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Seymour Community Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Indiana for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 776 students in Seymour Community Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Indiana.
Public Middle School in Seymour Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Indiana public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 53% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Indiana public middle school average of 36% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IN)
# Schools
8 Schools
576 Schools
# Students
5,473 Students
286,750 Students
# Teachers
339 Teachers
19,838 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Seymour Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 394 school districts in Indiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 74% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#261 out of 400 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
41%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
34%
Graduation Rate
74%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.56
0.55
# American Indian Students
4 Students
487 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
91 Students
7,060 Students
% Asian Students
2%
3%
# Hispanic Students
2,450 Students
38,734 Students
% Hispanic Students
45%
14%
# Black Students
86 Students
41,316 Students
% Black Students
1%
14%
# White Students
2,694 Students
183,320 Students
% White Students
49%
64%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
393 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
142 Students
15,440 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
47
895
# Students in K Grade:
408
4,381
# Students in 1st Grade:
419
4,494
# Students in 2nd Grade:
403
4,603
# Students in 3rd Grade:
423
4,543
# Students in 4th Grade:
440
4,581
# Students in 5th Grade:
440
9,646
# Students in 6th Grade:
391
45,633
# Students in 7th Grade:
393
76,601
# Students in 8th Grade:
383
78,092
# Students in 9th Grade:
466
12,669
# Students in 10th Grade:
479
13,766
# Students in 11th Grade:
422
13,563
# Students in 12th Grade:
352
13,042
# Ungraded Students:
7
241
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,262 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,214. The school district revenue/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $9,916 is less than the state median of $12,844. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$56 MM
$13,615 MM
Spending
$54 MM
$13,234 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,262
$13,214
Spending / Student
$9,916
$12,844
Best Seymour Community Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Seymour Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
920 N O'brien St
Seymour, IN 47274
(812) 522-5453
Seymour, IN 47274
(812) 522-5453
Grades: 6-8
| 776 students
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