Fort Branch Community School

As a moderately sized primary school in Fort Branch, Indiana, Fort Branch Community School educates 577 students from grades K through 8, one of the schools within South Gibson School Corporation. Enrollment runs roughly 32% bigger than the state mean of about 436.

South Gibson School Corporation comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,118 students; Fort Branch Community School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Fort Branch Community School reports that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder is composed of 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Gibson County as a whole.

On the resource side, Fort Branch Community School records 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Fort Branch Community School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 33% of students at Fort Branch Community School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Fort Branch Community School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.4%; this one delivers 54.9%.

Across the wider county, census data for Gibson County shows the typical household earns roughly $67,573 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Gibson County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,664 students), Fort Branch Community School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Haubstadt Community School, roughly 2.4 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fort Branch Community School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 45.3%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fort Branch Community School has rose 15%, going from 502 students in 2018 to 577 in 2025.

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