Tri-County Intermediate School

As a tight-knit primary school in Wolcott, Indiana, Tri-County Intermediate School instructs 258 students from grades 3 through 6, operated by Tri-County School Corporation. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Tri-County Intermediate School sits 41% below that benchmark.

Tri-County School Corporation comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 791 students; Tri-County Intermediate School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Tri-County Intermediate School shows that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to White County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Tri-County Intermediate School records 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against White County (around 55%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Tri-County Intermediate School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.2%; this one delivers 40.1%.

Around the school, census data for White County shows median household earnings sit near $67,303, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, White County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,271 students), of which Tri-County Intermediate School is one.

The closest other public school is Tri-County Jr/Sr High School, roughly 2.8 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Tri-County Intermediate School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 32.5%.

Tri-County Intermediate School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Tri-County Intermediate School's enrollment has edged up 31% since 2018, when it stood at 197 (now 258). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 92% to 85%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

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