Blackford Primary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Hartford City, Indiana

Blackford Primary School in Hartford City, Indiana enrolled 314 students in 2024-25 with 22.5 full-time teachers, 14.0 students per teacher against the Indiana elementary-school median of 15.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

352 students in 2022-23, 343 students in 2023-24, 314 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.0 to 22.5.

Students enrolled at Blackford Primary School by school year2022-23: 352, 2023-24: 343, 2024-25: 31401002003004002022-233522023-243432024-25314
Students enrolled at Blackford Primary School by school year2022-23: 352, 2023-24: 343, 2024-25: 31401002003004002022-233522023-243432024-25314
Students enrolled at Blackford Primary School by school year2022-23: 352, 2023-24: 343, 2024-25: 31401002003004002022-233522023-243432024-25314
Students enrolled at Blackford Primary School by school year2022-23: 352, 2023-24: 343, 2024-25: 31401002003004002022-233522023-243432024-25314
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335225.014.1
2023-2434330.011.4
2024-2531422.514.0

14.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 67 of every 100 Indiana elementary schools

Among the 1,039 Indiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 14.0; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 14.0state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 14.0; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 14.0state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 14.0; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 14.0state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 14.0; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 14.0state median 15.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Blackford Primary School enrolled 295 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent17.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

86.9% of students were White, 7.0% Hispanic, 5.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White86.9%
  2. Hispanic7.0%
  3. Two or more races5.7%
  4. Black0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Hartford City

2 public elementary schools in Hartford City report 2024-25 enrollment; Blackford Primary School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Blackford Intermediate School44716.063.1%
Blackford Primary School31414.061.5%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Blackford Primary School

  1. Blackford Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 447 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Eaton Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.1 miles away: 256 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).8.1 mi
  3. Compare Blackford Primary School with Blackford Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Blackford County Schools spends per student$13,100 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,100
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaBlackford Primary School is the number 792 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#792 of 1,044
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.14.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Blackford Primary School

  1. How many students attend Blackford Primary School?
    314 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 352 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hartford City, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Blackford Primary School?
    14.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for elementary schools is 15.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Blackford Primary School a Title I school?
    Blackford Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Blackford Primary School in?
    Blackford County Schools, NCES district ID 1800570. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180057000126 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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