Other / mixed grade configuration · Gosport, IN

Gosport Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Gosport Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 61/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 181095001787
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👥 S:T ratio
46
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
40
📋 Attendance
88
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Gosport Elementary School earns 61/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 74% of Indiana schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Indiana.

61
Resource Index · Higher
13.5:1
small classes for Indiana
70.1%
free-lunch eligible
149
students enrolled

Gosport Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 74% of Indiana schools. Computed live against every Indiana school reporting to NCES.

School address

Gosport, IN 47433
District: Spencer-Owen Community Schools · Indiana

NCES ID 181095001787 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+5 students YoY

Gosport Elementary School held near 149 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+5 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 11.7 → 12.2 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+5 students YoY 181095001787 · Gosport, IN Other · SMALL · TRAD

149 enr · 13.5:1 · 70.1% lunch · RII 61

Nearest enrollment peer: Owen Valley Community High School (628 students)

Gosport Elementary School held near 149 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+5 headcount). Teacher FTE added 11.7 → 12.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Indiana schools → · Find another →

Gosport Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Gosport Elementary School reports 149 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Gosport Elementary School compares

Gosport Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Indiana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Indiana Indiana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13.5:1 ▼ 15% 15.9:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 70.1% ▲ 42% 49.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 149 top 95% - -

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

13.5:1
Leaner classes than 62% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
149
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
70.1%
free-lunch eligible - 42% 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
13.5:1
students per teacher - 15% below state mean
Top 26% in Indiana - lower ratio than 74% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
4.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$13,504
per pupil, district-wide - above Indiana avg of $12,921
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 89.9%
Two or More 7.4%
Hispanic or Latino 2.0%
African American 0.7%

Largest group: White at 89.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 18.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 18.6, Gosport Elementary School is less mixed than the Indiana school average of 39.0.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Spencer-Owen Community Schools reports $13,504 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Gosport Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Owen Valley Community High School Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Spencer Elementary School Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Mccormick's Creek Elementary Sch Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Owen Valley Middle School Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Patricksburg Elementary School Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Spencer-Owen Community Schools · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~149 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~13.5:1)

Frequently asked questions about Gosport Elementary School

How many students attend Gosport Elementary School?

Gosport Elementary School has 149 students enrolled. It is a public school in Gosport, IN. CCD year-over-year: 144 (2022-23) → 149 (2023-24), nearly flat (+5).

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

The student-teacher ratio at Gosport Elementary School is 13.5:1, which is 15% lower than the Indiana average of 15.9:1 and 14% 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 Gosport Elementary School?

70.1% of students at Gosport Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Indiana average of 49.5%.

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

The largest demographic group at Gosport Elementary School is White at 89.9% of enrollment, in Gosport, IN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Gosport Elementary School?

Gosport Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 61/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Spencer-Owen Community Schools?

Besides Gosport Elementary School, Spencer-Owen Community Schools also operates Owen Valley Community High School (628 students), Spencer Elementary School (521 students), and Mccormick's Creek Elementary Sch (390 students). See the Spencer-Owen Community Schools district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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