📍 1601 N Sexton St, Rushville, Rush County, 46173
Benjamin Rush Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Rushville, Rush County. The school has 318 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rush County Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Benjamin Rush Middle School enrolls 318 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 5.7% Two or more races and 3.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 286 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 5.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
198 of the school's 318 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 168 qualify for free lunch and 30 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.
Benjamin Rush Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-60, state senate district 42, state house district 54.
Benjamin Rush Middle School is one of 6 schools in Rush County Schools, based in Rushville, Indiana. The district serves 1,872 students district-wide and employs 138 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 318 students, Benjamin Rush Middle School is close to the district average of about 312 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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