Klondike Elementary School

Klondike Elementary School is a heavily attended elementary campus in West Lafayette, Indiana, part of Tippecanoe School Corp. The school caters to 905 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Klondike Elementary School sits 108% above that benchmark.

Across the 20 schools in Tippecanoe School Corp (13,663 students total), Klondike Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Klondike Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% Black, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Tippecanoe County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Klondike Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Tippecanoe County's rate of about 44%.

After controlling for student poverty, Klondike Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.1%.

Around the school, Tippecanoe County reports that median household earnings sit near $60,636, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Tippecanoe County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,655 students), of which Klondike Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Klondike Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Klondike Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Klondike Elementary School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 59.7%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Klondike Elementary School's enrollment has declined 8% since 2018, when it stood at 987 (now 905). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 64% to 60%. Class-load math has fell: from 24.1:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

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