Pipe Creek Elementary School

Located at 3036 W 400 S, in Peru, Indiana, Pipe Creek Elementary School is a modestly sized elementary campus that works with 363 students (grades pre-K through 1), overseen by Maconaquah School Corp.

Across the 4 schools in Maconaquah School Corp (1,883 students total), Pipe Creek Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pipe Creek Elementary School records that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Roughly 63% of students at Pipe Creek Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Miami County's rate of about 51%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Miami County put the typical household earns roughly $61,139 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Miami County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,854 students), Pipe Creek Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Blair Pointe Upper Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Pipe Creek Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Pipe Creek Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 373 (now 363). The White share of enrollment contracted from 85% to 81% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 24.9:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.