Deer Meadow Primary School

Deer Meadow Primary School, a low-enrollment elementary campus in Greencastle, Indiana, run under Greencastle Community School Corp, caters to 359 students, covering grades pre-K through 2.

Greencastle Community School Corp runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,818 students. Deer Meadow Primary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Deer Meadow Primary School logs that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Putnam County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Deer Meadow Primary School lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Deer Meadow Primary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, census data for Putnam County shows median household income runs about $78,378, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Putnam County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,322 students), Deer Meadow Primary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Greencastle High School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Deer Meadow Primary School.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 16%: 310 students in 2018 compared to 359 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.