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Central Middle School

Serves grades 7 - 8

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
725 7th St
Columbus, IN 47201
Phone
(812) 376-4287
District
Bartholomew Con School Corp
County
BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
859
Classroom Teachers
57

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

4

(10 is best)

Better than 38.6% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Central Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
35%
34%
38%
33%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
37%
39%
43%
26%
31%
    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
15
16
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 428 49.8%
Grade 8 431 50.2%
Total 859 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.6% 70.1% 67.7%
Black 3.2% 2.8% 14.1%
Hispanic 11.7% 19.3% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 8.2% 7.3% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 45.3% 46.0% 50.9%
Free lunch eligible 41.1% 41.5% 46.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.2% 4.5% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 77,368 6,833,037
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 259.1 190
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.2% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.5% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.4% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 16.5% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 31,063 2,653,596
Single Parent Households With Children 7.4% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.8% 90.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 35.9% 28.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.7% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.3% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.8% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.8% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.9% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.5% 11.9%
$15,000 or less 9.0% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,358 $62,336,000 43.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $557 $6,480,000 4.5%
Staff $861 $10,021,000 6.9%
General Administration $117 $1,357,000 0.9%
School Administration $579 $6,737,000 4.7%
Operation $1,218 $14,176,000 9.8%
Transportation $449 $5,229,000 3.6%
Other $288 $3,345,000 2.3%
Total Support $4,070 $47,345,000 32.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,985 $34,732,000 24.1%
Total Expenditures $12,413 $144,413,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,644 $5,847,671,000 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $574 $594,242,000 4.5%
Staff $515 $533,647,000 4.0%
General Administration $209 $216,618,000 1.6%
School Administration $667 $690,724,000 5.2%
Operation $1,217 $1,261,217,000 9.5%
Transportation $551 $570,491,000 4.3%
Other $366 $379,113,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,098 $4,246,052,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,018 $3,126,987,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $12,760 $13,220,710,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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