Total enrollment
17,746
-1,868 (-10%) vs SY 2017-18
32 schools in Elkhart
Indiana · Public K-12
32 public K-12 schools operate inside Elkhart, with combined enrollment of about 17,951 students (20 elementary, 6 middle, and 5 high).
7-year change in Elkhart
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
30
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
39%
was 47%
% Hispanic
42%
was 32%
% Black
11%
was 13%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Elkhart
Public education in Elkhart, Indiana runs across 32 schools that hosts roughly 17,951 students. By footprint, Elkhart sits in the broad bracket.
In terms of grade levels, the city is made up of 20 elementary, 6 middle, 5 high, and 1 other.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 10%: 19,614 students in SY 2017-18 versus 17,746 in SY 2024-25. On the demographic side, Hispanic enrollment moved from 32% to 42% over the same window.
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