Benjamin Franklin Elem School

Benjamin Franklin Elem School is a mid-tier primary school in Terre Haute, Indiana, part of Vigo County School Corp. The school serves 441 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Vigo County School Corp comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 13,277 students; Benjamin Franklin Elem School is among them.

Demographically, Benjamin Franklin Elem School records that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% multiracial, 15% Black, 8% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Benjamin Franklin Elem School records 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Vigo County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Benjamin Franklin Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 7.7%; this one delivers 12.2%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Vigo County shows median household earnings sit near $52,976, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Vigo County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,416 students), Benjamin Franklin Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Deming Early Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Benjamin Franklin Elem School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Benjamin Franklin Elem School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 24.3%.

Benjamin Franklin Elem School operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Benjamin Franklin Elem School's enrollment has edged up 51% since 2018, when it stood at 292 (now 441). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 67% to 58%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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