Total enrollment
7,090
-628 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
12 schools in Lafayette School Corporation
Indiana · 7,090 students · 1 city
Lafayette School Corporation's public schools total 12 across the district, with enrollment of about 7,090 and an average school size near 591.
4-year change in Lafayette School Corporation
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
-1 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lafayette School Corporation ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Indiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #119 of 147 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 7,090 | #38 of 286 | #1,336 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 11 | #31 of 286 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #128 of 285 | #4,955 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 64.6% | #20 of 286 | #2,357 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #6 of 235 | #332 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 Lafayette School Corporation
State test results across the district's 10 scored schools run from Edgelea Elementary School at 42.3% proficient to Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High School at 25.6%, a gap of 16.7 points. That is the 88th 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.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson High School | Lafayette | High | 09-12 | 2,042 |
| Lafayette Sunnyside Intermediate | Lafayette | Middle | 05-06 | 1,031 |
| Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High School | Lafayette | Middle | 07-08 | 999 |
| Glen Acres Elementary School | Lafayette | Elementary | PK-04 | 550 |
| Amelia Earhart Elementary School | Lafayette | Elementary | KG-04 | 455 |
| Edgelea Elementary School | Lafayette | Elementary | KG-04 | 444 |
| Miami Elementary School | Lafayette | Elementary | KG-04 | 442 |
| Vinton Elementary School | Lafayette | Elementary | KG-04 | 387 |
| Thomas Miller Elementary School | Lafayette | Elementary | KG-04 | 318 |
| Murdock Elementary School | Lafayette | Elementary | KG-04 | 230 |
| Oakland Elementary School | Lafayette | Elementary | KG-04 | 192 |
| Greater Lafayette Area SE | Lafayette | Elementary | PK-PK | 0 |
About Lafayette School Corporation
Lafayette School Corporation is a small Indiana school district running 12 schools with combined enrollment near 7,090.
On the school-mix side, Lafayette School Corporation consists of 9 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 8%: 7,718 students in SY 2020-21 versus 7,090 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Lafayette School Corporation lost 1 school, going from 12 to 11.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Lafayette School Corporation discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.