Jennings County Middle School

Jennings County Middle School is a junior high of medium-sized scale in North Vernon, Indiana, operated by Jennings County School Corporation, serveing 572 students in grades 7 through 8.

Jennings County School Corporation comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,800 students; Jennings County Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Jennings County Middle School records that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Jennings County Middle School lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jennings County Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.4%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Jennings County) logs that median household earnings sit near $69,322, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jennings County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,800 students), of which Jennings County Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is North Vernon Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Jennings County Middle School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 39.1%.

Jennings County Middle School operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Jennings County Middle School's enrollment has decreased 18% since 2018, when it stood at 694 (now 572). The White share of enrollment edged down from 92% to 86% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Jennings County Middle School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.