Top Rankings
Frontier School Corporation School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Indiana for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 281 students in Frontier School Corporation School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Indiana.
Middle School in Frontier School Corporation School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Indiana public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 52% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Indiana public middle school average of 36% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IN)
# Schools
2 Schools
576 Schools
# Students
664 Students
286,750 Students
# Teachers
55 Teachers
19,838 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Frontier School Corporation School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 394 school districts in Indiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-89% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#71 out of 400 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
41%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
34%
Graduation Rate
80-89%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.12
0.55
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
3%
14%
% Black
n/a
14%
% White
94%
64%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,029 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,222. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,252 is less than the state median of $12,852. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$13,615 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$13,234 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,029
$13,222
Spending / Student
$12,252
$12,852
Best Frontier School Corporation School District Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Frontier Jr-sr High School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
109 N Sixth St
Chalmers, IN 47929
(219) 984-5437
Chalmers, IN 47929
(219) 984-5437
Grades: 7-12
| 281 students
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