Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47611

Summary:

Zip code 47611 is home to one public elementary school, Chrisney Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. This school is part of the North Spencer County School Corp district.

Chrisney Elementary School has a student enrollment of 226 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.3. The school's spending per student is $9,843. In the 2023-2024 school year, 38.5% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch, and the school reported a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8%. In terms of academic performance, Chrisney Elementary School has consistently received high ratings from SchoolDigger, earning 5 stars in the 2021-2022 and 2020-2021 school years and 4 stars in 2022-2023, indicating strong performance relative to other elementary schools in Indiana.

The school shows particular strength in Math, with overall proficiency at 75.25% in the 2023-2024 school year, surpassing both the district (66.19%) and state averages. This is especially evident in 4th grade Math, where proficiency reached 90.48%. Science proficiency is also strong, with overall scores of 69.81% in the 2024-2025 school year, exceeding the district average. However, English Language Arts (ELA) performance is more varied; while 4th grade ELA proficiency was above district and state averages in 2023-2024, 5th grade ELA proficiency fell below both. The overall ELA proficiency for all grades was also slightly below the district average. The chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% is a notable concern that warrants further attention.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)					ILEARN Math (2025)					ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chrisney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	311 Church St	Chrisney	47611	Spencer County	North Spencer County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 362-8200	216	15	14.3	38.4%	209 (96.8%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	83.7	147^th of 1005 public elementary schools	85.4%		90.8	66^th of 1011 public elementary schools	93.5%	81	47.4	53.3	35.0	47.8	46.9	71.1	83.3	65.0	70.8	73.2	66.7	73.9	69.8	55.0	$9,843	$484	$9,360

Cities Near Zip Code 47611

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chrisney	0.42 mi	1	45^th
Tennyson	6.91 mi	1	78^th
Lincoln City	7.85 mi	2	9^th
Rockport	8.35 mi	3	180^th
Lamar	8.54 mi	1	28^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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