Centerville-Abington Jr High Sch

Centerville-Abington Jr High Sch is a junior high of tight-knit scale in Centerville, Indiana, operated by Centerville-Abington Com Schs, serveing 266 students in grades 7 through 8. That puts it 55% smaller than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 594 students.

Centerville-Abington Com Schs comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,755 students; Centerville-Abington Jr High Sch is among them.

In terms of who attends, Centerville-Abington Jr High Sch reports that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Centerville-Abington Jr High Sch lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Wayne County's rate of about 55%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Centerville-Abington Jr High Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.8%; this one delivers 40.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Wayne County shows median household income runs about $55,692, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Wayne County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,696 students), of which Centerville-Abington Jr High Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: Centerville Sr High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Centerville-Abington Jr High Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Centerville-Abington Jr High Sch at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 29.5%.

Centerville-Abington Jr High Sch operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 12%: 301 students in 2018 compared to 266 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.

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