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B−

Peru Community Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Peru, Peru Township and Erie Township.

Peru’s School Grade B− better than 48% of Indiana school districts

Students
1,830
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,040
IN $13,688
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$15M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Peru Community Schools

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 48% of Indiana districts
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $15M, about $8,217 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 48% of the 396 Indiana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Peru 10,962Peru Township 10,612Erie Township 531

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Peru. Grade by grade →

PK–2Elmwood Primary Learning CenterThis district
3–6Blair Pointe Upper ElementaryThis district
7–12Peru Jr/Sr High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 37.5% · 983 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 41.3% · 983 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 88.1% · 162 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,040 per student · 5% below IN
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 39%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 68%Federal 13%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,649’20
1,663’21
1,856’22
1,840’23
1,830’24

Up 11% since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 5%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools.

Elmwood Primary Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Peru
442 students15:1
Blair Pointe Upper Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Peru
C+
574 students19:1
Peru Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Peru
B−
814 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Maconaquah School CorporationButler Township, Pipe Creek Township, Washington Township
$12,095per student
North Miami Community SchoolsJefferson Township, Richland Township
$12,827per student
Lewis Cass SchoolsMiami Township, Tipton Township
$12,943per student
Wabash County Schools Metropolitan School DistrictNoble Township
$11,924per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Indiana.