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Argos Community Schools

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Argos Community Schools is located in north Indiana. Argos Community Schools has 70.83 square miles of land area and 0.17 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Argos Community Schools population is 3,924. Argos Community Schools median household income is $48,581 in 2010-2014. Argos Community Schools median house value is $97,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Argos Community Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (109 out of 289, top 38%) Elementary/Middle School: (32 out of 289, top 11%)* Rank: #65
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	3,924 (2010-2014), rank #279
Population Growth	7.48% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	55.26/sq mi, rank #221
Median Household Income:	$48,581 at 2010-2014—8.77% increase since 2005-2009, rank #156
Median House Price:	$97,500 at 2010-2014—-5.52% increase since 2005-2009, rank #203
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	70.83 sq mi, rank #194
Water Area:	0.17 sq mi (0.24%), rank #217
State:	Indiana
County:	Marshall County
City:	Bourbon, Tippecanoe, Argos, Plymouth
Zip:	46504, 46570, 46501, 46563
Area:	Plymouth, IN

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Argos Community Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

410 North First St

Argos IN, 46501, Marshall County

Phone: 574-892-5139

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	614	635	666	675	655	659	670
English Language Learner Students:	7	7	14	10	14	13	14
Total Teachers:	45.52	44.29	47.32	41.00	41.00	41.00	42.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	2.49	3.50	4.43	0.00	4.00	4.00	3.00
Elementary:	20.37	20.36	25.26	21.00	17.00	16.00	17.00
Secondary:	22.66	20.43	17.63	20.00	20.00	21.00	22.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Other Staff:	62.28	57.82	58.00	44.00	58.00	51.00	38.00
Instructional Aides:	8.00	7.00	9.00	NA	17.00	10.00	7.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	5.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.80	1.80	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.80	0.80	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	1.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.71	0.71	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrators:	2.00	3.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
School Administrators:	3.00	3.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	7.76	6.20	5.00	6.00	7.00	6.00	6.00
Student Support Services:	5.51	5.61	6.00	NA	3.00	3.00	3.00
Other Support Services:	26.50	28.50	28.00	29.00	24.00	25.00	15.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.49	14.34	14.07	16.46	15.98	16.07	15.95

Schools

Argos Comm Jr-Sr High School		Grade 7 to Grade 12	500 Yearick Ave, Argos IN 46501
Argos Community Elementary		Prekindergarten to Grade 6	600 Yearick Ave, Argos IN 46501

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ECA Test
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	65%	61%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	75.4%	72.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	83.7%	N/A
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	53%	37%
2011	Biology I	End of course	% met std	51.7%	46.9%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	63.3%	N/A
2010	English 10	End of course	% met std	75%	63%
2011	English 10	End of course	% met std	71.7%	71.9%
2012	English 10	End of course	% met std	79.1%	N/A
ISTEP+ Test
2005	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	75%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	68%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	75%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	77%	68%
2009	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	60%	67%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	76%	64%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	73%	64%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	77%	65%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	81%	66%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	67%	65%
2004	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	75%
2005	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	93%	75%
2006	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	73%
2008	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	76%
2009	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	74%
2010	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	79%
2011	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	89.1%	83%
2012	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	88.9%	85%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	72%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	73%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	73%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	72%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	70%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	72%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	76%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.1%	78%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	77.8%	79%
2005	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	77%	73%
2006	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	96%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	86%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	86%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	90%	73%
2010	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	83%	77%
2011	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	89.1%	82%
2012	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	91.9%	82%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82%	73%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87%	75%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75%	74%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82%	75%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90%	70%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86%	75%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.1%	70%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.5%	79%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	86%	71%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	86%	75%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	90.9%	76%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	90.3%	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	90%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	88%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	82%	71%
2010	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	67%	71%
2011	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	70.5%	75%
2012	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	54.9%	78%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88%	72%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87%	76%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	95%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81%	77%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80%	81%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.9%	86%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74.5%	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	63.6%	67%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	64.7%	67%
2004	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	86%	69%
2005	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	77%	70%
2006	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	88%	71%
2007	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	81%	71%
2008	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	91%	71%
2009	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	76%	69%
2010	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	84%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	73.9%	76%
2012	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	77.8%	78%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84%	73%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79%	74%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	91%	78%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90%	80%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	97%	80%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89%	72%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83%	76%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82.6%	80%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80%	82%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	54%	54%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	76%	58%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	60.9%	62%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	73.3%	64%
2005	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	69%	69%
2006	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	73%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	80%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	77%	70%
2009	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	87%	67%
2010	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	82%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	89.1%	77%
2012	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	83%	75%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87%	73%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	77%	76%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	90%	78%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	90%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	93%	69%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84%	73%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	91.3%	75%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.1%	78%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	74%	57%
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	70%	64%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	80.4%	68%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	74.5%	71%
2004	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	61%	65%
2005	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	64%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	79%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	66%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	88%	69%
2009	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	79%	65%
2010	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	78%	69%
2011	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	74.5%	72%
2012	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	82.9%	73%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77%	71%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77%	72%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84%	72%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68%	71%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88%	74%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	90%	66%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87%	72%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	93.6%	77%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	95.1%	80%
2005	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	71%	66%
2006	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	78%	67%
2007	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	88%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	57%	66%
2005	Math	9th Grade	% met std	76%	68%
2006	Math	9th Grade	% met std	76%	71%
2007	Math	9th Grade	% met std	87%	67%
2008	Math	9th Grade	% met std	67%	70%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$6,905,000	$10,368		$6,943,000	$10,286		$7,531,000	$11,498
Federal:	$316,000	$474	4.6%	$267,000	$396	3.8%	$361,000	$551	4.8%
State:	$4,910,000	$7,372	71.1%	$4,996,000	$7,401	72.0%	$4,803,000	$7,333	63.8%
Local:	$1,679,000	$2,521	24.3%	$1,680,000	$2,489	24.2%	$2,367,000	$3,614	31.4%
Total Expenditures:	$6,183,000	$9,284		$6,404,000	$9,487		$6,103,000	$9,318
Total Current Expenditures:	$5,565,000	$8,356		$5,596,000	$8,290		$5,356,000	$8,177
Instructional Expenditures:	$3,502,000	$5,258	62.9%	$3,520,000	$5,215	62.9%	$3,325,000	$5,076	62.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$226,000	$339	4.1%	$216,000	$320	3.9%	$250,000	$382	4.7%
Administration:	$538,000	$808	9.7%	$604,000	$895	10.8%	$522,000	$797	9.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,299,000	$1,950	23.3%	$1,256,000	$1,861	22.4%	$1,259,000	$1,922	23.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$357,000	$536		$279,000	$413		$287,000	$438
Construction:	$162,000	$243		$97,000	$144		$156,000	$238
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$1,000	$2
Interest on Debt:	$24,000	$36		$25,000	$37		$15,000	$23

Total Salary:	$3,342,000	$5,018		$3,431,000	$5,083		$3,368,000	$5,142
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$2,349,000	$3,527	70.3%	$2,404,000	$3,561	70.1%	$2,377,000	$3,629	70.6%
Other Salary:	$993,000	$1,491	29.7%	$1,027,000	$1,521	29.9%	$991,000	$1,513	29.4%
Total Benefit:	$1,565,000	$2,350		$1,471,000	$2,179		$1,250,000	$1,908
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,101,000	$1,653	70.4%	$1,046,000	$1,550	71.1%	$862,000	$1,316	69.0%
Other Benefit:	$464,000	$697	29.6%	$425,000	$630	28.9%	$388,000	$592	31.0%

* Argos Community Schools was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.