Kouts Elementary School

Kouts Elementary School operates as a tight-knit elementary campus in Kouts, Indiana, operated by East Porter County School Corp. Current enrollment sits at 323 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 26% smaller than the state mean of about 436.

Across the 6 schools in East Porter County School Corp (2,275 students total), Kouts Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Kouts Elementary School shows that nearly all students (90%) are White. The remainder consists of 8% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 24% of students at Kouts Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Porter County (around 34%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Kouts Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.5%, the actual is 49.5%, a residual of -9.0 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Porter County indicate median household income runs about $87,972, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Porter County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,813 students), of which Kouts Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Kouts Middle/High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kouts Elementary School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.6%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 11%: 361 students in 2018 compared to 323 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Kouts Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.