Ben Franklin El Sch

Ben Franklin El Sch operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Indiana, Pennsylvania, operated by Indiana Area SD. Current enrollment sits at 414 students spanning grades pre-K through 3.

Within Indiana Area SD, which oversees 6 schools and 2,803 students, Ben Franklin El Sch is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ben Franklin El Sch lists that nearly all students (82%) are White. The remainder looks like 7% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 92% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ben Franklin El Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.4%; this one delivers 59.4%.

In the surrounding community, Indiana County reports that median household income runs about $60,208, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Indiana County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,470 students), Ben Franklin El Sch is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Eisenhower El Sch, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ben Franklin El Sch comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 61.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 12%: 468 students in 2018 compared to 414 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 82% across the same window.

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