Total enrollment
3,686
+148 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Whitley County Con Schools
Indiana · 3,686 students · 2 cities
Within Whitley County Con Schools, 7 public K-12 schools serve about 3,686 students, an average of 527 per school.
4-year change in Whitley County Con Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
+1 (+17%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Whitley County Con Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Indiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #86 of 147 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,686 | #74 of 286 | #2,635 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #77 of 286 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #170 of 285 | #5,739 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 30.4% | #253 of 286 | #6,586 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.3% | #163 of 235 | #5,868 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Whitley County Con Schools
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Northern Heights Elementary School at 44.0% proficient to Mary Raber Elementary School at 24.5%, a gap of 19.5 points. That is the 76th widest gap among 117 Indiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia City High School | Columbia City | High | 09-12 | 1,202 |
| Indian Springs Middle School | Columbia City | Middle | 06-08 | 797 |
| Little Turtle Elementary School | Columbia City | Elementary | KG-05 | 583 |
| Northern Heights Elementary School | Columbia City | Elementary | KG-05 | 504 |
| Mary Raber Elementary School | Columbia City | Elementary | PK-05 | 297 |
| Coesse School | Columbia City | Elementary | KG-05 | 291 |
| Eagleview Online | South Whitley | Combined | KG-12 | 12 |
About Whitley County Con Schools
Across 7 schools, Whitley County Con Schools instructs about 3,686 students in Indiana. By footprint it is a sparse district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Whitley County Con Schools is built around 4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Whitley County Con Schools has climbed 4% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 3,538 students to 3,686. The school count climbed from 6 to 7 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Whitley County Con Schools discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.