South Dearborn Middle School

South Dearborn Middle School operates as a small junior high in Aurora, Indiana, operated by South Dearborn Community Sch Corp. Current enrollment sits at 288 students spanning grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 52% leaner than the state mean of about 594.

South Dearborn Community Sch Corp comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,849 students; South Dearborn Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, South Dearborn Middle School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Other groups include 3% multiracial. Compared to Dearborn County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, South Dearborn Middle School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 47% of students at South Dearborn Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Dearborn County (around 33%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, South Dearborn Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.1%, the actual is 28.2%, a residual of -13.9 points.

Around the school, Dearborn County reports that the typical household earns roughly $84,735 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. South Dearborn Middle School is one of 14 public schools in Dearborn County (combined enrollment of about 7,326 students).

Nearest neighbor: Aurora Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts South Dearborn Middle School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 40.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Dearborn Middle School has declined 20%, going from 359 students in 2018 to 288 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for South Dearborn Middle School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.