Burris Laboratory School

Burris Laboratory School is a middle-of-the-pack combined-grade school in Muncie, Indiana, overseen by Burris Laboratory School. The school enrolls 676 students in grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 27% larger than the state mean of about 531.

Burris Laboratory School sits inside Burris Laboratory School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Burris Laboratory School logs that 71% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 10% multiracial, 9% Black, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 24.5:1, putting Burris Laboratory School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Delaware County's rate of about 55%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Burris Laboratory School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.9%; this one delivers 48.4%.

Zooming out to the county, Delaware County reports that median household income runs about $58,127, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Delaware County's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,683 students), Burris Laboratory School is one campus in the mix.

Indiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Burris Laboratory School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 28.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 670 students in 2018 compared to 676 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 78% to 71% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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