Francis Vigo Elementary School

Francis Vigo Elementary School is a modestly sized elementary-level community in Vincennes, Indiana, run under Vincennes Community School Corp. The school enrolls 314 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 28% leaner than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Francis Vigo Elementary School is one of 7 schools operated by Vincennes Community School Corp, a district that instructs 2,708 students overall.

On demographics, Francis Vigo Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%); the rest reads as 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black.

On the resource side, On paper, Francis Vigo Elementary School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Francis Vigo Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 54% of students at Francis Vigo Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Francis Vigo Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.5%; this one delivers 33.7%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Knox County) shows that median household income runs about $61,237, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Knox County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,081 students), of which Francis Vigo Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: James Whitcomb Riley Elem Sch, around 0.8 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Francis Vigo Elementary School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 31.5%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Francis Vigo Elementary School has contracted 14%, going from 367 students in 2018 to 314 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 90% to 82% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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