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Northern Wells Community Schools

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Northern Wells Community Schools is located in northeast Indiana. Northern Wells Community Schools has 165.15 square miles of land area and 1.11 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Northern Wells Community Schools population is 15,390. Northern Wells Community Schools median household income is $50,922 in 2010-2014. Northern Wells Community Schools median house value is $124,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Northern Wells Community Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (39 out of 289, top 13%) Elementary/Middle School: (82 out of 289, top 28%)* Rank: #57
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	15,390 (2010-2014), rank #107
Population Growth	0.18% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	92.56/sq mi, rank #161
Median Household Income:	$50,922 at 2010-2014—1.16% increase since 2005-2009, rank #118
Median House Price:	$124,600 at 2010-2014—7.23% increase since 2005-2009, rank #100
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	165.15 sq mi, rank #68
Water Area:	1.11 sq mi (0.67%), rank #98
State:	Indiana
County:	Wells County
City:	Markle, Uniondale, Ossian, Roanoke, Zanesville, Bluffton, Craigville
Zip:	46770, 46791, 46777, 46783, 46799, 46798, 46714, 46731
Area:	Fort Wayne, IN

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Northern Wells Community Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

312 North Jefferson St

Ossian IN, 46777, Wells County

Phone: 260-622-4125

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,412	2,394	2,530	2,598	2,577	2,555	2,564
English Language Learner Students:	26	20	23	29	33	29	28
Total Teachers:	134.81	139.31	133.04	121.00	135.00	153.00	159.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	10.21	9.27	5.54	10.00	10.00	14.00	11.00
Elementary:	60.19	63.44	86.75	55.00	59.00	64.00	72.00
Secondary:	64.41	66.60	40.75	56.00	66.00	75.00	76.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Other Staff:	166.00	160.00	121.00	84.00	130.00	185.00	152.00
Instructional Aides:	26.00	22.00	2.00	NA	2.00	48.00	17.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	6.00	8.00	4.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.00	5.00	6.00	5.00	6.00	8.00	8.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.00	3.00	3.00	2.00	2.00	4.00	4.00
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:	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrators:	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	5.00	3.00	4.00
District Administrative Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	1.00
School Administrators:	8.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	7.00	7.00
School Administrative Support:	12.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	13.00	10.00	11.00
Student Support Services:	30.50	30.50	31.00	NA	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Support Services:	75.50	76.50	56.00	53.00	87.00	95.00	95.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.89	17.18	19.02	21.47	19.09	16.70	16.13

Schools

Lancaster Central School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	3240 East 300 North, Bluffton IN 46714
Norwell High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1100 East Us 224, Ossian IN 46777
Norwell Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1100 East Us 224, Ossian IN 46777
Ossian Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	213 South Jefferson, Ossian IN 46777

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ECA Test
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	82%	61%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	84.2%	72.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	72.3%	N/A
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	46%	37%
2011	Biology I	End of course	% met std	52.5%	46.9%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	44.7%	N/A
2010	English 10	End of course	% met std	67%	63%
2011	English 10	End of course	% met std	78.8%	71.9%
2012	English 10	End of course	% met std	80.3%	N/A
ISTEP+ Test
2005	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	78%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	75%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	78%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	76%	68%
2009	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	79%	67%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	75%	64%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	73%	64%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	74%	65%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	85%	66%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	82%	65%
2004	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	75%
2005	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	75%
2006	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	73%
2008	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	76%
2009	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	74%
2010	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	79%
2011	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	83%
2012	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	89.4%	85%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	72%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	73%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	73%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	72%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	70%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	72%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	76%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	78%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.6%	79%
2005	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	74%	73%
2006	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	70%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	74%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	85%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	66%	73%
2010	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	87%	77%
2011	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	90.5%	82%
2012	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	90.3%	82%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	77%	73%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84%	75%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	77%	74%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86%	75%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78%	70%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84%	75%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.1%	70%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.1%	79%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	79%	71%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	84%	75%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	86.4%	76%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89%	78%
2005	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	69%	72%
2006	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	79%	73%
2007	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	77%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	78%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	70%	71%
2010	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	77%	71%
2011	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	82.5%	75%
2012	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	91.2%	78%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70%	72%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78%	76%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86%	77%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86%	81%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.8%	86%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	92.5%	86%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	68%	60%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	65%	64%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	68.1%	67%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	72.5%	67%
2004	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	76%	69%
2005	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	77%	70%
2006	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	73%	71%
2007	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	80%	71%
2008	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	79%	71%
2009	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	77%	69%
2010	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	78%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	84.8%	76%
2012	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	84.1%	78%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84%	73%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79%	74%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75%	78%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84%	80%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84%	80%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81%	72%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89%	76%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	92.5%	80%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87.8%	82%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	64%	54%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	67%	58%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	70.5%	62%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	67.7%	64%
2005	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	77%	69%
2006	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	79%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	73%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	80%	70%
2009	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	76%	67%
2010	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	76%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	87%	77%
2012	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	84.1%	75%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82%	73%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82%	76%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75%	78%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	73%	69%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79%	73%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.7%	75%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	84.8%	78%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	63%	57%
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	68%	64%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	76.7%	68%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	80.1%	71%
2004	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	68%	65%
2005	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	78%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	74%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	78%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	62%	69%
2009	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	74%	65%
2010	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	80%	69%
2011	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	81.4%	72%
2012	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	86.7%	73%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79%	71%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76%	72%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79%	72%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83%	71%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	68%	74%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78%	66%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78%	72%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81%	77%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	89.1%	80%
2005	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	77%	66%
2006	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	74%	67%
2007	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	77%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	80%	66%
2005	Math	9th Grade	% met std	83%	68%
2006	Math	9th Grade	% met std	81%	71%
2007	Math	9th Grade	% met std	79%	67%
2008	Math	9th Grade	% met std	85%	70%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$24,809,000	$9,806		$24,387,000	$9,387		$27,176,000	$10,546
Federal:	$1,047,000	$414	4.2%	$957,000	$368	3.9%	$1,460,000	$567	5.4%
State:	$17,232,000	$6,811	69.5%	$16,875,000	$6,495	69.2%	$16,936,000	$6,572	62.3%
Local:	$6,530,000	$2,581	26.3%	$6,555,000	$2,523	26.9%	$8,780,000	$3,407	32.3%
Total Expenditures:	$22,668,000	$8,960		$21,375,000	$8,227		$23,197,000	$9,002
Total Current Expenditures:	$18,120,000	$7,162		$17,716,000	$6,819		$19,872,000	$7,711
Instructional Expenditures:	$9,787,000	$3,868	54.0%	$9,794,000	$3,770	55.3%	$11,406,000	$4,426	57.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,117,000	$442	6.2%	$1,042,000	$401	5.9%	$1,452,000	$563	7.3%
Administration:	$2,611,000	$1,032	14.4%	$2,227,000	$857	12.6%	$2,460,000	$955	12.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,605,000	$1,820	25.4%	$4,653,000	$1,791	26.3%	$4,554,000	$1,767	22.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,940,000	$767		$1,003,000	$386		$944,000	$366
Construction:	$545,000	$215		$336,000	$129		$119,000	$46
Total Other:	$75,000	$30		$78,000	$30		$177,000	$69
Interest on Debt:	$860,000	$340		$843,000	$324		$482,000	$187

Total Salary:	$10,607,000	$4,192		$10,611,000	$4,084		$12,147,000	$4,714
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$6,953,000	$2,748	65.6%	$7,006,000	$2,697	66.0%	$7,922,000	$3,074	65.2%
Other Salary:	$3,654,000	$1,444	34.4%	$3,605,000	$1,388	34.0%	$4,225,000	$1,640	34.8%
Total Benefit:	$4,513,000	$1,784		$4,494,000	$1,730		$5,350,000	$2,076
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,669,000	$1,055	59.1%	$2,637,000	$1,015	58.7%	$3,300,000	$1,281	61.7%
Other Benefit:	$1,844,000	$729	40.9%	$1,857,000	$715	41.3%	$2,050,000	$795	38.3%

* Northern Wells 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.