For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 814 students in Peru Community Schools. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Indiana.
Public Middle School in Peru Community School have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Indiana public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Indiana public middle school average of 36% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (IN)
# Schools
3 Schools
556 Schools
# Students
1,830 Students
288,523 Students
# Teachers
112 Teachers
19,531 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Peru Community Schools, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 389 school districts in Indiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#190 out of 395 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
41%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
34%
Graduation Rate
87%
88.1%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)23.4%
23.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.56
% American Indian
1%
n/a
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
5%
14%
% Black
3%
14%
% White
83%
64%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
8%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,257 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,486. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,703 is less than the state median of $16,362. The school district spending/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$28 MM
$17,079 MM
Spending
$27 MM
$16,951 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,257
$16,486
Spending / Student
$14,703
$16,362
Best Peru Community Schools Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Peru Jr/sr High School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
401 N Broadway
Peru, IN 46970
(765) 472-3301
Peru, IN 46970
(765) 472-3301
Gr: 7-12 | 814 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 16%
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