About Cowan Community School Corporation
Cowan Community School Corporation is a public school system serving Delaware County, Indiana, based in Muncie. It serves 727 students across 2 schools spanning K–12, and is classified as a rural: fringe district. By enrollment it is the #287 largest of Indiana’s 426 school systems.
Size and structure
Cowan Community School Corporation enrolls 727 students in 2 schools — an average of about 364 students per school. It serves grades K–12 and ranks #287 of 426 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Cowan Community School Corporation, from the NCES Common Core of Data (727 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
Cowan Community School Corporation employs about 53 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7:1 — below the Indiana average of about 15.4:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 97.
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 Cowan Community 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 Cowan Community 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.
Cowan Community School Corporation vs. Indiana
See every Indiana district side by side in the Indiana directory.
Look up Cowan Community 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):