📍 9808 S 600 W, Union Mills, LaPorte County, 46382
South Central Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Union Mills, LaPorte County. The school has 495 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Central Com School Corp school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Central Elementary School enrolls 495 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 451 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
195 of the school's 495 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 173 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Central Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-20, state senate district 5, state house district 9.
South Central Elementary School is one of 2 schools in South Central Com School Corp, based in Union Mills, Indiana. The district serves 986 students district-wide and employs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 495 students, South Central Elementary School is close to the district average of about 493 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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