Total enrollment
10,435
-958 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
20 schools in Elkhart Community Schools
Indiana · 10,640 students · 2 cities
Across Elkhart Community Schools (Indiana), 20 public K-12 schools serve approximately 10,640 students, an average of 532 per school.
4-year change in Elkhart Community Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
18
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Elkhart Community Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Indiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #136 of 147 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 10,640 | #22 of 286 | #859 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 19 | #10 of 286 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #166 of 285 | #5,676 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 55.2% | #70 of 286 | #3,436 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #16 of 235 | #718 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Elkhart Community Schools
State test results across the district's 17 scored schools run from Riverview Elementary School at 41.1% proficient to Elkhart Alternative Education at 0.2%, a gap of 40.9 points. That is the 19th widest gap among 117 Indiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Elkhart Community Schools
Elkhart Community Schools is a mid-sized Indiana school district running 20 schools with combined enrollment near 10,640.
In terms of grade levels, Elkhart Community Schools consists of 14 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 10,435 students, decreased 8% from the 11,393 reported in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Elkhart Community Schools discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.