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South Decatur Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 9302 S Cr 420 W, Greensburg, Decatur County, 47240

436
Pupils
14.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

South Decatur Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Greensburg, Decatur County. The school has 436 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Decatur County Community Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Decatur County Community Schools

Enrollment & staffing

South Decatur Elementary School enrolls 436 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.

Male students
214 (49%)
Female students
222 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
30.5
Student-teacher ratio
14.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 3% Hispanic or Latino and 1.6% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White41595%
Hispanic or Latino133%
Two or more races71.6%
Black or African American1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

275 of the school's 436 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 237 qualify for free lunch and 38 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.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“6Title I

South Decatur Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 43, state house district 67.

School district: Decatur County Community Schools

South Decatur Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Decatur County Community Schools, based in Greensburg, Indiana. The district serves 1,764 students district-wide and employs 137 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 436 students, South Decatur Elementary School is close to the district average of about 441 students per school.

1,764
District students
4
Schools
137
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

34%
Reading proficient
40%
Math proficient
17%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Distant

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