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Prairie Heights Community School Corporation

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Prairie Heights Community School Corporation is located in northeast Indiana. Prairie Heights Community School Corporation has 159.30 square miles of land area and 5.43 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Prairie Heights Community School Corporation population is 9,435. Prairie Heights Community School Corporation median household income is $48,149 in 2010-2014. Prairie Heights Community School Corporation median house value is $121,700 in 2010-2014. On average, Prairie Heights Community School Corporation is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (152 out of 289, bottom 47%) Elementary/Middle School: (209 out of 289, bottom 28%)* Rank: #189
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	9,435 (2010-2014), rank #177
Population Growth	-2.18% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	57.28/sq mi, rank #217
Median Household Income:	$48,149 at 2010-2014—-4.67% increase since 2005-2009, rank #158
Median House Price:	$121,700 at 2010-2014—-4.55% increase since 2005-2009, rank #116
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	159.30 sq mi, rank #74
Water Area:	5.43 sq mi (3.30%), rank #14
State:	Indiana
County:	Steuben County, Lagrange County
City:	Hudson, Pleasant Lake, Lagrange, Angola, Orland, Fremont, Mongo, Howe, Wolcottville, South Milford
Zip:	46747, 46779, 46761, 46703, 46776, 46737, 46771, 46746, 46795, 46786
Area:	Angola, IN

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Prairie Heights Community School Corporation Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

0305 South 1150 East

Lagrange IN, 46761, Lagrange County

Phone: 260-351-3214

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,371	1,358	1,394	1,449	1,563	1,591	1,657
English Language Learner Students:	24	26	28	22	23	28	26
Total Teachers:	96.50	99.38	100.09	87.00	100.00	100.00	101.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	4.39	4.48	5.54	5.00	5.00	3.00	4.00
Elementary:	39.99	42.19	59.30	36.00	45.00	48.00	50.00
Secondary:	52.12	52.71	35.25	46.00	49.00	49.00	47.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	0.00	1.00	0.00	0.00
Total Other Staff:	160.50	170.00	166.00	109.00	139.00	126.00	116.00
Instructional Aides:	39.25	41.50	46.00	NA	43.00	30.00	21.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	5.50	6.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	2.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	4.00	5.00	5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	2.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
District Administrators:	2.00	3.00	1.00	3.00	3.00	4.00	4.00
District Administrative Support:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
School Administrators:	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	6.00	6.00
School Administrative Support:	11.50	10.50	12.00	12.00	13.00	12.00	12.00
Student Support Services:	14.00	18.00	17.00	NA	2.00	2.00	2.00
Other Support Services:	76.25	78.00	73.00	78.00	59.00	60.00	60.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.21	13.66	13.93	16.66	15.63	15.91	16.41

Schools

Prairie Heights Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	0455 South 1150 East, Lagrange IN 46761
Prairie Heights Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	0395 South 1150 East, Lagrange IN 46761
Prairie Heights Sr High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	0245 South 1150 East, Lagrange IN 46761

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ECA Test
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	58%	61%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	84.4%	72.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	79.8%	N/A
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	17%	37%
2011	Biology I	End of course	% met std	33.8%	46.9%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	26.7%	N/A
2010	English 10	End of course	% met std	65%	63%
2011	English 10	End of course	% met std	70.4%	71.9%
2012	English 10	End of course	% met std	83.6%	N/A
ISTEP+ Test
2005	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	71%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	63%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	64%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	74%	68%
2009	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	79%	67%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	71%	64%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	56%	64%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	56%	65%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	72%	66%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	72%	65%
2004	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	75%
2005	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	75%
2006	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	73%
2008	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	76%
2009	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	74%
2010	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	79%
2011	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	83%
2012	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	80.6%	85%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	72%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	73%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	71%	73%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	72%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	70%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	72%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	76%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	68%	78%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	70.9%	79%
2005	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	73%	73%
2006	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	73%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	68%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	76%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	74%	73%
2010	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	73%	77%
2011	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	70.6%	82%
2012	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	80%	82%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82%	73%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	68%	75%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	59%	74%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81%	75%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	64%	70%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	61%	75%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	60.6%	70%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78.9%	79%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	75%	71%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	72%	75%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	68.8%	76%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	82.1%	78%
2005	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	66%	72%
2006	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	66%	73%
2007	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	68%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	70%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	76%	71%
2010	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	78%	71%
2011	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	75.3%	75%
2012	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	82.1%	78%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	65%	72%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68%	76%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	66%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89%	77%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86%	81%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89.2%	86%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	92.5%	86%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	60%	60%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	67%	64%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	64.5%	67%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	76.4%	67%
2004	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	67%	69%
2005	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	75%	70%
2006	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	62%	71%
2007	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	69%	71%
2008	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	64%	71%
2009	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	71%	69%
2010	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	73%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	74.7%	76%
2012	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	77.9%	78%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	74%	73%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81%	74%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82%	78%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83%	80%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83%	80%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	71%	72%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77%	76%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75.8%	80%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	71.6%	82%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	51%	54%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	58%	58%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	58.6%	62%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	57.9%	64%
2005	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	71%	69%
2006	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	73%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	65%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	76%	70%
2009	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	68%	67%
2010	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	77%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	74.2%	77%
2012	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	73.2%	75%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78%	73%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85%	76%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79%	78%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	91%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68%	69%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	73%	73%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	73.3%	75%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	70.1%	78%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	60%	57%
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	69%	64%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	67.5%	68%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	75.3%	71%
2004	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	59%	65%
2005	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	69%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	71%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	73%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	65%	69%
2009	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	59%	65%
2010	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	73%	69%
2011	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	71.4%	72%
2012	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	67.8%	73%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	65%	71%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	69%	72%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	76%	72%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84%	71%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	73%	74%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	71%	66%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78%	72%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.7%	77%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84.2%	80%
2005	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	64%	66%
2006	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	69%	67%
2007	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	64%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	72%	66%
2005	Math	9th Grade	% met std	65%	68%
2006	Math	9th Grade	% met std	73%	71%
2007	Math	9th Grade	% met std	71%	67%
2008	Math	9th Grade	% met std	79%	70%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$17,244,000	$12,370		$17,656,000	$12,185		$22,099,000	$14,139
Federal:	$499,000	$358	2.9%	$411,000	$284	2.3%	$927,000	$593	4.2%
State:	$12,341,000	$8,853	71.6%	$12,540,000	$8,654	71.0%	$12,824,000	$8,205	58.0%
Local:	$4,404,000	$3,159	25.5%	$4,705,000	$3,247	26.6%	$8,348,000	$5,341	37.8%
Total Expenditures:	$16,245,000	$11,654		$16,597,000	$11,454		$16,786,000	$10,740
Total Current Expenditures:	$14,284,000	$10,247		$14,680,000	$10,131		$14,881,000	$9,521
Instructional Expenditures:	$8,028,000	$5,759	56.2%	$8,537,000	$5,892	58.2%	$9,247,000	$5,916	62.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,028,000	$737	7.2%	$905,000	$625	6.2%	$1,066,000	$682	7.2%
Administration:	$1,310,000	$940	9.2%	$1,396,000	$963	9.5%	$1,208,000	$773	8.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$3,918,000	$2,811	27.4%	$3,842,000	$2,651	26.2%	$3,360,000	$2,150	22.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,226,000	$879		$1,034,000	$714		$1,266,000	$810
Construction:	$364,000	$261		$297,000	$205		$426,000	$273
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$111,000	$80		$145,000	$100		$194,000	$124

Total Salary:	$7,794,000	$5,591		$7,983,000	$5,509		$8,721,000	$5,580
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$5,154,000	$3,697	66.1%	$5,479,000	$3,781	68.6%	$5,962,000	$3,814	68.4%
Other Salary:	$2,640,000	$1,894	33.9%	$2,504,000	$1,728	31.4%	$2,759,000	$1,765	31.6%
Total Benefit:	$3,971,000	$2,849		$4,045,000	$2,792		$4,140,000	$2,649
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,722,000	$1,953	68.5%	$2,898,000	$2,000	71.6%	$3,093,000	$1,979	74.7%
Other Benefit:	$1,249,000	$896	31.5%	$1,147,000	$792	28.4%	$1,047,000	$670	25.3%

* Prairie Heights Community School Corporation was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.