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Southwest Allen County Schools, Indiana

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Southwest Allen County Schools
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Allen County, Indiana
District details
Superintendent: Kent DeKoninck
# of school board members: 5
Website: Link

Southwest Allen County Schools is a school district in Indiana.

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Superintendent

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Dr. Kent DeKoninck is the superintendent of Southwest Allen County Schools. DeKoninck began serving as superintendent in July 2024. His previous career experience includes working as a teacher, guidance counselor, assistant principal, principal, director of personnel, and assistant superintendent.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Park Ginder is the superintendent of Southwest Allen County Schools. Ginder was appointed interim superintendent in early 2021 and full superintendent in June 2021 serving until May 2024. Ginder's previous career experience includes working within the district as a principal, assistant principal, department head, and an art teacher.[2]
  • Philip Downs was the superintendent of Southwest Allen County Schools from July 2014 until 2021. Downs' previous career experience includes working as the district's assistant superintendent and as a principal in Northwest Allen County Schools.[3]

School board

The Southwest Allen County Schools school board consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Board members are elected at large.[4]

Elections

See also: Southwest Allen County Schools, Indiana, elections

Board members are elected on a staggered basis in November of even-numbered years.

Three seats on the board were up for general election on November 5, 2024.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Southwest Allen County Schools school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[4]

District map

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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.[5]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,248,000 $552 5%
Local: $34,703,000 $4,510 39%
State: $49,799,000 $6,472 56%
Total: $88,750,000 $11,533
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $89,812,000 $11,671
Total Current Expenditures: $69,686,000 $9,056
Instructional Expenditures: $42,145,000 $5,476 47%
Student and Staff Support: $6,536,000 $849 7%
Administration: $6,990,000 $908 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $14,014,000 $1,821 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $13,967,000 $1,815
Construction: $4,092,000 $531
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $279,000 $36
Interest on Debt: $5,602,000 $728


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[6] $45,500 $83,000
2023-2024[7] $47,000 $81,500
2020-2021[8] $41,000 $75,500

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.[9]

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 44 55-59 15-19 25-29 <50 30-34 47
2018-2019 53 65-69 20-24 35-39 >=50 40-44 57
2017-2018 67 85-89 30-34 50-54 >=50 55-59 71
2016-2017 66 80-84 35-39 50-54 >=50 55-59 69
2015-2016 68 80-84 35-39 50-54 60-79 55-59 70
2014-2015 77 80-84 55-59 70-74 >=50 60-64 79
2013-2014 91 >=95 70-74 85-89 >=50 85-89 92
2012-2013 91 >=95 65-69 85-89 >=50 85-89 92
2011-2012 90 >=95 70-74 85-89 >=50 85-89 91
2010-2011 90 >=95 70-74 90-94 >=50 80-84 92

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 50 60-64 20-24 40-44 >=50 45-49 52
2018-2019 57 70-74 30-34 40-44 >=50 50-54 60
2017-2018 78 85-89 50-54 65-69 >=50 75-79 80
2016-2017 81 90-94 60-64 65-69 >=50 70-74 83
2015-2016 78 85-89 50-54 70-74 60-79 75-79 79
2014-2015 82 90-94 60-64 75-79 >=50 75-79 84
2013-2014 89 90-94 65-69 85-89 >=50 80-84 90
2012-2013 89 90-94 70-74 85-89 >=50 80-84 90
2011-2012 89 90-94 65-69 80-84 >=50 80-84 91
2010-2011 91 90-94 65-69 85-89 >=50 90-94 92

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 96 >=80 >=80 >=90 PS >=80 96
2018-2019 94 >=90 80-89 >=80 PS >=80 94
2017-2018 96 >=80 >=80 >=80 PS >=80 96
2016-2017 96 >=50 >=80 >=90 >=80 96
2015-2016 97 >=80 >=90 >=90 PS >=50 97
2014-2015 95 >=80 >=80 >=80 >=80 96
2013-2014 95 >=80 >=80 >=80 PS >=80 95
2012-2013 94 >=80 60-79 >=80 PS >=50 95
2011-2012 94 >=80 >=80 >=80 PS >=50 95
2010-2011 93 >=80 >=80 >=80 PS >=50 93


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 7,853 0.7
2021-2022 7,800 1.3
2020-2021 7,695 0.1
2019-2020 7,685 2.8
2018-2019 7,471 1.3
2017-2018 7,371 2.4
2016-2017 7,193 1.3
2015-2016 7,097 0.5
2014-2015 7,063 1.0
2013-2014 6,995 0.8
2012-2013 6,940 1.0
2011-2012 6,873 -2.9
2010-2011 7,071 1.3
2009-2010 6,981 2.4
2008-2009 6,811 0.5
2007-2008 6,778 2.4
2006-2007 6,612 3.6
2005-2006 6,375 1.5
2004-2005 6,281 2.1
2003-2004 6,149 2.2
2002-2003 6,011 2.3
2001-2002 5,874 2.0
2000-2001 5,759 1.5
1999-2000 5,670 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Southwest Allen County Schools (%) Indiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 4.5 2.9
Black 7.3 13.1
Hispanic 6.9 14.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 5.7 5.5
White 75.2 64.3

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

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Southwest Allen County Schools had 458.01 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.15.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 27.33
Elementary: 220.40
Secondary: 210.28
Total: 458.01

Southwest Allen County Schools employed 2.00 district administrators and 0.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 13.60
School Administrators: 0.00
School Administrative Support: 42.53
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 69.90
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 13.23
Student Support Services: 73.62
Other Support Services: 162.61


Schools

Southwest Allen County Schools operates 10 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Aboite Elementary School470PK-5
Covington Elementary School874KG-5
Deer Ridge Elementary437KG-5
Esacs Virtual School786-12
Haverhill Elementary School434KG-5
Homestead High School2,4709-12
Lafayette Meadow School662KG-5
Summit Middle School8666-8
Whispering Meadow Elementary Sch559PK-5
Woodside Middle School1,0036-8

Contact information

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Southwest Allen County Schools
4824 Homestead Rd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46814
Phone: 260-431-2051


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Southwest Allen County Schools, "Dr. Kent DeKoninck is Approved as Southwest Allen County Schools New Superintendent," accessed April 23, 2025
  2. ↑ WANE, "Dr. Park Ginder confirmed as new SACS Superintendent," June 22, 2021
  3. ↑ LinkedIn, "Philip Downs," accessed October 29, 2019
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Southwest Allen County Schools, "Southwest Allen County Schools Board Policies," accessed December 12, 2023
  5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  6. ↑ Southwest Allen County Schools, "Agreement Between Southwest Allen County Teachers Association and The Board of School Trustees Metropolitan School District of Southwest Allen County," accessed April 23, 2025
  7. ↑ Southwest Allen County Schools, "Agreement Between Southwest Allen County Teachers Association and The Board of School Trustees Metropolitan School District of Southwest Allen County," accessed February 6, 2024
  8. ↑ Southwest Allen County Schools, "Agreement Between Southwest Allen County Teachers Association and The Board of School Trustees Metropolitan School District of Southwest Allen County," accessed June 17, 2021
  9. ↑ 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
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