Lakeland Primary School

As an intimate elementary campus in LaGrange, Indiana, Lakeland Primary School works with 299 students from grades K through 2, part of Lakeland School Corporation. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Lakeland Primary School sits 31% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in Lakeland School Corporation (1,492 students total), Lakeland Primary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Lakeland Primary School lists that White students make up the majority at 72%. The remainder looks like 26% Hispanic. By comparison, LaGrange County as a whole is about 94% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Roughly 22% of students at Lakeland Primary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, LaGrange County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for LaGrange County put median household income runs about $84,487, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across LaGrange County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,769 students), Lakeland Primary School is one campus in the mix.

Lakeland Jr/Sr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

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