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Griffith Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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Griffith Public Schools School District details

Griffith Public Schools School District
602 N Raymond
Griffith, IN 46319

2,005 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 16)

Griffith Public Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Indiana

3

(10 is best)

Better than 29.2% of all IN school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 36.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
40%
38%
43%
28%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Beiriger Elementary School
601 N Lillian St
Griffith, IN, 46319
01-05
Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School
600 N Jay St
Griffith, IN, 46319
PK-02
Griffth Jr/sr High School
600 N Wiggs St
Griffith, IN, 46319
06-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 47.6% 68.5%
Black 22.4% 13.9%
Hispanic 29.3% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.9% 44.1%
Free lunch eligible 40.3% 38.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.5% 5.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,392 $9,925,920 40.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $676 $1,527,760 6.2%
Staff $426 $962,760 3.9%
General Administration $175 $395,500 1.6%
School Administration $666 $1,505,160 6.1%
Operation $1,202 $2,716,520 11.0%
Transportation $335 $757,100 3.1%
Other $391 $883,660 3.6%
Total Support $3,871 $8,748,460 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,698 $6,097,480 24.6%
Total Expenditures $10,961 $24,771,860 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,123 $6,347,040,080 45.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $591 $612,609,704 4.4%
Staff $485 $502,506,672 3.6%
General Administration $212 $220,137,486 1.6%
School Administration $723 $749,401,736 5.4%
Operation $1,201 $1,245,441,314 9.0%
Transportation $625 $648,238,953 4.7%
Other $362 $374,825,865 2.7%
Total Support $4,199 $4,353,144,682 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,087 $3,200,552,293 23.0%
Total Expenditures $13,410 $13,900,756,372 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%