📍 151 Hillside Ave, Spencer, Owen County, 47460
Spencer Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Spencer, Owen County. The school has 557 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Spencer-Owen Community Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Spencer Elementary School enrolls 557 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3.2% Two or more races and 1.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 525 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
343 of the school's 557 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 319 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
Spencer 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-80, state senate district 39, state house district 46.
Spencer Elementary School is one of 6 schools in Spencer-Owen Community Schools, based in Spencer, Indiana. The district serves 2,156 students district-wide and employs 171 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 557 students, Spencer Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 359 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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