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Enrollment
555
High
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHEAST DUBOIS CO SCH CORP·NCES 181064001745
Forest Park Jr-Sr High School
1440 Michigan St, Ferdinand, IN 47532 · (812) 817-0900 · Dubois County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Indiana public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
12.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
133 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 106 | 19% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 Southeast Dubois Co Sch Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
56.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
47.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Forest Park Jr-Sr High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Park Jr-Sr High School this school | 555 | 24.0% | 51.9% |
| Northwestern Senior High School Kokomo | 541 | 24.6% | N/A |
| Barr Reeve Middle/High School Montgomery | 522 | 26.1% | 45.6% |
| Batesville High School Batesville | 681 | 24.7% | N/A |
| Adams Central High School Monroe | 412 | 24.5% | N/A |
| Gibson Southern High School Fort Branch | 742 | 23.7% | 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 Forest Park Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #10 of 103 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #14 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #5 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #183 of 392 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #74 of 359 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.7% | #297 of 360 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.0% | #339 of 373 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #120 of 201 |
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
555
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 542
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 555 | 44 | 12.6:1 | 24% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 43.3 | 12.1:1 | 24% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 41 | 13.0:1 | 23% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 40 | 14.2:1 | 21% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 38.1 | 15.7:1 | 24% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 20% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 654 | 37 | 17.7:1 | 19% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 687 | 38 | 18.1:1 | 10% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 542 | 30 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forest Park Jr-Sr High School.
About Forest Park Jr-Sr High School
Forest Park Jr-Sr High School is a small high school with an address in Ferdinand, Indiana. Enrollment totals 555 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts enrollment 32% below the 816-student average for high schools in Indiana.
Southeast Dubois Co Sch Corp operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,254 students.
By race and ethnicity, Forest Park Jr-Sr High School is 93% White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 13, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. Statewide, high schools in Indiana average 16.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 24% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Dubois County is 40%.
Forest Park Jr-Sr High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 85% of Indiana public high schools.
Forest Park Jr-Sr High School scores 51.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 58.6%.
The school is in Dubois County, where median household income comes to about $75,979, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Dubois County counts 17 public schools with about 7,511 students.
Forest Park Jr-Sr High School is about 0.4 miles from Ferdinand Elementary School, its nearest public school. Forest Park Jr-Sr High School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Forest Park Jr-Sr High School at 5th of 7.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment went from 568 in 2020-21 to 555 in 2024-25, a change of 13 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.2:1 to 12.6:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for Forest Park Jr-Sr High School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Dubois County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,614
Census ACS
Median income
$75,979
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
7,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southeast Dubois Co Sch Corp
- Ferdinand Elementary SchoolElementary · 272 students
- Pine Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 235 students
- Cedar Crest Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 192 students
Other schools in Ferdinand
- Nancy Hanks Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Ferdinand Elementary SchoolElementary · 272 students
Nearby schools
- Ferdinand Elementary School0.4 mi · 272
- Nancy Hanks Elementary School4.6 mi · 296
- Cedar Crest Intermediate School5.5 mi · 192
- Southridge Middle School6.6 mi · 394
- Southridge Alternative Learning Center6.6 mi · 14
- Southridge High School6.6 mi · 583
Frequently asked questions
About Forest Park Jr-Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Forest Park Jr-Sr High School?
Forest Park Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 555 students in grades 07-12.
Is Forest Park Jr-Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Forest Park Jr-Sr High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Forest Park Jr-Sr High School have?
Forest Park Jr-Sr High School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Forest Park Jr-Sr High School?
Student demographics at Forest Park Jr-Sr High School are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Forest Park Jr-Sr High School?
Forest Park Jr-Sr High School is overseen by Southeast Dubois Co Sch Corp in Dubois County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.