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Southern Wells Community Schools

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Southern Wells Community Schools is located in northeast Indiana. Southern Wells Community Schools has 155.11 square miles of land area and 0.62 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Southern Wells Community Schools population is 3,783. Southern Wells Community Schools median household income is $49,489 in 2010-2014. Southern Wells Community Schools median house value is $110,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Southern Wells Community Schools is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (156 out of 289, bottom 46%) Elementary/Middle School: (91 out of 289, top 31%)* Rank: #120
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	2
Population	3,783 (2010-2014), rank #280
Population Growth	-3.86% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	24.29/sq mi, rank #282
Median Household Income:	$49,489 at 2010-2014—5.79% increase since 2005-2009, rank #144
Median House Price:	$110,700 at 2010-2014—9.17% increase since 2005-2009, rank #154
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	155.11 sq mi, rank #83
Water Area:	0.62 sq mi (0.40%), rank #148
State:	Indiana
County:	Wells County
City:	Montpelier, Keystone, Geneva, Bluffton, Poneto, Warren, Liberty Center, Marion
Zip:	47359, 46759, 46740, 46714, 46781, 46792, 46766, 46952
Area:	Fort Wayne, IN

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Southern Wells Community Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

9120 South 300 West

Poneto IN, 46781, Wells County

Phone: 765-728-5537

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	854	864	838	835	784	789	784
English Language Learner Students:	7	7	3	2	2	4	3
Total Teachers:	54.00	54.50	53.90	46.00	45.00	48.00	49.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	3.15	4.15	3.32	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Elementary:	22.85	22.85	32.95	21.00	19.00	20.00	20.00
Secondary:	28.00	27.50	17.63	24.00	24.00	26.00	27.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Other Staff:	55.50	56.50	51.00	40.00	52.00	53.00	52.00
Instructional Aides:	3.00	3.00	1.00	NA	1.00	1.00	1.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.00	1.00	0.00	1.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrators:	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrative Support:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
School Administrators:	3.00	3.00	2.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	5.50	5.50	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
Student Support Services:	9.00	9.00	10.00	NA	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Support Services:	31.00	31.00	28.00	28.00	34.00	35.00	35.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.81	15.85	15.55	18.15	17.42	16.44	16.00

Schools

Southern Wells Elementary School		Kindergarten to Grade 6	9120 South 300 West, Poneto IN 46781
Southern Wells Jr-Sr High School		Grade 7 to Grade 12	9120 South 300 West, Poneto IN 46781

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ECA Test
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	71%	61%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	73.5%	72.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	68.5%	N/A
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	25%	37%
2011	Biology I	End of course	% met std	48.6%	46.9%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	36.4%	N/A
2010	English 10	End of course	% met std	65%	63%
2011	English 10	End of course	% met std	62.7%	71.9%
2012	English 10	End of course	% met std	80.3%	N/A
ISTEP+ Test
2005	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	64%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	75%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	63%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	69%	68%
2009	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	62%	67%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	59%	64%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	70%	64%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	68%	65%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	79%	66%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	70%	65%
2004	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	75%
2005	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	75%
2006	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	73%
2008	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	76%
2009	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	74%
2010	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	79%
2011	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	83%
2012	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	93.9%	85%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	72%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81%	73%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	70%	73%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	65%	72%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	70%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	72%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	76%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	78%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.9%	79%
2005	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	70%	73%
2006	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	86%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	79%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	77%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	80%	73%
2010	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	86%	77%
2011	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	91%	82%
2012	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	82.7%	82%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	74%	73%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85%	75%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84%	74%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	77%	75%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	83%	70%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	93%	75%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	95.5%	70%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.4%	79%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	84%	71%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	93%	75%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	91%	76%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82.7%	78%
2005	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	78%	72%
2006	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	76%	73%
2007	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	84%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	82%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	77%	71%
2010	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	71%	71%
2011	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	80.4%	75%
2012	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	91.5%	78%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77%	72%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81%	76%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	94%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81%	77%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87%	81%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	95.7%	86%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	94.4%	86%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	69%	60%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	69%	64%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	80.4%	67%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	87.3%	67%
2004	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	79%	69%
2005	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	85%	70%
2006	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	72%	71%
2007	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	65%	71%
2008	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	87%	71%
2009	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	78%	69%
2010	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	85%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	86.8%	76%
2012	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	83%	78%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81%	73%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82%	74%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82%	78%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85%	80%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	91%	80%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76%	72%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	91%	76%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85.5%	80%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	94.3%	82%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	58%	54%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	76%	58%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	66.7%	62%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	86.8%	64%
2005	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	72%	69%
2006	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	72%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	64%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	69%	70%
2009	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	77%	67%
2010	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	78%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	76.9%	77%
2012	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	89.5%	75%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	72%	73%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87%	76%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85%	78%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	81%	69%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	75%	73%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	76.9%	75%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.5%	78%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	68%	57%
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	71%	64%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	69.2%	68%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	75%	71%
2004	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	76%	65%
2005	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	71%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	74%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	65%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	76%	69%
2009	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	57%	65%
2010	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	71%	69%
2011	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	76.9%	72%
2012	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	80%	73%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83%	71%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79%	72%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	81%	72%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76%	71%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76%	74%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	73%	66%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77%	72%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80.8%	77%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83.3%	80%
2005	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	84%	66%
2006	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	65%	67%
2007	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	72%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	70%	66%
2005	Math	9th Grade	% met std	86%	68%
2006	Math	9th Grade	% met std	77%	71%
2007	Math	9th Grade	% met std	72%	67%
2008	Math	9th Grade	% met std	75%	70%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$8,259,000	$9,856		$7,844,000	$9,394		$8,381,000	$10,690
Federal:	$328,000	$391	4.0%	$178,000	$213	2.3%	$343,000	$438	4.1%
State:	$5,805,000	$6,927	70.3%	$5,462,000	$6,541	69.6%	$5,256,000	$6,704	62.7%
Local:	$2,126,000	$2,537	25.7%	$2,204,000	$2,640	28.1%	$2,782,000	$3,548	33.2%
Total Expenditures:	$7,694,000	$9,181		$6,983,000	$8,363		$7,017,000	$8,950
Total Current Expenditures:	$6,597,000	$7,872		$6,070,000	$7,269		$6,337,000	$8,083
Instructional Expenditures:	$3,648,000	$4,353	55.3%	$3,415,000	$4,090	56.3%	$3,507,000	$4,473	55.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$359,000	$428	5.4%	$346,000	$414	5.7%	$462,000	$589	7.3%
Administration:	$775,000	$925	11.7%	$754,000	$903	12.4%	$723,000	$922	11.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,815,000	$2,166	27.5%	$1,555,000	$1,862	25.6%	$1,645,000	$2,098	26.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$690,000	$823		$641,000	$768		$331,000	$422
Construction:	$355,000	$424		$213,000	$255		$58,000	$74
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0

Total Salary:	$3,795,000	$4,529		$3,663,000	$4,387		$3,794,000	$4,839
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$2,448,000	$2,921	64.5%	$2,316,000	$2,774	63.2%	$2,430,000	$3,099	64.0%
Other Salary:	$1,347,000	$1,607	35.5%	$1,347,000	$1,613	36.8%	$1,364,000	$1,740	36.0%
Total Benefit:	$1,858,000	$2,217		$1,564,000	$1,873		$1,639,000	$2,091
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,142,000	$1,363	61.5%	$1,027,000	$1,230	65.7%	$1,022,000	$1,304	62.4%
Other Benefit:	$716,000	$854	38.5%	$537,000	$643	34.3%	$617,000	$787	37.6%

* Southern Wells Community Schools was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.