Best High Schools in Indiana

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 431)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
180480000907	321	Jac-Cen-Del Middle School/High School	Public	7-12	4586 N Us 421	Osgood	47037	Ripley County	Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 689-4643	384	25	15.3	49.2%	370 (96.4%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$12,477			$850			$11,627	25.8	43.9	221	100
180327002693	322	Elkhart High School	Public	9-12	2608 California Rd	Elkhart	46514	Elkhart County	Elkhart Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 262-5600	3,195	201	15.9	62.3%	1,132 (35.4%)	431 (13.5%)	1,357 (42.5%)	44 (1.4%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	226 (7.1%)	$12,916			$1,994			$10,922	25.6	19.1	329	7
180567001031	323	Lawrence North High School	Public	9-12	7802 N Hague Rd	Indianapolis	46256	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 964-7700	2,832	150	18.8	68.9%	581 (20.5%)	1,217 (43.0%)	850 (30.0%)	24 (0.8%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	157 (5.5%)	$9,827			$598			$9,229	25.1	29.7	294	29
180330000449	324	Elwood Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1137 N 19th St	Elwood	46036	Madison County	Elwood Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 552-9854	633	48	13.3	66.7%	545 (86.1%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (10.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.5%)	$8,772			$409			$8,363	25.1	25.8	307	17
180001401756	325	Irvington Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5751 E University Ave	Indianapolis	46219	Marion County	Irvington Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 357-5359	328			74.4%	188 (57.3%)	55 (16.8%)	54 (16.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.1%)	$9,753			$2,182			$7,571	25	27.6	298	27
181122001811	326	Switzerland County Senior High School	Public	9-12	1020 W Main St	Vevay	47043	Switzerland County	Switzerland County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 427-2626	469	25	19.1	52.2%	437 (93.2%)	4 (0.9%)	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$10,612			$1,179			$9,433	24.8	39.5	245	81
180363002712	327	Fort Wayne Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1200 S Clinton St	Fort Wayne	46802	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(260) 467-7550	202	21	9.8	39.1%	86 (42.6%)	49 (24.3%)	35 (17.3%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	26 (12.9%)	$3,479			$832			$2,647	24.5	12.3	361	34
180010102521	328	Career Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3801 Crescent Circle	South Bend	46628	St. Joseph County	Career Academy High School	Yes	No	No	No	(574) 299-9800	448	57	7.8	54.9%	209 (46.7%)	151 (33.7%)	46 (10.3%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	$11,956			$988			$10,968	23.8	39.7	244	84
180657001160	329	Michigan City High School	Public	9-12	8466 W Pahs Rd	Michigan City	46360	LaPorte County	Michigan City Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 873-2044	1,531	93	16.4	66.2%	611 (39.9%)	571 (37.3%)	194 (12.7%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	144 (9.4%)	$16,628			$1,766			$14,862	23.7	22.2	320	9
180000601943	330	LaPorte Juvenile Correctional	Public	5-12	2407 N 500 W	La Porte	46350	LaPorte County	Indiana Department of Correction	No	No	No	No	(812) 265-6154	50	8	6.2		27 (54.0%)	13 (26.0%)	3 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (14.0%)								23.6	11.5	363	33

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing, SAT Mathematics, ILEARN Biology test scores released by the Indiana Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on July 20, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Indiana Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Indiana Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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