Dugger Union Community School Corp

Dugger Union Community School Corp is an alternative public charter school located in Dugger, Indiana, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 601 students. While the school has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, it faces significant challenges in terms of graduation rates, chronic absenteeism, and academic performance, which are consistently lower than the state averages.

Dugger Union Community School Corp's 4-year graduation rate has ranged from 84.9% to 88.4% in recent years, which is lower than the state average. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 17.8% to 29.7%, significantly higher than the state average. On ILEARN and SAT assessments, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (20.26%) and Math (11.49%) for all grades are significantly below the state averages. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 62.4% to 67.2%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite the higher per-student spending, from $7,925 in 2020-2021 to $10,040 in 2023-2024, which is above the state average, the school's academic outcomes have not shown a corresponding improvement. This suggests that the additional resources may not be effectively targeted or utilized to address the specific needs of the student population. Addressing these challenges will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that focuses on improving graduation rates, reducing chronic absenteeism, and enhancing academic performance, while also considering the socioeconomic factors that may be impacting student success.