Benjamin Rush Middle School

Benjamin Rush Middle School operates as a low-enrollment 6-8 campus in Rushville, Indiana, overseen by Rush County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 300 students spanning grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 49% below the state mean of about 594.

Within Rush County Schools, which oversees 5 schools and 1,872 students, Benjamin Rush Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Benjamin Rush Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). The remainder comes out to 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting Benjamin Rush Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Benjamin Rush Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.4%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Rush County) logs that median household earnings sit near $66,473, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Rush County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,057 students), of which Benjamin Rush Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Rushville Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Benjamin Rush Middle School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Benjamin Rush Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 33.3%.

Benjamin Rush Middle School operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Benjamin Rush Middle School's enrollment has fell 20% since 2018, when it stood at 377 (now 300). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.