Regular local school district · Putnam County
South Putnam Community Schools, IN: schools, enrollment and spending
South Putnam Community Schools runs 4 public schools with 1,105 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.3 students per teacher is 2.2 lower than the Indiana figure of 15.5.
At a glance
- Schools
- 4
- Students
- 1,105
- Teachers (FTE)
- 83
- Students per teacher
- 13.3
- IN: 15.5 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 3999 S US Hwy 231, Greencastle, IN 46135
- Phone
- (765)653-3119
- County
- Putnam County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 1810500
- State district ID
- IN-6705
- Total staff (FTE)
- 176
- School counselors (FTE)
- 4.0About 276 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 6.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.3
Indiana15.5
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (1,073), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $13.9 million
- Federal revenue
- $577,000
- State revenue
- $7.5 million
- Local revenue
- $5.8 million
- Total spending
- $13.6 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,706
- Salaries
- $5.7 million41.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $1.9 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 4.2%
- State: 54.0%
- Local: 41.9%
Indiana overall
- Federal: 9.4%
- State: 55.5%
- Local: 35.1%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,706
Indiana$12,675
United States$16,826
Schools in South Putnam Community Schools
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Central Elementary School | Elementary | K to 5 | 335 | 12.4 |
| Fillmore Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 148 | 11.4 |
| South Putnam High School | High | 9 to 12 | 354 | 14.8 |
| South Putnam Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 268 | 14.9 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Putnam County
- Cloverdale Community Schools 3,029 students
- Greencastle Community School Corp 1,818 students
- North Putnam Community Schools 1,370 students
- Area 30 Career Center Edu Inter 0 students
- Old National Trail Spec Serv Coop 0 students
- West Central Education Service Ctr
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.