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The highest-poverty public schools in DeKalb County, Indiana

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in DeKalb County, Indiana, drawn from 14 qualifying public schools. Butler Elementary School leads the list at 68.3%, against a median of 48.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

DeKalb County, Indiana

Top % FRL

68.3%

Median % FRL

48.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · DEKALB COUNTY, INDIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Butler Elementary School	Butler, IN	DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist	Elementary	366	68.3%
2	Waterloo Elementary School	Waterloo, IN	DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist	Elementary	247	63.6%
3	J E Ober Elementary School	Garrett, IN	Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp	Elementary	704	59.5%
4	Garrett Middle School	Garrett, IN	Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp	Middle	387	57.9%
5	McKenney-Harrison Elementary Sch	Auburn, IN	DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist	Elementary	620	57.1%
6	Hamilton Community High School	Hamilton, IN	Hamilton Community Schools	High	183	49.2%
7	Hamilton Community Elementary Sch	Hamilton, IN	Hamilton Community Schools	Elementary	192	49.0%
8	Country Meadow Elementary School	Ashley, IN	DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist	Elementary	314	48.1%
9	DeKalb Middle School	Waterloo, IN	DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist	Middle	759	45.8%
10	Eastside Junior-Senior High School	Butler, IN	DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist	High	559	45.1%
11	Riverdale Elementary School	Saint Joe, IN	DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist	Elementary	300	41.7%
12	James R Watson Elementary School	Auburn, IN	DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist	Elementary	590	40.2%
13	Garrett High School	Garrett, IN	Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp	High	553	40.1%
14	DeKalb High School	Waterloo, IN	DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist	High	1,007	38.6%

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