Greensburg Community Jr High

Greensburg Community Jr High operates as a tight-knit middle school in Greensburg, Indiana, run under Greensburg Community Schools. Current enrollment sits at 404 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 32% below the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 594 students.

Within Greensburg Community Schools, which oversees 3 schools and 2,025 students, Greensburg Community Jr High is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Greensburg Community Jr High lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%); the rest breaks down as 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Greensburg Community Jr High has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting Greensburg Community Jr High tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Greensburg Community Jr High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.7%, the actual is 38.4%, a residual of +0.7 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Decatur County put the typical household earns roughly $69,783 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Decatur County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,789 students), of which Greensburg Community Jr High is one.

Greensburg Community High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Greensburg Community Jr High at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.4%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Greensburg Community Jr High has edged down 19%, going from 498 students in 2018 to 404 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.