Clark Elementary School

As a moderately sized elementary-level community in Franklin, Indiana, Clark Elementary School hosts 440 students from grades K through 5, operated by Clark-Pleasant Community Sch Corp.

Clark Elementary School is one of 8 schools operated by Clark-Pleasant Community Sch Corp, a district that instructs 7,179 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Clark Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is Asian (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 39% White, 10% Black, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 5%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Clark Elementary School logs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Clark Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Johnson County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Clark Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Johnson County shows median household income runs about $90,454, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clark Elementary School is one of 40 public schools in Johnson County (combined enrollment of about 28,824 students).

Nearest neighbor: Ray Crowe Elementary, around 4.2 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Clark Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.1%.

Clark Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Clark Elementary School has edged down 28%, going from 609 students in 2018 to 440 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 57% to 39% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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