Ferdinand Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 4 · Ferdinand, Indiana
Ferdinand Elementary School in Ferdinand, Indiana enrolled 272 students in 2024-25 with 16.0 full-time teachers, 17.0 students per teacher against the Indiana elementary-school median of 15.0. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 75-79% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%
301 students in 2022-23, 288 students in 2023-24, 272 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.3 to 16.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 301 | 17.3 | 17.4 |
| 2023-24 | 288 | 20.3 | 14.2 |
| 2024-25 | 272 | 16.0 | 17.0 |
17.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 79 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.
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 Ferdinand Elementary School enrolled 288 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent2.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
93.8% of students were White, 4.4% Hispanic, 1.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White93.8%
- Hispanic4.4%
- Two or more races1.5%
- Black0.4%
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.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Ferdinand Elementary School scored proficient or above: 75-79% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 75‑79% | 67% (2021-22) | 38.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Ferdinand
2 public elementary schools in Ferdinand report 2024-25 enrollment; Ferdinand Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Hanks Elementary School | 296 | 19.0 | 27.7% |
| Ferdinand Elementary School | 272 | 17.0 | 23.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ferdinand Elementary School
- Nancy Hanks Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 4.3 miles away: 296 students, 19.0 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
- Huntingburg Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 7.0 miles away: 806 students, 19.6 per teacher (2024-25).7.0 mi
- Compare Ferdinand Elementary School with Nancy Hanks Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Southeast Dubois Co Sch Corp spends per student$11,120 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,120
- The largest public schools in IndianaFerdinand Elementary School is the number 877 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#877 of 1,044
- Indiana schools by students per teacher17.0 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.17.0:1
- 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 Ferdinand Elementary School
How many students attend Ferdinand Elementary School?
272 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 301 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Ferdinand, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ferdinand Elementary School?
17.0 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.Is Ferdinand Elementary School a Title I school?
Ferdinand Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Ferdinand Elementary School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Ferdinand Elementary School scored proficient or above: 75-79% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Ferdinand Elementary School in?
Southeast Dubois Co Sch Corp, NCES district ID 1810640. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 181064001744 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.