Rush County Schools

Rush County Schools serves about 1,872 students across five schools — three elementary schools (K–6), one middle school (7–8), and one high school (9–12) — in a rural Indiana district rated 2 stars at the 43rd percentile among 374 state districts. Enrollment is concentrated: Rushville Elementary School (682 students) and Rushville Consolidated High School (619) together account for roughly 69.5% of all students, followed by Benjamin Rush Middle School (300), Milroy Elementary School (165), and Arlington Elementary School (106).

The strongest academic story is Milroy Elementary, a 3-star school with 55.95% math proficiency — 21.75 points above the district — plus low chronic absenteeism (7.5%) and a 9.3 student-teacher ratio. Benjamin Rush Middle, also 3 stars, has the district's lowest chronic absenteeism (7.0%) and ELA proficiency above the district average. Rushville Consolidated High is 3 stars with a 99.4% graduation rate, nearly 10 points above the state, though its chronic absenteeism (20.4%) exceeds both district and state rates, and its SAT reading and writing results slipped from above the state to below it.

Rushville Elementary is the only 1-star school, ranking in the 25th percentile with the highest poverty indicator (66.13% free/reduced lunch), the highest student-teacher ratio (16.4), and the lowest per-student spending ($10,664). Arlington Elementary, the smallest school at 106 students, has the lowest student-teacher ratio (7.0) and lowest free/reduced lunch rate (47.17%), but its rank fell from the 68th to the 43rd percentile; its small size makes swings more likely. Fifth-grade social studies is a weak spot district-wide (26.27% versus the state's 47.2%). Test scores are mostly 2025–2026, while attendance, poverty, and staffing figures are 2024–2025 and spending is 2023–2024.