Laura Hose Elementary School

Laura Hose Elementary School, a reasonably sized K-5 school in Crawfordsville, Indiana, overseen by Crawfordsville Community Schools, works with 387 students, covering grades pre-K through 1.

Crawfordsville Community Schools runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,730 students. Laura Hose Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Laura Hose Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 19% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Laura Hose Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Laura Hose Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 60% of students at Laura Hose Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Montgomery County's rate of about 47%.

In the broader community, Montgomery County reports that median household income runs about $71,479, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Montgomery County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,261 students), of which Laura Hose Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Willson Preschool Academy, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 11%: 437 students in 2018 compared to 387 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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