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Western School Corporation is located close to the center of Indiana. Western School Corporation has 55.57 square miles of land area and 0.08 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Western School Corporation population is 13,091. Western School Corporation median household income is $63,716 in 2010-2014. Western School Corporation median house value is $140,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Western School Corporation is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (27 out of 289, top 9%) Elementary/Middle School: (61 out of 289, top 21%)* Rank: #44
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	13,091 (2010-2014), rank #126
Population Growth	7.70% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	235.23/sq mi, rank #92
Median Household Income:	$63,716 at 2010-2014—4.92% increase since 2005-2009, rank #29
Median House Price:	$140,400 at 2010-2014—-12.09% increase since 2005-2009, rank #66
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	55.57 sq mi, rank #218
Water Area:	0.08 sq mi (0.14%), rank #248
State:	Indiana
County:	Howard County
City:	Russiaville, Kokomo
Zip:	46979, 46901, 46902
Area:	Kokomo, IN

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Western School Corporation Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

2600 South 600 West

Russiaville IN, 46979, Howard County

Phone: 765-883-5576

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,651	2,636	2,620	2,566	2,508	2,517	2,590
English Language Learner Students:	13	13	13	22	31	24	15
Total Teachers:	159.90	150.37	168.28	146.00	149.00	143.00	140.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	1.00	1.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	10.59	11.27	13.29	11.00	12.00	10.00	6.00
Elementary:	68.75	68.85	102.12	62.00	67.00	67.00	68.00
Secondary:	80.56	70.25	52.87	73.00	69.00	65.00	66.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Other Staff:	179.50	238.00	245.00	123.00	169.00	155.00	132.00
Instructional Aides:	39.50	64.00	66.00	NA	60.00	51.00	39.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	6.00	6.00	8.00	6.00	4.00	3.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
District Administrators:	1.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	0.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	1.00
School Administrators:	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
School Administrative Support:	18.00	17.00	18.00	15.00	15.00	15.00	13.00
Student Support Services:	14.50	27.00	28.00	NA	2.00	2.00	1.00
Other Support Services:	85.50	105.00	106.00	82.00	68.00	63.00	57.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.58	17.53	15.57	17.58	16.83	17.60	18.50

Schools

Western High School	Grade 6 to Grade 12	2600 South 600 West, Russiaville IN 46979
Western Intermediate School	Grade 3 to Grade 6	2600 South 600 West, Russiaville IN 46979
Western Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	2600 South 600 West, Russiaville IN 46979
Western Primary School	Kindergarten to Grade 2	2600 South 600 West, Russiaville IN 46979

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ECA Test
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74%	61%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	80.6%	72.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	63.3%	N/A
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	36%	37%
2011	Biology I	End of course	% met std	40.4%	46.9%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	47.8%	N/A
2010	English 10	End of course	% met std	78%	63%
2011	English 10	End of course	% met std	80.5%	71.9%
2012	English 10	End of course	% met std	75.8%	N/A
ISTEP+ Test
2005	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	82%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	84%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	80%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	84%	68%
2009	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	77%	67%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	79%	64%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	80%	64%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	81%	65%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	79%	66%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	78%	65%
2004	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	75%
2005	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	75%
2006	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	73%
2008	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	76%
2009	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	74%
2010	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	79%
2011	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	89.4%	83%
2012	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	93.6%	85%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	67%	72%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	73%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	73%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	72%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	70%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	72%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	76%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.1%	78%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80.2%	79%
2005	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	72%	73%
2006	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	81%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	79%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	74%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	79%	73%
2010	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	87%	77%
2011	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	91.7%	82%
2012	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	87.1%	82%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	74%	73%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	77%	75%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	77%	74%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75%	75%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	70%	70%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80%	75%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82.3%	70%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81.3%	79%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	79%	71%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	84%	75%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85.2%	76%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89.5%	78%
2005	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	81%	72%
2006	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	71%	73%
2007	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	78%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	79%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	77%	71%
2010	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	75%	71%
2011	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	81.9%	75%
2012	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	79.1%	78%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77%	72%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74%	76%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	71%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86%	77%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78%	81%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93.1%	86%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	91.5%	86%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	75%	60%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	68%	64%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	79.4%	67%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	75.6%	67%
2004	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	79%	69%
2005	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	71%	70%
2006	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	75%	71%
2007	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	81%	71%
2008	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	79%	71%
2009	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	74%	69%
2010	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	85%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	85.4%	76%
2012	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	81.1%	78%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86%	73%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82%	74%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85%	78%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81%	80%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83%	80%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77%	72%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87%	76%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84.4%	80%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88.8%	82%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	67%	54%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	75%	58%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	78%	62%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	80.7%	64%
2005	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	84%	69%
2006	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	76%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	81%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	79%	70%
2009	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	81%	67%
2010	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	85%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	91%	77%
2012	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	85.4%	75%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	88%	73%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86%	76%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89%	78%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83%	69%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84%	73%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	88.5%	75%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82.6%	78%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	80%	57%
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	84%	64%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	89.5%	68%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	86.9%	71%
2004	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	84%	65%
2005	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	79%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	82%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	81%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	79%	69%
2009	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	77%	65%
2010	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	87%	69%
2011	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	86.1%	72%
2012	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	85.5%	73%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88%	71%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	89%	72%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83%	72%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	85%	71%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81%	74%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79%	66%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	85%	72%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.8%	77%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.9%	80%
2005	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	84%	66%
2006	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	78%	67%
2007	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	81%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	82%	66%
2005	Math	9th Grade	% met std	83%	68%
2006	Math	9th Grade	% met std	85%	71%
2007	Math	9th Grade	% met std	80%	67%
2008	Math	9th Grade	% met std	82%	70%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$27,479,000	$10,488		$24,021,000	$9,361		$27,092,000	$10,802
Federal:	$3,417,000	$1,304	12.4%	$1,201,000	$468	5.0%	$2,079,000	$829	7.7%
State:	$16,909,000	$6,454	61.5%	$15,809,000	$6,161	65.8%	$15,697,000	$6,259	57.9%
Local:	$7,153,000	$2,730	26.0%	$7,011,000	$2,732	29.2%	$9,316,000	$3,715	34.4%
Total Expenditures:	$25,937,000	$9,900		$20,768,000	$8,094		$23,519,000	$9,378
Total Current Expenditures:	$22,504,000	$8,589		$18,650,000	$7,268		$20,367,000	$8,121
Instructional Expenditures:	$12,827,000	$4,896	57.0%	$10,921,000	$4,256	58.6%	$12,123,000	$4,834	59.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,994,000	$761	8.9%	$890,000	$347	4.8%	$974,000	$388	4.8%
Administration:	$3,303,000	$1,261	14.7%	$2,395,000	$933	12.8%	$2,807,000	$1,119	13.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,380,000	$1,672	19.5%	$4,444,000	$1,732	23.8%	$4,463,000	$1,780	21.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,583,000	$604		$1,403,000	$547		$2,500,000	$997
Construction:	$584,000	$223		$490,000	$191		$1,157,000	$461
Total Other:	$18,000	$7		$13,000	$5		$12,000	$5
Interest on Debt:	$433,000	$165		$430,000	$168		$458,000	$183

Total Salary:	$13,565,000	$5,177		$11,532,000	$4,494		$11,994,000	$4,782
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$8,936,000	$3,411	65.9%	$8,027,000	$3,128	69.6%	$8,389,000	$3,345	69.9%
Other Salary:	$4,629,000	$1,767	34.1%	$3,505,000	$1,366	30.4%	$3,605,000	$1,437	30.1%
Total Benefit:	$5,671,000	$2,165		$4,454,000	$1,736		$5,320,000	$2,121
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,573,000	$1,364	63.0%	$2,675,000	$1,042	60.1%	$3,393,000	$1,353	63.8%
Other Benefit:	$2,098,000	$801	37.0%	$1,779,000	$693	39.9%	$1,927,000	$768	36.2%

* Western 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.