Helmsburg Elementary School

Located at 5378 N Helmsburg School Rd, in Morgantown, Indiana, Helmsburg Elementary School is a cozy elementary campus that works with 224 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Brown County School Corporation. That puts it 49% smaller than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Brown County School Corporation runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,549 students. Helmsburg Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Helmsburg Elementary School shows that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, On paper, Helmsburg Elementary School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Helmsburg Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Indiana schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 40.8%; actual is 67.8%, +27.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Brown County shows median household earnings sit near $78,528, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Helmsburg Elementary School is one of 5 public schools in Brown County (combined enrollment of about 1,549 students).

The closest other public school is Brown County Middle School, roughly 5.2 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Helmsburg Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.9%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Helmsburg Elementary School has fell 3%, going from 232 students in 2018 to 224 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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