📍 2250 S 500 e, Columbia City, Whitley County, 46725
Coesse School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia City, Whitley County. The school has 271 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Whitley County Con Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Coesse School enrolls 271 students across grades K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 250 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.6% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
102 of the school's 271 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 94 qualify for free lunch and 8 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.
Coesse School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-30, state senate district 17, state house district 83.
Coesse School is one of 6 schools in Whitley County Con Schools, based in Columbia City, Indiana. The district serves 3,686 students district-wide and employs 212 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 271 students, Coesse School is smaller than the district average of about 614 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe