Ireland Elementary School

Ireland Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary campus in Ireland, Indiana, operated by Greater Jasper Consolidated Schs. The school enrolls 548 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 26% larger than the state mean of about 436.

Greater Jasper Consolidated Schs runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 3,383 students. Ireland Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Ireland Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). The remainder is composed of 3% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Dubois County's rate of about 40%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ireland Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.9%; this one delivers 73.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Dubois County indicate median household income runs about $75,979, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Dubois County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,511 students), Ireland Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Jasper High School, around 2.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ireland Elementary School at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 44.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Ireland Elementary School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 543 (now 548). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Ireland Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.