Western Wayne Schools
A public school district in Pershing, Indiana, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 739
- Students enrolled
- 57
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 113.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,688
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 739 in 2024–25
- Ranks 8,969th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 284th of 426 in Indiana. Larger than 49% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,688 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 32% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Western Wayne Schools spent $13,688 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,171 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $13,688 | $10.3 million | 751 |
| FY2022 | $11,768 | $9.4 million | 801 |
| FY2021 | $10,432 | $8.8 million | 843 |
| FY2020 | $10,004 | $9.0 million | 899 |
| FY2019 | $9,946 | $9.4 million | 949 |
| FY2018 | $9,833 | $10.0 million | 1,021 |
| FY2017 | $9,555 | $9.8 million | 1,022 |
| FY2016 | $9,641 | $9.8 million | 1,017 |
| FY2015 | $9,729 | $9.7 million | 1,001 |
| FY2014 | $9,094 | $9.4 million | 1,032 |
| FY2013 | $8,393 | $9.1 million | 1,089 |
| FY2012 | $9,243 | $9.7 million | 1,050 |
| FY2011 | $7,967 | $9.1 million | 1,136 |
| FY2010 | $9,070 | $10.0 million | 1,106 |
| FY2009 | $7,672 | $9.1 million | 1,188 |
| FY2008 | $7,336 | $8.8 million | 1,197 |
| FY2007 | $7,305 | $8.9 million | 1,218 |
| FY2006 | $7,165 | $8.4 million | 1,179 |
| FY2005 | $7,171 | $8.6 million | 1,201 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.7 million | 13.7% |
| State | $7.2 million | 56.7% |
| Local | $3.7 million | 29.6% |
| Total | $12.7 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Lincoln Middle/ High School | 306 |
| Western Wayne Elementary School | 433 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 1813050
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Indiana — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Indiana — A to Z, each with its page.
- Indiana on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved