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Pierceton Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 434 S First St, Pierceton, Kosciusko County, 46562

386
Pupils
14.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Pierceton Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pierceton, Kosciusko County. The school has 386 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Whitko Community School Corp school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Whitko Community School Corp

Enrollment & staffing

Pierceton Elementary School enrolls 386 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.

Male students
197 (51%)
Female students
189 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
26.5
Student-teacher ratio
14.6:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White34990%
Hispanic or Latino246.2%
Two or more races112.8%
Asian2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

229 of the school's 386 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 209 qualify for free lunch and 20 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 Pre-Kโ€“6Title I

Pierceton 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-30, state senate district 9, state house district 18.

School district: Whitko Community School Corp

Pierceton Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Whitko Community School Corp, based in Larwill, Indiana. The district serves 1,103 students district-wide and employs 107 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 386 students, Pierceton Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 276 students per school.

1,103
District students
4
Schools
107
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

27%
Reading proficient
32%
Math proficient
19%
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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