Indian Springs Middle School

Located at 1692 S SR 9, in Columbia City, Indiana, Indian Springs Middle School is a reasonably sized intermediate school that hosts 797 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Whitley County Con Schools. That puts it 34% larger than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 594 students.

Indian Springs Middle School is one of 7 schools operated by Whitley County Con Schools, a district that teaches 3,686 students overall.

Demographically, Indian Springs Middle School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Whitley County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Indian Springs Middle School has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Indian Springs Middle School is in the bottom 10% of Indiana public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 55.2%; Indian Springs Middle School posts 40.0%, -15.2 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Whitley County) shows that median household income runs about $78,083, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Whitley County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,594 students), of which Indian Springs Middle School is one.

Little Turtle Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Indian Springs Middle School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 36.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Indian Springs Middle School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 784 (now 797).

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