WHAT’S THE PLAN?
South Bend School District
Costing Taxpayers More Giving Students Less
- What is South Bend's Plan for improving academic performance?
- What is South Bend's Plan for improving financial management?
- What is South Bend's Plan for all its empty buildings?
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Stacking Our Taxdollars & Coming Up Short
Comparison of the 2019 Grade 10 Test Scores for English, Math, and Biology
|
All Students |
African American Students |
Hispanic Students |
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|
ELA |
Math |
Biology |
ELA |
Math |
Biology |
ELA |
Math |
Biology |
|
|
Diocese of Fort Wayne - SB |
82.4 |
48.3 |
49.8 |
51.4 |
20.0 |
20.5 |
70.6 |
25.2 |
31.5 |
|
Penn Harris Madison |
82.9 |
62.4 |
58.6 |
62.9 |
27.0 |
25.0 |
91.3 |
56.5 |
39.5 |
|
Career Academy High School |
57.6 |
40.0 |
66.0 |
41.2 |
17.6 |
50.0 |
* |
* |
* |
|
John Glenn School Corp |
73.3 |
50.3 |
43.7 |
* |
* |
75.0 |
50.0 |
39.5 |
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School City Mishawaka |
52.0 |
26.9 |
37.1 |
24.0 |
12.0 |
20.7 |
48.1 |
25.9 |
38.7 |
|
SB Community School Corp |
48.0 |
21.1 |
20.2 |
29.5 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
38.7 |
9.9 |
11.2 |
*Groups of fewer than ten students are not reported by IDOE.
FUNDING COMPARISON OF SOUTH BEND AND OTHER ST. JOSEPH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS
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|
SCHOOL DISTRICT |
FUNDING PER STUDENT |
|
South Bend |
$9,653.38 |
|
PHM |
7,928.22 |
|
Mishawaka |
8,545.81* |
|
Career Academy High School |
6,828.56 |
|
Career Academy Middle School |
7,139.63 |
|
Success Academy Elem. School |
7,688.83 |
*Includes Mishawaka Referendum funding
Too Many Buildings And Steadily Declining Enrollment?
Those are the facts. What does SBCSC say?
(1) they will spend $54 million fixing all the buildings, and
(2) the enrollment decline will be reversed because they’ll have the best schools.
(1) wasting money;
(2) ignoring reality.
BE REAL
South Bend schools consistently receive much more funding per student than other nearby more successful school districts.
Funding Analysis For The Relevant School Districts In St. Joseph County For The 2019 – 2020 School Year
|
SCHOOL DISTRICT |
ENROLLMENT |
FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH % |
ADM GRANT PER STUDENT PER YEAR (COMPLEXITY INCLUDED) |
STATE CHARTER SCHOOL GRANT PER STUDENT PER YEAR |
COUNTY PROPERTY TAX RECEIVED BY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
COUNTY TAX FUNDS PER STUDENT PER YEAR |
TOTAL FUNDING PER STUDENT PER YEAR FROM STATE AND COUNTY TAXES |
|
South Bend |
16,725 |
68.8% |
$6,718.44 |
0.00 |
$49,086,816.37 |
$2,934.94 |
$9,653.38 |
|
PHM |
11,373 |
26.5% |
5,675.46 |
0.00 |
25,620,635.94 |
$2,252.76 |
7,928.22 |
|
Mishawaka |
5,329 |
65.0% |
6,387.16 |
0.00 |
11,503,456.65 |
$2,158.65 |
8,545.81* |
|
Career Academy High School |
343 |
30.2% |
6,078.56 |
$750.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
6,828.56 |
|
Career Academy Middle School |
365 |
65.7% |
6,389.63 |
$750.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
7,139.63 |
|
Success Academy Elem. School |
624 |
71.7% |
6,938.83 |
$750.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
7,688.83 |
*Includes referendum funding
South Bend schools consistently receive poor accountability grades from the Indiana Department of Education.
South Bend Community Schools Accountability Grades 2011-12 to 2017-18
No grades issued for 2018-2019
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2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15* |
2015-16 |
2016-15 |
2017-18 |
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|
High Schools (9-12) |
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Adams |
C |
C |
C |
B |
B |
A |
A |
|
Clay |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
|
Riley |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
B |
B |
|
Washington |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
C |
C |
|
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.75 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.75 |
2.75 |
|
|
Intermediate Centers (5-8) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brown** |
D |
C |
F |
F |
F |
F |
F |
|
Clay |
C |
D |
C |
C |
D |
D |
D |
|
Dickinson |
A |
B |
D |
C |
F |
F |
D |
|
Edison |
C |
D |
D |
D |
F |
F |
F |
|
Greene** |
D |
F |
C |
C |
F |
F |
F |
|
Jackson |
F |
B |
C |
C |
F |
F |
D |
|
Jefferson |
B |
C |
A |
A |
D |
D |
C |
|
LaSalle |
A |
A |
A |
A |
B |
B |
B |
|
Marshall |
D |
F |
D |
D |
D |
D |
F |
|
Navarre |
D |
F |
F |
F |
F |
F |
F |
|
Average on 4.0 scale |
1.9 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
|
Primary Centers (K-4) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Coquillard |
C |
D |
D |
D |
F |
F |
F |
|
Darden |
D |
A |
A |
A |
C |
C |
D |
|
Hamilton |
A |
A |
A |
A |
B |
C |
D |
|
Harrison |
F |
D |
F |
F |
F |
F |
D |
|
Hay |
D |
C |
D |
D |
C |
C |
D |
|
Kennedy |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
C |
B |
|
Lincoln |
D |
C |
C |
C |
C |
D |
D |
|
Madison |
F |
F |
F |
F |
F |
F |
C |
|
Marquette |
C |
D |
D |
D |
F |
F |
F |
|
McKinley |
C |
D |
C |
C |
D |
F |
D |
|
Monroe |
F |
D |
F |
F |
D |
D |
D |
|
Muessel |
F |
C |
D |
D |
F |
F |
F |
|
Nuner |
D |
F |
D |
D |
F |
D |
C |
|
Perley**s |
F |
D |
D |
D |
C |
D |
D |
|
Swanson |
D |
A |
C |
C |
C |
F |
F |
|
Tarkington |
A |
A |
A |
A |
C |
C |
A |
|
Warren |
F |
A |
C |
C |
C |
D |
D |
|
Wilson |
D |
B |
F |
F |
C |
D |
F |
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Average on 4.0 scale |
1.3 |
2.2 |
1.66 |
1.66 |
1.38 |
0.88 |
1.11 |
*The Indiana General Assembly passed Senate Enrolled Act 200 to hold schools and corporations harmless for the results of the more rigorous assessment. This Hold Harmless approach for Statewide Accountability allowed schools and corporations to receive the better of either the 2013-14 grade or the 2014-15 grade.
**closed as of 2018-19.