Austin Middle School

Austin Middle School is one of the cozy junior highs in Austin, Indiana, one of the schools within Scott County School District 1, with 254 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 594 students each, so Austin Middle School sits 57% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Scott County School District 1 (1,328 students total), Austin Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Austin Middle School reports that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Scott County as a whole.

On the resource side, Austin Middle School lists 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 254.0:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Austin Middle School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 43.2%; this one comes in at 21.3%, -22.0 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, Scott County reports that median household earnings sit near $56,352, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Scott County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,870 students), of which Austin Middle School is one.

Austin High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Austin Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Austin Middle School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 33.3%.

Austin Middle School operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Austin Middle School has ticked down 5%, going from 268 students in 2018 to 254 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 254.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Austin Middle School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.