Dillsboro Elementary School

Set in Dillsboro, Indiana, Dillsboro Elementary School is a low-enrollment primary school, operated by South Dearborn Community Sch Corp. It educates 267 students across grades K through 6. That puts it 39% leaner than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Across the 5 schools in South Dearborn Community Sch Corp (1,849 students total), Dillsboro Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Dillsboro Elementary School lists that nearly all students (94%) are White. Other groups include 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Dearborn County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. The state averages about 15.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 50% of students at Dillsboro Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Dearborn County's rate of about 33%.

After controlling for student poverty, Dillsboro Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.0%, the actual is 51.4%, a residual of +11.4 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Dearborn County indicate the typical household earns roughly $84,735 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Dearborn County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,326 students), Dillsboro Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is South Dearborn Middle School, roughly 7.8 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Dillsboro Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dillsboro Elementary School has climbed 6%, going from 251 students in 2018 to 267 in 2025.

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