Other / mixed grade configuration · Marshall, IN

Turkey Run Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Turkey Run Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 180011801857
0/100100/10056/100
👥 S:T ratio
53
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
50
📋 Attendance
53
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Turkey Run Elementary School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of Indiana schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Indiana schools.

56
Resource Index · Higher
11.8:1
small classes for Indiana
53.4%
free-lunch eligible
248
students enrolled

Turkey Run Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 89% of Indiana schools. Computed live against every Indiana school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

248

Indiana · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

21.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.8:1

vs 15.9:1 Indiana avg

-26% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

53.4%

vs 49.5% Indiana avg

+8% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Turkey Run 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 Turkey Run Elementary School

Turkey Run Elementary School is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Marshall, Indiana, enrolling 248 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 11.8:1, Turkey Run Elementary School is leaner than roughly 89% of Indiana schools and 26% under the state's 15.9:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 53.4% lands close to the Indiana typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 248 puts it in the smaller third of Indiana schools by headcount.

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

Against 259 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #57.

Its student body is predominantly White (94% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 12/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 248 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 19.0% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Its district draws 16.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

North Central Parke Comm Schl Corp also operates Rockville Elementary School (348 students) and Parke Heritage High School (335 students) alongside Turkey Run 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 Turkey Run Elementary School compares

Turkey Run 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 11.8:1 ▼ 26% 15.9:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 53.4% ▲ 8% 49.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 248 top 85% - -

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

11.8:1
Leaner classes than 77% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
248
Bigger than 25% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
53.4%
free-lunch eligible - 8% 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
11.8:1
students per teacher - 26% below state mean
Top 11% in Indiana - lower ratio than 89% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
19.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$12,953
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 248 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.2 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 93.5%
Two or More 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.2%

Largest group: White at 93.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 12.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 12.4, Turkey Run 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 North Central Parke Comm Schl Corp, which includes Turkey Run Elementary School.

$12,953
Per student
+7%
vs Indiana
Avg $12,079
-22%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 30.3%
State 53.8%
Federal 16.0%

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 Turkey Run Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Rockville Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Parke Heritage High School Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Parke Heritage Middle School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

North Central Parke Comm Schl Corp · 3 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 Turkey Run 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 Turkey Run Elementary School

How many students attend Turkey Run Elementary School?

Turkey Run Elementary School has 248 students enrolled. It is a public school in Marshall, IN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Turkey Run Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Turkey Run Elementary School is 11.8:1, which is 26% lower than the Indiana average of 15.9:1 and 25% 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 Turkey Run Elementary School?

53.4% of students at Turkey Run Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Indiana average of 49.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Turkey Run Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Turkey Run Elementary School is White at 93.5% of enrollment, in Marshall, IN.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Turkey Run Elementary School?

Turkey Run Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Turkey Run Elementary School a good school?

Turkey Run Elementary School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of Indiana schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Indiana schools. 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 North Central Parke Comm Schl Corp?

Besides Turkey Run Elementary School, North Central Parke Comm Schl Corp also operates Rockville Elementary School (348 students), Parke Heritage High School (335 students), and Parke Heritage Middle School (249 students). See the North Central Parke Comm Schl 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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