Sprunica Elementary School

Set in Nineveh, Indiana, Sprunica Elementary School is a close-knit K-5 school, overseen by Brown County School Corporation. It instructs 264 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 39% leaner than typical.

Sprunica Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Brown County School Corporation, a district that serves 1,549 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Sprunica Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Beyond that, the school records 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Brown County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Brown County (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Sprunica Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.9%, the actual is 39.8%, a residual of +6.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Brown County indicate median household income runs about $78,528, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Brown County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,549 students), Sprunica Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Helmsburg Elementary School, around 5.6 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Sprunica Elementary School comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 45.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sprunica Elementary School has decreased 18%, going from 322 students in 2018 to 264 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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