Webster Elementary School

Webster Elementary School operates as a compact elementary school in Plymouth, Indiana, part of Plymouth Community School Corp. Current enrollment sits at 310 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 29% smaller than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Plymouth Community School Corp comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,168 students; Webster Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Webster Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 61%. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Marshall County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Webster Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.5%; this one delivers 54.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Marshall County indicate median household income runs about $71,808, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Webster Elementary School is one of 16 public schools in Marshall County (combined enrollment of about 7,661 students).

The closest other public school is Lincoln Junior High School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 6 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), Webster Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 37.7%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Webster Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 11% since 2018, when it stood at 347 (now 310). The White share of enrollment declined from 70% to 61% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.