Gosport Elementary School

Set in Gosport, Indiana, Gosport Elementary School is a rural-scale primary school, operated by Spencer-Owen Community Schools. It caters to 149 students across grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 66% leaner than the state mean of about 436.

Across the 6 schools in Spencer-Owen Community Schools (2,156 students total), Gosport Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Gosport Elementary School shows that nearly all students (90%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 7% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Gosport Elementary School records 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Owen County's rate of about 53%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Gosport Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.7%; this one delivers 34.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Owen County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $62,464 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Owen County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,156 students), Gosport Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: McCormick's Creek Elementary Sch, around 6.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gosport Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.7%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gosport Elementary School has shrank 10%, going from 165 students in 2018 to 149 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 22.9:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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