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Peru Jr/sr High School

Serves grades 7 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
401 N Broadway
Peru, IN 46970
Phone
(765) 472-3301
District
Peru Community Schools
County
MIAMI COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
883
Classroom Teachers
50

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

3

(10 is best)

Better than 27.4% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Peru Jr/sr High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
35%
30%
38%
30%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
37%
28%
43%
25%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
39%
33%
49%
16%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
18
17
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 122 13.8%
Grade 8 149 16.9%
Grade 9 165 18.7%
Grade 10 139 15.7%
Grade 11 146 16.5%
Grade 12 158 17.9%
Total 883 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 89.4% 90.6% 67.7%
Black 4.0% 3.4% 14.1%
Hispanic 5.2% 4.6% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.3% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 1.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 59.2% 62.4% 50.9%
Free lunch eligible 57.2% 59.4% 46.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.0% 3.0% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 12,987 6,833,037
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 307.8 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.4% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.2% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.9% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.8% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 18.8% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,249 2,653,596
Single Parent Households With Children 10.7% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.6% 90.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.4% 28.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.2% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.6% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.9% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.8% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 24.0% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.8% 11.9%
$15,000 or less 11.8% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,139 $9,538,000 45.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $251 $465,000 2.2%
Staff $532 $987,000 4.7%
General Administration $251 $466,000 2.2%
School Administration $733 $1,361,000 6.5%
Operation $1,265 $2,347,000 11.3%
Transportation $443 $823,000 3.9%
Other $423 $785,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,898 $7,234,000 34.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,192 $4,069,000 19.5%
Total Expenditures $11,229 $20,841,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,644 $5,847,671,000 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $574 $594,242,000 4.5%
Staff $515 $533,647,000 4.0%
General Administration $209 $216,618,000 1.6%
School Administration $667 $690,724,000 5.2%
Operation $1,217 $1,261,217,000 9.5%
Transportation $551 $570,491,000 4.3%
Other $366 $379,113,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,098 $4,246,052,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,018 $3,126,987,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $12,760 $13,220,710,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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