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Seymour Community Schools 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 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 778 students in Seymour Community Schools. 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 have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Indiana public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 52% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Indiana public middle school average of 36% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (IN)
# Schools
8 Schools
556 Schools
# Students
5,432 Students
288,523 Students
# Teachers
348 Teachers
19,531 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Seymour Community Schools, which is ranked within the bottom 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 85% has decreased from 93% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#263 out of 395 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
41%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
34%
Graduation Rate
85%
88%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)17.8%
23.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.56
0.56
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
3%
% Hispanic
48%
14%
% Black
2%
14%
% White
46%
64%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,339 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,125. The school district revenue/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $9,991 is less than the state median of $12,758. The school district spending/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$56 MM
$13,615 MM
Spending
$54 MM
$13,234 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,339
$13,125
Spending / Student
$9,991
$12,758
Best Seymour Community Schools Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Seymour Middle School
(Math: 25% | 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
Gr: 6-8 | 778 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 52%
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