North Elementary School

Located at 398 Urban St, in Danville, Indiana, North Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus that instructs 446 students (grades pre-K through 1), one of the schools within Danville Community School Corp.

Across the 4 schools in Danville Community School Corp (2,795 students total), North Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, North Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 77%; the rest looks like 13% Black, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, North Elementary School lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Hendricks County) records that median household earnings sit near $101,144, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Hendricks County runs 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,487 students), of which North Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Danville Community High School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. North Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 555 (now 446). The White share of enrollment edged down from 91% to 77% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.