Marrs Elementary School

Marrs Elementary School is an elementary campus of compact scale in Mount Vernon, Indiana, one of the schools within MSD Mount Vernon, works with 297 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 32% below the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

MSD Mount Vernon runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,999 students. Marrs Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Marrs Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Beyond that, the school shows 4% multiracial. Compared to Posey County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Marrs Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 53.9%; this one delivers 68.3%, a residual of +14.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Posey County put median household income runs about $78,129, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Posey County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,454 students), Marrs Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Indiana Agriculture & Technology School - USI Campus, roughly 4.4 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 Marrs Elementary School at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 42.9%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Marrs Elementary School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 298 (now 297). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Marrs Elementary School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.