C+
Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 3 towns
Serves Pendleton Township, Belle Rive and Moores Prairie Township, and parts of Mount Vernon Township, Dodds Township and Spring Garden Township.
Students
122
Schools
1
Spent per student
$21,775
IL $21,567
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5
- School Grade C+: better than 39% of Indiana districts
- Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
- 9 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 17.6% since 2020
- Debt of $0.3M, about $2,049 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Huron.
PK–2Hatfield Elementary SchoolMitchell Community Schools
3–5Burris Elementary SchoolMitchell Community Schools
6–8Mitchell Jr High SchoolMitchell Community Schools
9–12Mitchell High SchoolMitchell Community Schools
Test scores vs. IL
2020–21Math proficiency12%
State average 25.8%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%
Graduation rate 77% at Mitchell Community Schools, which runs the high school (state 90.9%) · class of 2020.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$21,775 per student · 1% above IL
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 31%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 60%Federal 18%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
148’20
142’21
145’22
138’23
122’24
Down 17.6% since 2020.
Students
White 95%Two or more races 2%Black 2%Hispanic <1%
Schools in the district
1 public school.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Mount Vernon Township High School District 201Field Township, McClellan Township, Mount Vernon
$21,435per student
Benton Consolidated High School District 103Ewing Township, Northern Township
$19,692per student
Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115Ewing Township, Northern Township
$15,444per student
Akin Community Consolidated School District 91Northern Township
$18,795per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.