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Cortland Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
6687 N Cr 400 E
Seymour, IN 47274
Phone
(812) 522-7483
District
Seymour Community Schools
County
JACKSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
104
Classroom Teachers
7

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

8

(10 is best)

Better than 80.0% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Cortland Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
52%
44%
50%
37%
54%
51%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
44%
52%
41%
58%
47%
55%
44%
52%
41%
58%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
16
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 22 21.2%
Grade 1 17 16.3%
Grade 2 25 24.0%
Grade 3 22 21.2%
Grade 4 18 17.3%
Grade 5 0 0.0%
Total 104 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 98.1% 50.5% 66.7%
Black 0.0% 1.6% 14.3%
Hispanic 1.9% 46.0% 15.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.7% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 36.5% 51.5% 48.2%
Free lunch eligible 32.7% 47.8% 42.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.8% 3.8% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 30,818 6,862,199
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 183.8 190
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.4% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.6% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.5% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.8% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 13.8% 16.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,676 2,681,537
Single Parent Households With Children 9.1% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.6% 90.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.7% 28.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.5% 15.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.3% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.1% 13.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.2% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.7% 16.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.2% 11.0%
$15,000 or less 7.9% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,394 $34,993,000 46.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $356 $1,948,000 2.6%
Staff $656 $3,591,000 4.8%
General Administration $155 $846,000 1.1%
School Administration $750 $4,104,000 5.5%
Operation $1,276 $6,983,000 9.3%
Transportation $407 $2,227,000 3.0%
Other $196 $1,071,000 1.4%
Total Support $3,795 $20,770,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,540 $19,376,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $13,729 $75,139,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,851 $7,075,542,000 45.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $728 $751,765,000 4.8%
Staff $595 $614,487,000 4.0%
General Administration $257 $265,847,000 1.7%
School Administration $793 $818,899,000 5.3%
Operation $1,403 $1,448,931,000 9.3%
Transportation $685 $707,574,000 4.6%
Other $437 $451,574,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,899 $5,059,077,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,300 $3,408,304,000 21.9%
Total Expenditures $15,050 $15,542,923,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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