📍 Dunn & Locust Sts, Dale, Spencer County, 47523
David Turnham Education Center is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dale, Spencer County. The school has 300 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North Spencer County Sch Corp school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
David Turnham Education Center enrolls 300 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 216 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 77 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
155 of the school's 300 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 138 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
David Turnham Education Center 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-80, state senate district 48, state house district 74.
David Turnham Education Center is one of 6 schools in North Spencer County Sch Corp, based in Lincoln City, Indiana. The district serves 2,166 students district-wide and employs 129 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 300 students, David Turnham Education Center is smaller than the district average of about 361 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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