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Scipio Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 6320 N Hwy 7, Scipio, Jennings County, 47273

254
Pupils
13.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Scipio Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Scipio, Jennings County. The school has 254 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jennings County School Corporation school district. It serves grades Kโ€“6 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Jennings County School Corporation

Enrollment & staffing

Scipio Elementary School enrolls 254 students across grades Kโ€“6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.

Male students
129 (51%)
Female students
125 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
18.5
Student-teacher ratio
13.7:1
Grade span
Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3.1% Two or more races and 2.4% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White23994%
Two or more races83.1%
Hispanic or Latino62.4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

154 of the school's 254 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 140 qualify for free lunch and 14 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 Kโ€“6Title I

Scipio 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: Jennings County School Corporation

Scipio Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Jennings County School Corporation, based in North Vernon, Indiana. The district serves 3,800 students district-wide and employs 262 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 254 students, Scipio Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 475 students per school.

3,800
District students
8
Schools
262
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

37%
Reading proficient
47%
Math proficient
15%
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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