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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUGGER UNION COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180016502590

Dugger Union Community School Corp

7356 East County Road 50 South, Dugger, IN 47848 · (812) 648-7109 · Sullivan County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL559 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
559
Combined
STATE 531
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
48 FTE teachers
STATE 24.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
346 students
STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten448%
Grade 1295%
Grade 2509%
Grade 3326%
Grade 4428%
Grade 5336%
Grade 6448%
Grade 7489%
Grade 85610%
Grade 95610%
Grade 10519%
Grade 11356%
Grade 12397%

This year's kindergarten class (44) is 21% smaller than its 8th grade class (56).

Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 57% · US 70%
White
52694%
STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
224%
STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
31%
STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
10%
STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
61%
STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
29052%
Female
26948%

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
20.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
11.5%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.

Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
559
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255594811.7:162% (346)
2023-246014712.8:162% (375)
2022-235674512.6:167% (381)
2020-215433714.7:157% (312)
2017-1835324.714.3:163% (223)
2015-162311614.4:151% (117)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dugger Union Community School Corp.

About Dugger Union Community School Corp

Dugger Union Community School Corp is a medium-sized combined-grade school based in Dugger, Indiana. Enrolled students number 559 students, in kindergarten through 12.

In federal data, the district for Dugger Union Community School Corp is the school itself.

At Dugger Union Community School Corp, White students make up 94% of the student body. The school is also 4% Hispanic. That is close to the 91% White share among all Sullivan County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Dugger Union Community School Corp belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 11%.

With 48 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Dugger Union Community School Corp was 11.7:1. The 24.5:1 average for combined schools in Indiana is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 62%.

On BeatsExpectations, Dugger Union Community School Corp is 12.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Indiana schools.

Among Sullivan County residents, median household income is about $56,204, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Dugger Union Community School Corp is one of 10 public schools in Sullivan County, which together enroll about 3,108 students.

The nearest other public school, Linton-Stockton High School, is about 6.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 34.8%; Dugger Union Community School Corp's is 19.7%, ranking 6th of 7.

In the federal locale system, Dugger Union Community School Corp is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area. As a charter school, Dugger Union Community School Corp is publicly funded and operates under a charter.

Enrollment was 543 in 2020-21 and 559 in 2024-25, a increase of 16 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.7:1 to 11.7:1.

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Sullivan County at a glance

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Population
20,780
Census ACS
Median income
$56,204
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,108 students

Quick facts

School name
Dugger Union Community School Corp
District
Dugger Union Community School Corp
Address
7356 East County Road 50 South, Dugger, IN 47848
Phone
(812) 648-7109
County
Sullivan County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
559
Teachers (FTE)
48
Student–teacher ratio
11.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
346 (62%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
180016502590
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Dugger Union Community School Corp
How large is Dugger Union Community School Corp?
Dugger Union Community School Corp enrolls approximately 559 students in grades KG-12.
Is Dugger Union Community School Corp an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dugger Union Community School Corp is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dugger Union Community School Corp?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dugger Union Community School Corp is approximately 11.7:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dugger Union Community School Corp?
At Dugger Union Community School Corp, the student body is approximately 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Dugger Union Community School Corp?
Dugger Union Community School Corp is overseen by Dugger Union Community School Corp in Sullivan County.
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