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South Newton School Corporation

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South Newton School Corporation is located in northwest Indiana. South Newton School Corporation has 190.74 square miles of land area and 0.10 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total South Newton School Corporation population is 5,167. South Newton School Corporation median household income is $44,605 in 2010-2014. South Newton School Corporation median house value is $82,600 in 2010-2014. On average, South Newton School Corporation is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (154 out of 289, bottom 47%) Elementary/Middle School: (148 out of 289, bottom 49%)* Rank: #155
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	5,167 (2010-2014), rank #255
Population Growth	-2.25% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	27.08/sq mi, rank #277
Median Household Income:	$44,605 at 2010-2014—-7.06% increase since 2005-2009, rank #206
Median House Price:	$82,600 at 2010-2014—-5.82% increase since 2005-2009, rank #255
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	190.74 sq mi, rank #54
Water Area:	0.10 sq mi (0.05%), rank #241
State:	Indiana
County:	Newton County, Benton County
City:	Kentland, Brook, Morocco, Goodland, Earl Park
Zip:	47951, 47922, 47963, 47948, 47942
Area:	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI;Lafayette, IN

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South Newton School Corporation Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

13232 South 50 East

Kentland IN, 47951, Newton County

Phone: 219-474-5184

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	891	873	854	905	879	915	947
English Language Learner Students:	45	25	39	41	33	42	49
Total Teachers:	75.14	64.64	63.77	63.00	63.00	66.00	67.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	1.00	1.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	4.53	1.00	0.00	0.00	4.00	5.00	5.00
Elementary:	28.35	23.95	38.44	36.00	29.00	29.00	30.00
Secondary:	42.26	39.69	25.33	27.00	29.00	31.00	31.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Other Staff:	109.00	112.50	100.00	65.00	83.00	74.00	79.00
Instructional Aides:	15.50	15.50	18.00	NA	17.00	15.00	14.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Library/Media Support:	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	4.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrators:	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	2.00	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
School Administrators:	5.00	5.00	6.00	5.00	3.00	2.00	4.00
School Administrative Support:	8.00	8.00	9.00	9.00	8.00	8.00	7.00
Student Support Services:	10.50	13.50	14.00	NA	6.00	7.00	6.00
Other Support Services:	59.00	61.50	46.00	44.00	39.00	33.00	39.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.86	13.51	13.39	14.37	13.95	13.86	14.13

Schools

South Newton Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	13188 South 50 East, Kentland IN 47951
South Newton Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	13100 South 50 East, Kentland IN 47951
South Newton Senior High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	13102 South 50 East, Kentland IN 47951

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ECA Test
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	24%	61%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	51.6%	72.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	82.5%	N/A
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	38%	37%
2011	Biology I	End of course	% met std	37.3%	46.9%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	50.7%	N/A
2010	English 10	End of course	% met std	49%	63%
2011	English 10	End of course	% met std	76.4%	71.9%
2012	English 10	End of course	% met std	74.1%	N/A
ISTEP+ Test
2005	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	67%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	77%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	77%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	72%	68%
2009	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	63%	67%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	77%	64%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	68%	64%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	73%	65%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	71%	66%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	58%	65%
2004	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	75%
2005	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	75%
2006	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	73%
2008	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	76%
2009	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	74%
2010	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	95%	79%
2011	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	93.1%	83%
2012	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	86.8%	85%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	72%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	73%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	73%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	72%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	70%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	72%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	76%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93.1%	78%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86.8%	79%
2005	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	58%	73%
2006	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	68%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	66%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	81%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	74%	73%
2010	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	85%	77%
2011	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	90.9%	82%
2012	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	86%	82%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76%	73%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	72%	75%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75%	74%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83%	75%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	74%	70%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84%	75%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93.9%	70%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75.9%	79%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	80%	71%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	83%	75%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	87.9%	76%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	91.4%	78%
2005	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	64%	72%
2006	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	64%	73%
2007	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	69%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	81%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	75%	71%
2010	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	80%	71%
2011	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	82.7%	75%
2012	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	86.6%	78%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	74%	72%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77%	76%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	91%	77%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89%	81%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93.3%	86%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.6%	86%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	73%	60%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	69%	64%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	81.3%	67%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	85.1%	67%
2004	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	77%	69%
2005	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	81%	70%
2006	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	69%	71%
2007	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	67%	71%
2008	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	71%	71%
2009	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	71%	69%
2010	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	82%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	78.6%	76%
2012	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	85.5%	78%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83%	73%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	72%	74%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75%	78%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	84%	80%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76%	80%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	58%	72%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85%	76%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77.2%	80%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	78.3%	82%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	52%	54%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	68%	58%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	71.9%	62%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	84.1%	64%
2005	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	76%	69%
2006	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	67%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	65%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	61%	70%
2009	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	75%	67%
2010	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	71%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	81.1%	77%
2012	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	85.5%	75%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89%	73%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82%	76%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78%	78%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	77%	69%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68%	73%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.4%	75%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.2%	78%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	57%	57%
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	55%	64%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	63.5%	68%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	65.5%	71%
2004	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	76%	65%
2005	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	68%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	71%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	60%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	68%	69%
2009	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	68%	65%
2010	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	75%	69%
2011	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	81.8%	72%
2012	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	82.9%	73%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	86%	71%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	74%	72%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79%	72%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	73%	71%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77%	74%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	61%	66%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70%	72%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	69.7%	77%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.2%	80%
2005	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	75%	66%
2006	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	75%	67%
2007	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	69%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	67%	66%
2005	Math	9th Grade	% met std	77%	68%
2006	Math	9th Grade	% met std	79%	71%
2007	Math	9th Grade	% met std	73%	67%
2008	Math	9th Grade	% met std	67%	70%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$11,885,000	$13,917		$11,461,000	$12,664		$12,889,000	$14,663
Federal:	$619,000	$725	5.2%	$431,000	$476	3.8%	$782,000	$890	6.1%
State:	$7,412,000	$8,679	62.4%	$7,287,000	$8,052	63.6%	$7,362,000	$8,375	57.1%
Local:	$3,854,000	$4,513	32.4%	$3,743,000	$4,136	32.7%	$4,745,000	$5,398	36.8%
Total Expenditures:	$11,176,000	$13,087		$10,895,000	$12,039		$10,470,000	$11,911
Total Current Expenditures:	$9,975,000	$11,680		$9,503,000	$10,501		$9,325,000	$10,609
Instructional Expenditures:	$5,656,000	$6,623	56.7%	$5,516,000	$6,095	58.0%	$5,349,000	$6,085	57.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$414,000	$485	4.2%	$347,000	$383	3.7%	$353,000	$402	3.8%
Administration:	$1,476,000	$1,728	14.8%	$1,242,000	$1,372	13.1%	$1,303,000	$1,482	14.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,429,000	$2,844	24.4%	$2,398,000	$2,650	25.2%	$2,320,000	$2,639	24.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$779,000	$912		$931,000	$1,029		$943,000	$1,073
Construction:	$363,000	$425		$529,000	$585		$577,000	$656
Total Other:	$14,000	$16		$14,000	$15		$15,000	$17
Interest on Debt:	$303,000	$355		$346,000	$382		$0	$0

Total Salary:	$5,722,000	$6,700		$5,719,000	$6,319		$5,648,000	$6,425
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,780,000	$4,426	66.1%	$3,830,000	$4,232	67.0%	$3,771,000	$4,290	66.8%
Other Salary:	$1,942,000	$2,274	33.9%	$1,889,000	$2,087	33.0%	$1,877,000	$2,135	33.2%
Total Benefit:	$2,707,000	$3,170		$2,384,000	$2,634		$2,220,000	$2,526
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,706,000	$1,998	63.0%	$1,508,000	$1,666	63.3%	$1,372,000	$1,561	61.8%
Other Benefit:	$1,001,000	$1,172	37.0%	$876,000	$968	36.7%	$848,000	$965	38.2%

* South Newton School Corporation was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.