Rensselaer Central Primary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Rensselaer, Indiana
Rensselaer Central Primary School in Rensselaer, Indiana enrolled 398 students in 2024-25 with 25.0 full-time teachers, 15.9 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 rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
386 students in 2022-23, 387 students in 2023-24, 398 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.5 to 25.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 386 | 24.5 | 15.8 |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 25.0 | 15.5 |
| 2024-25 | 398 | 25.0 | 15.9 |
15.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 66 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).
One counselor per 353 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rensselaer Central Primary School enrolled 353 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 353 of the 353 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions9
- Chronically absent24.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
79.6% of students were White, 17.1% Hispanic, 2.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White79.6%
- Hispanic17.1%
- Two or more races2.3%
- American Indian0.5%
- Black0.3%
- 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 Rensselaer
2 public elementary schools in Rensselaer report 2024-25 enrollment; Rensselaer Central Primary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rensselaer Central Primary School | 398 | 15.9 | 47.0% |
| Van Rensselaer Elementary School | 329 | 16.0 | 44.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Rensselaer Central Primary School
- Van Rensselaer Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 329 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Tri-County Primary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 13 miles away: 192 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
- Compare Rensselaer Central Primary School with Van Rensselaer Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rensselaer Central Schools Corporation spends per student$13,732 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,732
- The largest public schools in IndianaRensselaer Central Primary School is the number 603 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#603 of 1,044
- Indiana schools by students per teacher15.9 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.15.9:1
- 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 Rensselaer Central Primary School
How many students attend Rensselaer Central Primary School?
398 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 386 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Rensselaer, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Rensselaer Central Primary School?
15.9 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 Rensselaer Central Primary School a Title I school?
Rensselaer Central Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Rensselaer Central Primary School in?
Rensselaer Central Schools Corporation, NCES district ID 1809420. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180942001542 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.