Attica Elementary School

As a low-enrollment K-5 school in Attica, Indiana, Attica Elementary School instructs 247 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Attica Consolidated School Corp. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Attica Elementary School sits 43% leaner than that benchmark.

Attica Elementary School is one of 2 schools operated by Attica Consolidated School Corp, a district that educates 537 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Attica Elementary School shows that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Fountain County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Fountain County (around 47%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Attica Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Fountain County shows median household income runs about $62,542, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Attica Elementary School is one of 8 public schools in Fountain County (combined enrollment of about 2,485 students).

The closest other public school is Attica High School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Attica Elementary School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.7%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 34%: 377 students in 2018 compared to 247 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

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