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Southern Hancock County Community School Corporation

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Southern Hancock County Community School Corporation is located close to the center of Indiana. Southern Hancock County Community School Corporation has 59.53 square miles of land area and 0.10 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Southern Hancock County Community School Corporation population is 17,617. Southern Hancock County Community School Corporation median household income is $63,490 in 2010-2014. Southern Hancock County Community School Corporation median house value is $175,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Southern Hancock County Community School Corporation is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (29 out of 289, top 10%) Elementary/Middle School: (44 out of 289, top 15%)* Rank: #35
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	17,617 (2010-2014), rank #99
Population Growth	5.28% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	295.39/sq mi, rank #81
Median Household Income:	$63,490 at 2010-2014—-5.69% increase since 2005-2009, rank #30
Median House Price:	$175,500 at 2010-2014—-2.50% increase since 2005-2009, rank #19
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	59.53 sq mi, rank #213
Water Area:	0.10 sq mi (0.18%), rank #237
State:	Indiana
County:	Hancock County
City:	New Palestine, Greenfield, Indianapolis, Spring Lake, Cumberland, Fountaintown
Zip:	46163, 46140, 46229, 46239, 46130
Area:	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN

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Southern Hancock County Community School Corporation Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

4711 South 500 West

New Palestine IN, 46163, Hancock County

Phone: 317-861-4463

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,283	3,268	3,243	3,325	3,356	3,365	3,432
English Language Learner Students:	22	19	18	15	6	8	4
Total Teachers:	135.00	144.00	152.85	138.00	157.00	165.00	164.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.04	0.00	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	2.01	8.96	5.54	6.00	8.00	9.00	9.00
Elementary:	60.99	62.00	92.24	64.00	72.00	81.00	81.00
Secondary:	72.00	73.00	55.07	68.00	77.00	75.00	74.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Other Staff:	222.23	233.49	240.00	149.00	253.00	241.00	236.00
Instructional Aides:	45.62	44.95	41.00	NA	58.00	57.00	41.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	4.00	6.00	2.00	3.00	5.00	4.00	4.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.00	6.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.00	6.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Library/Media Support:	5.61	6.08	6.00	9.00	8.00	9.00	9.00
District Administrators:	1.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	0.00	0.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
School Administrators:	8.00	8.00	9.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	8.00
School Administrative Support:	18.47	18.00	19.00	19.00	19.00	18.00	18.00
Student Support Services:	25.21	29.60	47.00	NA	2.00	2.00	2.00
Other Support Services:	110.32	110.86	107.00	102.00	141.00	131.00	143.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	24.32	22.69	21.22	24.09	21.38	20.39	20.93

Schools

Brandywine Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	413 East 400 South, Greenfield IN 46140
Doe Creek Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	2279 South 600 West, New Palestine IN 46163
New Palestine Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	4801 South 500 West, New Palestine IN 46163
New Palestine High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	4485 South Victory Dr, New Palestine IN 46163
Sugar Creek Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	2337 South 600 West, New Palestine IN 46163

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ECA Test
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	73%	61%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	90.7%	72.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	89.8%	N/A
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	58%	37%
2011	Biology I	End of course	% met std	58.3%	46.9%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	69.5%	N/A
2010	English 10	End of course	% met std	82%	63%
2011	English 10	End of course	% met std	86.6%	71.9%
2012	English 10	End of course	% met std	90.6%	N/A
ISTEP+ Test
2005	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	82%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	86%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	84%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	85%	68%
2009	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	80%	67%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	81%	64%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	80%	64%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	78%	65%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	82%	66%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	75%	65%
2004	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	75%
2005	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	75%
2006	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	73%
2008	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	76%
2009	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	74%
2010	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	79%
2011	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	88.9%	83%
2012	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	92.1%	85%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	72%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	73%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	73%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	72%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	70%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	72%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	76%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83.8%	78%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.2%	79%
2005	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	84%	73%
2006	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	82%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	80%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	81%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	86%	73%
2010	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	85%	77%
2011	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	86.9%	82%
2012	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	87.5%	82%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82%	73%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81%	75%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79%	74%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79%	75%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78%	70%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81%	75%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80.6%	70%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.5%	79%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89%	71%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	87%	75%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.9%	76%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.7%	78%
2005	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	86%	72%
2006	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	81%	73%
2007	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	82%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	84%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	76%	71%
2010	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	84%	71%
2011	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	82.3%	75%
2012	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	84.9%	78%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81%	72%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78%	76%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75%	77%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84%	81%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89.1%	86%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.7%	86%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	70%	60%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	80%	64%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	82.4%	67%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	77.2%	67%
2004	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	87%	69%
2005	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	88%	70%
2006	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	87%	71%
2007	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	87%	71%
2008	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	85%	71%
2009	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	81%	69%
2010	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	78%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	88.2%	76%
2012	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	90%	78%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88%	73%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87%	74%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87%	78%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87%	80%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85%	80%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	74%	72%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	72%	76%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86.9%	80%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89.6%	82%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	68%	54%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	72%	58%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	87.3%	62%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	83.5%	64%
2005	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	88%	69%
2006	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	88%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	87%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	83%	70%
2009	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	77%	67%
2010	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	85%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	90.3%	77%
2012	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	84.8%	75%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	94%	73%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86%	76%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89%	78%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	72%	69%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82%	73%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81.2%	75%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.9%	78%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	68%	57%
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	79%	64%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	78.5%	68%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	77.9%	71%
2004	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	85%	65%
2005	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	72%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	88%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	83%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	84%	69%
2009	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	77%	65%
2010	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	77%	69%
2011	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	86.5%	72%
2012	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	84.8%	73%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	90%	71%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84%	72%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	89%	72%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83%	71%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84%	74%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77%	66%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76%	72%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84%	77%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.2%	80%
2005	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	87%	66%
2006	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	89%	67%
2007	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	85%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	83%	66%
2005	Math	9th Grade	% met std	84%	68%
2006	Math	9th Grade	% met std	86%	71%
2007	Math	9th Grade	% met std	79%	67%
2008	Math	9th Grade	% met std	78%	70%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$33,938,000	$10,465		$32,959,000	$9,912		$39,485,000	$11,765
Federal:	$1,383,000	$426	4.1%	$650,000	$195	2.0%	$1,721,000	$513	4.4%
State:	$20,925,000	$6,452	61.7%	$20,774,000	$6,248	63.0%	$20,897,000	$6,227	52.9%
Local:	$11,630,000	$3,586	34.3%	$11,535,000	$3,469	35.0%	$16,867,000	$5,026	42.7%
Total Expenditures:	$28,853,000	$8,897		$26,574,000	$7,992		$29,740,000	$8,862
Total Current Expenditures:	$23,250,000	$7,169		$22,595,000	$6,795		$25,251,000	$7,524
Instructional Expenditures:	$13,389,000	$4,129	57.6%	$12,802,000	$3,850	56.7%	$14,634,000	$4,361	58.0%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,032,000	$318	4.4%	$1,031,000	$310	4.6%	$1,338,000	$399	5.3%
Administration:	$2,391,000	$737	10.3%	$2,648,000	$796	11.7%	$2,599,000	$774	10.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$6,438,000	$1,985	27.7%	$6,114,000	$1,839	27.1%	$6,680,000	$1,990	26.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,268,000	$699		$1,500,000	$451		$1,632,000	$486
Construction:	$504,000	$155		$507,000	$152		$532,000	$159
Total Other:	$72,000	$22		$68,000	$20		$70,000	$21
Interest on Debt:	$1,924,000	$593		$1,180,000	$355		$1,492,000	$445

Total Salary:	$13,208,000	$4,073		$13,254,000	$3,986		$15,041,000	$4,482
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$8,727,000	$2,691	66.1%	$8,635,000	$2,597	65.2%	$9,819,000	$2,926	65.3%
Other Salary:	$4,481,000	$1,382	33.9%	$4,619,000	$1,389	34.8%	$5,222,000	$1,556	34.7%
Total Benefit:	$6,437,000	$1,985		$5,907,000	$1,777		$6,436,000	$1,918
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$4,255,000	$1,312	66.1%	$3,810,000	$1,146	64.5%	$4,316,000	$1,286	67.1%
Other Benefit:	$2,182,000	$673	33.9%	$2,097,000	$631	35.5%	$2,120,000	$632	32.9%

* Southern Hancock County Community School Corporation was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.