Enrollment
318
High
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COWAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180702001200
Cowan High School
9401 S Nottingham, Muncie, IN 47302 · (765) 289-7128 · Delaware County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Indiana public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
150 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 59 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 38 | 12% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cowan Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
38.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
28.3%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cowan High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowan High School this school | 318 | 47.2% | 33.6% |
| New Washington Middle/High School New Washington | 331 | 48.0% | 35.0% |
| Parke Heritage High School Rockville | 335 | 46.0% | N/A |
| Union County High School Liberty | 337 | 46.3% | N/A |
| Milan High School Milan | 315 | 46.0% | N/A |
| South Ripley High School Versailles | 358 | 46.6% | N/A |
Matched among Indiana high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cowan High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #47 of 103 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #53 of 104 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #38 of 104 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #314 of 392 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #99 of 359 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.6% | #244 of 360 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #160 of 373 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #49 of 201 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
318
-60 (-16%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 294
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 318 | 24.5 | 13.0:1 | 47% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 24.5 | 14.3:1 | 50% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 24.5 | 14.8:1 | 46% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 43% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 24 | 15.6:1 | 37% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 351 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 32% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 340 | 20 | 17.0:1 | 26% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 298 | 20 | 14.9:1 | 5% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 294 | 19 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cowan High School.
About Cowan High School
Among the schools in Muncie, Indiana, is Cowan High School, a very small high school. The school counted 318 students in 2024-25, covering grades 7 through 12. That puts enrollment 61% below the 816-student average for high schools in Indiana.
Cowan High School is run by Cowan Community School Corp, whose 2 schools enroll 727 students.
The share of White students at Cowan High School is 91%. Next come 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The diversity index for Cowan High School is 18%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Cowan High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1, with 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Indiana, 16.6:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 47% at Cowan High School.
Cowan High School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 58% of Indiana public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Cowan High School is 42.2%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Delaware County show that the median household earns about $58,127 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Across Delaware County, 36 public schools serve about 15,683 students.
Among nearby public schools, Cowan Elementary School is closest at about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 5. The nearest schools with test data average 17.7%, lower than Cowan High School's 33.6%.
Under the NCES locale system, Cowan High School is Rural: Fringe.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 16%, from 378 to 318. Students per teacher dropped from 14.5 in 2020-21 to 13.0 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Cowan High School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,280
Census ACS
Median income
$58,127
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
15,683 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cowan Community School Corp
- Cowan Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
Other schools in Muncie
- Muncie Central High SchoolCombined · 1,337 students
- Delta High SchoolHigh · 848 students
- Burris Laboratory SchoolCombined · 676 students
- Northside Middle SchoolMiddle · 630 students
- Delta Middle SchoolMiddle · 602 students
- Royerton Elementary SchoolElementary · 596 students
Nearby schools
- Cowan Elementary School0.2 mi · 409
- Muncie Virtual Academy3.3 mi · 62
- Southside Middle School4.0 mi · 469
- Grissom Elementary School4.2 mi · 411
- South View Elementary School4.8 mi · 470
- Inspire Academy - A Sch of Inquiry5.0 mi · 201
Frequently asked questions
About Cowan High SchoolHow many students attend Cowan High School?
Cowan High School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades 07-12.
Is Cowan High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cowan High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Cowan High School have?
Cowan High School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Cowan High School?
Student demographics at Cowan High School are roughly 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Cowan High School in?
Cowan High School is part of Cowan Community School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.