📍 1415 E Alford St, Petersburg, Pike County, 47567
Petersburg Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Petersburg, Pike County. The school has 458 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pike County School Corp school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Petersburg Elementary School enrolls 458 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 438 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
261 of the school's 458 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 242 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Petersburg Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 63.
Petersburg Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Pike County School Corp, based in Petersburg, Indiana. The district serves 1,561 students district-wide and employs 133 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 458 students, Petersburg Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 390 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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