Wolcott Mills Elementary School

Wolcott Mills Elementary School is a rural-scale K-5 school in Wolcottville, Indiana, overseen by Lakeland School Corporation. The school educates 20 students in grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 436 students per school, that is 95% leaner than typical.

Wolcott Mills Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Lakeland School Corporation, a district that serves 1,492 students overall.

On demographics, Wolcott Mills Elementary School logs that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest comes out to 5% Hispanic. Compared to LaGrange County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, LaGrange County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (LaGrange County) records that the typical household earns roughly $84,487 per year, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across LaGrange County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,769 students), Wolcott Mills Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Rome City Elementary School, roughly 2.7 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a low-density site.

On allk12, members of the Wolcott Mills Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.