Patricksburg Elementary School

As a micro-enrollment elementary-level community in Patricksburg, Indiana, Patricksburg Elementary School enrolls 147 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by Spencer-Owen Community Schools. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Patricksburg Elementary School sits 66% leaner than that benchmark.

Patricksburg Elementary School is one of 6 schools operated by Spencer-Owen Community Schools, a district that instructs 2,156 students overall.

Demographically, Patricksburg Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Beyond that, the school logs 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Owen County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Patricksburg Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 68% of students at Patricksburg Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Owen County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Patricksburg Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.4%; this one delivers 31.6%.

Around the school, Owen County reports that median household income runs about $62,464, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Owen County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,156 students), Patricksburg Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Clay City Jr-Sr High School, roughly 8.9 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Patricksburg Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.3%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Patricksburg Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 4% since 2018, when it stood at 153 (now 147). Class-load math has fell: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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