Farmersville Elementary School

Set in Mount Vernon, Indiana, Farmersville Elementary School is an intimate elementary school, one of the schools within MSD Mount Vernon. It works with 276 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 37% leaner than the state mean of about 436.

MSD Mount Vernon comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,999 students; Farmersville Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Farmersville Elementary School shows that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Posey County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Farmersville Elementary School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Farmersville Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.8%, the actual is 64.7%, a residual of +8.9 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Posey County) records that the typical household earns roughly $78,129 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Posey County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,454 students), Farmersville Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mount Vernon Jr High School, roughly 3.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Farmersville Elementary School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 57.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Farmersville Elementary School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 273 (now 276). Class-load math has tightened: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Farmersville Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.