Other / mixed grade configuration · Burnettsville, IN

Eastlawn Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Eastlawn Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 181158001859
0/100100/10057/100
👥 S:T ratio
61
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
38
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Eastlawn Elementary School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Indiana schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Indiana.

57
Resource Index · Higher
9.7:1
small classes for Indiana
59.3%
free-lunch eligible
126
students enrolled

Eastlawn Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 96% of Indiana schools. Computed live against every Indiana school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

126

Indiana · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

13.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

9.7:1

vs 15.9:1 Indiana avg

-39% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

59.3%

vs 49.5% Indiana avg

+20% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Eastlawn Elementary School compares with Indiana and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Eastlawn Elementary School

Eastlawn Elementary School is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Burnettsville, Indiana, enrolling 126 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 9.7:1, Eastlawn Elementary School is leaner than roughly 96% of Indiana schools and 39% under the state's 15.9:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 59.3% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of Indiana schools, with 126 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,862 scored Indiana schools.

Against 54 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #10.

Its student body is predominantly White (81% of enrollment) (diversity index 32/100).

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 24.6% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Twin Lakes School Corp also operates Twin Lakes Senior High School (620 students) and Meadowlawn Elementary School (533 students) alongside Eastlawn Elementary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Eastlawn Elementary School compares

Eastlawn Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Indiana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Indiana Indiana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.7:1 ▼ 39% 15.9:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 59.3% ▲ 20% 49.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 126 top 96% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

9.7:1
Leaner classes than 90% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
126
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
59.3%
free-lunch eligible - 20% above the Indiana average of 49.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.7:1
students per teacher - 39% below state mean
Top 4% in Indiana - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
24.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$12,446
per pupil, district-wide - above Indiana avg of $12,079
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 81.0%
Hispanic or Latino 14.3%
African American 2.4%
Two or More 2.4%

Largest group: White at 81.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 32.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 32.2, Eastlawn Elementary School is less mixed than the Indiana school average of 39.0.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Twin Lakes School Corp, which includes Eastlawn Elementary School.

$12,446
Per student
+3%
vs Indiana
Avg $12,079
-25%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 28.6%
State 59.8%
Federal 11.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Eastlawn Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Twin Lakes Senior High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Meadowlawn Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Roosevelt Middle School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Oaklawn Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Eastlawn Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Twin Lakes School Corp · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Indiana, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Eastlawn Elementary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Eastlawn Elementary School

How many students attend Eastlawn Elementary School?

Eastlawn Elementary School has 126 students enrolled. It is a public school in Burnettsville, IN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Eastlawn Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Eastlawn Elementary School is 9.7:1, which is 39% lower than the Indiana average of 15.9:1 and 38% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Eastlawn Elementary School?

59.3% of students at Eastlawn Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Indiana average of 49.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Eastlawn Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Eastlawn Elementary School is White at 81.0% of enrollment, in Burnettsville, IN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Eastlawn Elementary School?

Eastlawn Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Eastlawn Elementary School a good school?

Eastlawn Elementary School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Indiana schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Indiana. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Twin Lakes School Corp?

Besides Eastlawn Elementary School, Twin Lakes School Corp also operates Twin Lakes Senior High School (620 students), Meadowlawn Elementary School (533 students), and Roosevelt Middle School (500 students). See the Twin Lakes School Corp district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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