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School Comparison

Discovery Charter School
vs.
Newton Yost Elementary School

A side-by-side view of publicly reported data for these two schools.

Discovery Charter School
Newton Yost Elementary School
  • Discovery Charter School reported a higher chronically absent students than Newton Yost Elementary School (85 vs. 40).
  • Discovery Charter School reported a higher violent incidents than Newton Yost Elementary School (40 vs. 0).
  • Discovery Charter School reported a higher in-school suspensions than Newton Yost Elementary School (34 vs. 12).
  • Source Data Limit: 6 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 1 additional metric is reported by only one school.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

Discovery Charter School reported a higher chronically absent students than Newton Yost Elementary School (85 vs. 40).

Course Access & Programs

Advanced coursework and academic programs available

Discovery Charter School reported a higher gifted & talented than Newton Yost Elementary School (44 vs. 26).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

Discovery Charter School reported a higher violent incidents than Newton Yost Elementary School (40 vs. 0).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

Newton Yost Elementary School reported a higher counselors (full time employee) than Discovery Charter School (1 vs. 0).

Subgroup Analysis

Comparing reported values between specific student populations where both schools have data.

10 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Reported Only at Newton Yost Elementary School

1 metric was reported by Newton Yost Elementary School. Comparable data for Discovery Charter School is missing or suppressed.

Students per counselor
411:1

Contextual Indicators

District Context

District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.

Per-pupil spending
Discovery Charter School
$9,794.38
Newton Yost Elementary School
$13,779
Local revenue share
Discovery Charter School
7%
Newton Yost Elementary School
40.6%
State revenue share
Discovery Charter School
78.9%
Newton Yost Elementary School
53.6%
Federal revenue share
Discovery Charter School
14.1%
Newton Yost Elementary School
5.9%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Discovery Charter School
14.9%
Newton Yost Elementary School
18.9%

County Economics

Both schools are located in the same county.

Median household income
Porter County
$85,828
Porter County
$85,828
Poverty rate
Porter County
9.2%
Porter County
9.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Porter County
30.1%
Porter County
30.1%
Unemployment rate
Porter County
4.5%
Porter County
4.5%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.