 7%
Administration: $1,364,000 $1,614 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,576,000 $3,048 22%
Total Capital Outlay: $860,000 $1,017
Construction: $710,000 $840
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $304,000 $359


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 40 PS PS <50 PS 41
2018-2019 49 PS PS PS PS PS 49
2017-2018 53 PS PS <50 PS PS 53
2016-2017 50 PS PS <50 PS PS 51
2015-2016 52 PS PS <50 PS PS 53
2014-2015 60 >=50 PS PS 59
2013-2014 82 PS PS 82
2012-2013 88 PS PS PS 88
2011-2012 89 PS 88
2010-2011 85 PS PS PS 86

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 47 PS PS <50 PS 47
2018-2019 54 PS PS PS PS PS 54
2017-2018 62 PS PS >=50 PS PS 62
2016-2017 58 PS PS >=50 PS PS 58
2015-2016 59 PS PS >=50 PS PS 59
2014-2015 68 >=50 PS PS 68
2013-2014 80 PS PS 80
2012-2013 85 PS PS PS 85
2011-2012 86 PS 86
2010-2011 80 PS PS PS 80

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=90 PS PS >=90
2018-2019 >=95 >=95
2017-2018 >=90 PS >=90
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS >=95
2015-2016 90-94 PS 90-94
2014-2015 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 >=95 PS PS >=95
2012-2013 >=90 PS >=90
2011-2012 90-94 90-94
2010-2011 90-94 PS PS 90-94


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 883 -0.7
2022-2023 889 4.9
2021-2022 845 1.8
2020-2021 830 -4.6
2019-2020 868 0.7
2018-2019 862 -1.7
2017-2018 877 24.3
2016-2017 664 -3.9
2015-2016 690 1.0
2014-2015 683 -25.0
2013-2014 854 -1.2
2012-2013 864 3.0
2011-2012 838 0.4
2010-2011 835 6.1
2009-2010 784 -0.6
2008-2009 789 0.6
2007-2008 784 -2.4
2006-2007 803 -2.2
2005-2006 821 -0.6
2004-2005 826 -2.5
2003-2004 847 -1.4
2002-2003 859 -2.8
2001-2002 883 1.6
2000-2001 869 -1.2
1999-2000 879 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Southern Wells Community Schools (%) Indiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 3.0
Black 0.2 13.4
Hispanic 4.5 14.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 0.8 5.5
White 94.1 63.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Southern Wells Community Schools had 60.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.72.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 3.58
Elementary: 24.01
Secondary: 32.41
Total: 60.00

Southern Wells Community Schools employed 2.00 district administrators and 3.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 3.00
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 6.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 4.62
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 1.63
Student Support Services: 3.00
Other Support Services: 32.63


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Southern Wells Community Schools operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Southern Wells Elementary School499KG-6
Southern Wells Jr-Sr High School3847-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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