Fayette Central Elementary

As a modestly sized K-5 school in Connersville, Indiana, Fayette Central Elementary teaches 332 students from grades K through 6, overseen by Fayette County School Corporation. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Fayette Central Elementary sits 24% smaller than that benchmark.

Fayette County School Corporation runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,103 students. Fayette Central Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Fayette Central Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). The remainder is composed of 4% multiracial. Compared to Fayette County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Fayette Central Elementary sits in the top 10% of Indiana schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 25.0%; actual is 46.5%, +21.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, Fayette County reports that median household income runs about $59,321, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Fayette County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,103 students), of which Fayette Central Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Grandview Elementary School, around 2.6 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fayette Central Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.9%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fayette Central Elementary has increased 19%, going from 280 students in 2018 to 332 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

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