North Dearborn Elementary School

North Dearborn Elementary School, a high-enrollment K-5 school in West Harrison, Indiana, one of the schools within Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp, works with 793 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so North Dearborn Elementary School sits 82% larger than that benchmark.

Sunman-Dearborn Com Sch Corp runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,682 students. North Dearborn Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, North Dearborn Elementary School records that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Dearborn County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, North Dearborn Elementary School has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dearborn County (around 33%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, North Dearborn Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.9%; this one delivers 63.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Dearborn County put the typical household earns roughly $84,735 per year, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. North Dearborn Elementary School is one of 14 public schools in Dearborn County (combined enrollment of about 7,326 students).

The closest other public school is East Central Middle School, roughly 1.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around North Dearborn Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Dearborn Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 54.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 19%: 665 students in 2018 compared to 793 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

On this page, members of the North Dearborn Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.