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Portland, IN
Public School Ratings




Portland Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Jay School Corporation School District details

Jay School Corporation School District
1976 W Tyson Rd
Portland, IN 47371

3,000 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 16)

Jay School Corporation School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Indiana

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.7% of all IN school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.9% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
39%
40%
41%
47%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bloomfield Elementary School
350 E 500 N
Bryant, IN, 47326
KG-06
East Elementary School
705 E Tallman St
Portland, IN, 47371
KG-02
East Jay Elementary School
225 E Water St
Portland, IN, 47371
03-06
Jay County Jr/sr High School
2072 W Sr 67
Portland, IN, 47371
07-12
Redkey Elementary School
Box 6 W Main St
Redkey, IN, 47373
PK-06
West Jay Elementary School
140 Highland Ave
Dunkirk, IN, 47336
KG-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.8% 67.7%
Black 0.5% 14.1%
Hispanic 6.9% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 54.4% 50.9%
Free lunch eligible 48.7% 46.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.7% 4.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,750 $17,250,000 45.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $632 $1,896,000 5.0%
Staff $276 $828,000 2.2%
General Administration $162 $485,000 1.3%
School Administration $648 $1,944,000 5.1%
Operation $1,299 $3,897,000 10.3%
Transportation $799 $2,396,000 6.3%
Other $367 $1,101,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,182 $12,547,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,679 $8,038,000 21.2%
Total Expenditures $12,612 $37,835,000 100.0%
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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