Horace Mann El Sch

Set in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Horace Mann El Sch is a compact primary school, overseen by Indiana Area SD. It caters to 190 students across grades 4 through 5. That puts it 57% smaller than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 6 schools in Indiana Area SD (2,803 students total), Horace Mann El Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Horace Mann El Sch records that nearly all students (86%) are White; the rest breaks down as 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 45% of students at Horace Mann El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Indiana County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Horace Mann El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.7%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Indiana County put median household earnings sit near $60,208, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Horace Mann El Sch is one of 22 public schools in Indiana County (combined enrollment of about 8,470 students).

Nearest neighbor: Indiana Area JHS, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Horace Mann El Sch at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 60.1%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Horace Mann El Sch has declined 4%, going from 197 students in 2018 to 190 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

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