Park Elementary School

Park Elementary School operates as a cozy elementary-level community in Fairmount, Indiana, operated by Madison-Grant United School Corp. Current enrollment sits at 292 students spanning grades 3 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 33% below typical.

Within Madison-Grant United School Corp, which oversees 7 schools and 2,024 students, Park Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Park Elementary School logs that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Park Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.4%.

In the surrounding community, Grant County reports that the typical household earns roughly $53,522 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Grant County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,743 students), Park Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant K-5, roughly 2.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Park Elementary School.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 20%: 366 students in 2018 compared to 292 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Park Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.