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What's something Fountain Central High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
532
High
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHEAST FOUNTAIN SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181062001742
Fountain Central High School
750 E US Hwy 136, Veedersburg, IN 47987 · (765) 294-2206 · Fountain County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL532 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Indiana public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.5:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
248 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 6 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 58 | 11% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Fountain School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
28.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
24.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Fountain Central High School
Fountain Central High School's state test result (29.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Central High School this school | 532 | 46.6% | 29.2% |
| Knox Community High School Knox | 500 | 47.2% | N/A |
| Clinton Prairie Jr-Sr High School Frankfort | 497 | 44.9% | 44.4% |
| North Newton Jr-Sr High School Morocco | 486 | 48.1% | 30.8% |
| Manchester Jr-Sr High School N Manchester | 618 | 46.9% | 36.2% |
| Whitko Jr/Sr High School South Whitley | 505 | 45.0% | 30.2% |
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 Fountain Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #68 of 103 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #66 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #78 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 532 | #195 of 392 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #34 of 359 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.1% | #211 of 360 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.6% | #166 of 373 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.1% | #66 of 133 |
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
532
+83 (+18%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 614
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 532 | 46.3 | 11.5:1 | 47% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 42.3 | 12.0:1 | 53% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 41.8 | 12.1:1 | 51% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 449 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 46% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 37.7 | 13.1:1 | 47% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 540 | 38 | 14.2:1 | 44% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 648 | 44 | 14.7:1 | 38% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 586 | 38 | 15.4:1 | 18% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 614 | 39 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fountain Central High School.
About Fountain Central High School
Fountain Central High School is a high school in Veedersburg, Indiana, reachable at (765) 294-2206. It had 532 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 12. High schools in Indiana have about 816 students on average; enrollment here is 35% lower.
Federal data list 3 schools in Southeast Fountain School Corp, with 1,045 students enrolled.
Fountain Central High School is 88% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 9% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The diversity index for Fountain Central High School is 21%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 11.5:1 is based on 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Indiana is 16.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 47% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Fountain County average a similar 47%.
Fountain Central High School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 32% of Indiana public high schools.
Test results at Fountain Central High School are 13.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (29.2% actual, 42.5% predicted).
In the wider Fountain County area, the median household earns about $62,542 a year, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Fountain Central High School shares Fountain County with 7 other public schools.
Fountain Central High School's closest public school neighbor is Southeast Fountain Virtual Academy, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Fountain Central High School, there are 2 other public schools. On proficiency, Fountain Central High School is behind the 38.9% nearby average, ranking 6th of 7.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 449 to 532, an 18% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.5:1.
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Fountain County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,617
Census ACS
Median income
$62,542
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,485 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southeast Fountain School Corp
- Southeast Fountain ElementaryElementary · 502 students
- Southeast Fountain Virtual AcademyHigh · 11 students
Other schools in Veedersburg
- Southeast Fountain ElementaryElementary · 502 students
- Southeast Fountain Virtual AcademyHigh · 11 students
Nearby schools
- Southeast Fountain Virtual Academy0.1 mi · 11
- Southeast Fountain Elementary0.2 mi · 502
- Covington Elementary School9.2 mi · 447
- Covington Community High School9.3 mi · 278
- Covington Middle School9.3 mi · 178
- Attica High School11.9 mi · 290
Frequently asked questions
About Fountain Central High SchoolHow many students attend Fountain Central High School?
Fountain Central High School enrolls approximately 532 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Fountain Central High School serve?
Fountain Central High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Fountain Central High School?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Fountain Central High School.
How diverse is Fountain Central High School?
Fountain Central High School reports a student body of 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Fountain Central High School?
Fountain Central High School is overseen by Southeast Fountain School Corp in Fountain County.
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