About C A Beard Memorial School Corporation
C A Beard Memorial School Corporation is a public school system serving Henry County, Indiana, based in Knightstown. It serves 1,077 students across 3 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: distant district. By enrollment it is the #231 largest of Indiana’s 426 school systems.
Size and structure
C A Beard Memorial School Corporation enrolls 1,077 students in 3 schools — an average of about 359 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #231 of 426 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in C A Beard Memorial School Corporation, from the NCES Common Core of Data (1,077 students reported):
For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.
Teachers & staff
C A Beard Memorial School Corporation employs about 75 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 14.4:1 — below the Indiana average of about 15.4:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 140.
Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.
How Indiana funds schools
District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for C A Beard Memorial School Corporation are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.
Report card & state results
Indiana reports school data through the Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed (GPS) dashboard — ILEARN/IREAD results, graduation and postsecondary readiness — and in 2026 finalized a redesigned A–F accountability model that first counts in 2026–27. Look up C A Beard Memorial School Corporation on the Indiana GPS dashboard.
Accreditation status
Indiana public districts are accredited by the Indiana State Board of Education (performance-based accreditation); a school may instead hold accreditation from a state-recognized agency such as Cognia (the former North Central Association). See the Indiana Department of Education.
C A Beard Memorial School Corporation vs. Indiana
See every Indiana district side by side in the Indiana directory.
Look up C A Beard Memorial School Corporation’s full data
These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):