Charlestown Senior High School

Charlestown Senior High School is a secondary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Charlestown, Indiana, run under Greater Clark County Schools, educateing 860 students in grades 9 through 12.

Greater Clark County Schools comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 10,643 students; Charlestown Senior High School is among them.

Demographically, Charlestown Senior High School shows that White students make up the majority at 75%; the rest comes out to 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Clark County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Clark County put the typical household earns roughly $74,214 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Clark County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,765 students), Charlestown Senior High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pleasant Ridge Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Charlestown Senior High School.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Charlestown Senior High School has rose 24%, going from 696 students in 2018 to 860 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 83% to 75%.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.