Wood Memorial Primary School

Wood Memorial Primary School, a tiny elementary-level community in Oakland City, Indiana, operated by East Gibson School Corporation, caters to 149 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 66% smaller than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Within East Gibson School Corporation, which oversees 4 schools and 682 students, Wood Memorial Primary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Wood Memorial Primary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest comes out to 3% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Wood Memorial Primary School reports 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.6:1. 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, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Gibson County (around 39%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Zooming out to the county, Gibson County reports that median household earnings sit near $67,573, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Wood Memorial Primary School is one of 13 public schools in Gibson County (combined enrollment of about 4,664 students).

Nearest neighbor: Wood Memorial Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Wood Memorial Primary School.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Wood Memorial Primary School's enrollment has fell 51% since 2018, when it stood at 304 (now 149). Class-load math has fell: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Wood Memorial Primary School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.