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Beech Grove Sr High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Beech Grove Sr High School
As a medium-sized four-year high school in Beech Grove, Indiana, Beech Grove Sr High School educates 914 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Beech Grove City Schools.
Beech Grove City Schools runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,790 students. Beech Grove Sr High School is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Beech Grove Sr High School shows that 61% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 15% Black, 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 52% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Beech Grove Sr High School shows 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 51% of students at Beech Grove Sr High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Marion County's rate of about 60%.
Around the school, census data for Marion County shows median household income runs about $66,346, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Marion County runs 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), of which Beech Grove Sr High School is one.
Hornet Park Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Beech Grove Sr High School operates from a suburban location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 983 students in 2018 compared to 914 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 61% across the same window.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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- South Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- Hornet Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Beech Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 440 students
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- Hornet Park Elementary School0.2 mi · 461
- South Grove Elementary School0.8 mi · 586
- Central Elementary School1.2 mi · 389
- Beech Grove Middle School1.5 mi · 440
- Jeremiah Gray Kindergarten1.7 mi · 417
- Jeremiah Gray Elementary School1.7 mi · 591