About Northwestern Con School Corporation
Northwestern Con School Corporation is a public school system serving Shelby County, Indiana, based in Fairland. It serves 1,414 students across 3 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a rural: distant district. By enrollment it is the #181 largest of Indiana’s 426 school systems.
Size and structure
Northwestern Con School Corporation enrolls 1,414 students in 3 schools — an average of about 471 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #181 of 426 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Northwestern Con School Corporation, from the NCES Common Core of Data (1,414 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
Northwestern Con School Corporation employs about 90 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 15.7:1 — above the Indiana average of about 15.4:1. Total district staff is roughly 159.
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 Northwestern Con 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 Northwestern Con 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.
Northwestern Con School Corporation vs. Indiana
See every Indiana district side by side in the Indiana directory.
Look up Northwestern Con 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):