Lima - Brighton Elementary

Lima - Brighton Elementary, a rural-scale K-5 school in Howe, Indiana, part of Lakeland School Corporation, caters to 20 students, covering grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 95% below typical.

Lakeland School Corporation runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,492 students. Lima - Brighton Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Lima - Brighton Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 25% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, LaGrange County as a whole is about 94% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Lima - Brighton Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against LaGrange County (around 40%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for LaGrange County put median household earnings sit near $84,487, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Lima - Brighton Elementary is one of 13 public schools in LaGrange County (combined enrollment of about 4,769 students).

The closest other public school is Wenzel School, roughly 4.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

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