Elwood Jr-Sr High School

Located at 1137 N 19th St, in Elwood, Indiana, Elwood Jr-Sr High School is a close-knit senior high that hosts 650 students (grades 7 through 12), operated by Elwood Community School Corp. That puts it 20% smaller than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 816 students.

Elwood Community School Corp runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,462 students. Elwood Jr-Sr High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Elwood Jr-Sr High School shows that nearly all students (85%) are White. The remainder reads as 12% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Elwood Jr-Sr High School records 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Madison County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Elwood Jr-Sr High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 16.4%.

In the broader community, census data for Madison County shows median household earnings sit near $63,037, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Elwood Jr-Sr High School is one of 32 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 18,227 students).

The closest other public school is Elwood Intermediate School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Elwood Jr-Sr High School. On composite proficiency, Elwood Jr-Sr High School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 31.3%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 640 students in 2018 compared to 650 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 91% to 85% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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