Selma Elementary School

As a moderately sized elementary campus in Selma, Indiana, Selma Elementary School teaches 535 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp. That puts it 23% above the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Liberty-Perry Community Sch Corp runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,161 students. Selma Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Selma Elementary School lists that nearly all students (90%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Selma Elementary School logs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Selma Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Selma Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 36.1%; this one delivers 55.1%, a residual of +19.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Delaware County shows median household earnings sit near $58,127, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Selma Elementary School is one of 36 public schools in Delaware County (combined enrollment of about 15,683 students).

The closest other public school is Wapahani High School, roughly 1.7 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Selma Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 30.6%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Selma Elementary School has ticked down 5%, going from 566 students in 2018 to 535 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

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