North Vernon Elementary School

Located at 810 W Walnut, in North Vernon, Indiana, North Vernon Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack primary school that enrolls 566 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of Jennings County School Corporation. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 30% bigger than typical.

Across the 8 schools in Jennings County School Corporation (3,800 students total), North Vernon Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, North Vernon Elementary School reports that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Jennings County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting North Vernon Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Jennings County runs at roughly 65%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Vernon Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 23.8%, the actual is 30.3%, a residual of +6.5 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Jennings County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $69,322 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. North Vernon Elementary School is one of 8 public schools in Jennings County (combined enrollment of about 3,800 students).

Nearest neighbor: Jennings County Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around North Vernon Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Vernon Elementary School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 39.3%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. North Vernon Elementary School's enrollment has declined 16% since 2018, when it stood at 674 (now 566). Class-load math has fell: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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