Pipe Creek Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Peru, Indiana

Pipe Creek Elementary School in Peru, Indiana enrolled 363 students in 2024-25 with 18.0 full-time teachers, 20.2 students per teacher against the Indiana elementary-school median of 15.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

355 students in 2022-23, 335 students in 2023-24, 363 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.0 to 18.0.

Students enrolled at Pipe Creek Elementary School by school year2022-23: 355, 2023-24: 335, 2024-25: 36301002003004002022-233552023-243352024-25363
Students enrolled at Pipe Creek Elementary School by school year2022-23: 355, 2023-24: 335, 2024-25: 36301002003004002022-233552023-243352024-25363
Students enrolled at Pipe Creek Elementary School by school year2022-23: 355, 2023-24: 335, 2024-25: 36301002003004002022-233552023-243352024-25363
Students enrolled at Pipe Creek Elementary School by school year2022-23: 355, 2023-24: 335, 2024-25: 36301002003004002022-233552023-243352024-25363
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335520.017.8
2023-2433517.019.7
2024-2536318.020.2

20.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 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 20.2; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 20.2state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 20.2; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 20.2state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 20.2; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 20.2state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 20.2; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 20.2state 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).

One counselor per 282 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pipe Creek Elementary School enrolled 282 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 282 of the 282 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions11
  • Chronically absent27.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.7% of students were White, 9.1% Hispanic, 5.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White80.7%
  2. Hispanic9.1%
  3. Two or more races5.5%
  4. Black4.4%
  5. Asian0.3%

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 Peru

3 public elementary schools in Peru report 2024-25 enrollment; Pipe Creek Elementary School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Blair Pointe Upper Elementary57418.852.4%
Elmwood Primary Learning Center44215.244.8%
Pipe Creek Elementary School36320.253.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Pipe Creek Elementary School

  1. Blair Pointe Upper ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 4.2 miles away: 574 students, 18.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
  2. Maconaquah Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.3 miles away: 563 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).5.3 mi
  3. Compare Pipe Creek Elementary School with Blair Pointe Upper ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Maconaquah School Corp spends per student$12,709 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,709
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaPipe Creek Elementary School is the number 686 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#686 of 1,044
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher20.2 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.20.2:1
  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 Pipe Creek Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Pipe Creek Elementary School?
    363 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 355 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Peru, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pipe Creek Elementary School?
    20.2 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 Pipe Creek Elementary School a Title I school?
    Pipe Creek Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Pipe Creek Elementary School in?
    Maconaquah School Corp, NCES district ID 1806090. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180609002318 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