Francis Joseph Reitz High School

Francis Joseph Reitz High School is an expansive senior high in Evansville, Indiana, part of Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. The school enrolls 1,293 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 816 students per school, that is 58% bigger than typical.

Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp runs 38 schools in total, collectively educating 21,589 students. Francis Joseph Reitz High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Francis Joseph Reitz High School records that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 7% multiracial, 6% Black, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, census data for Vanderburgh County shows the typical household earns roughly $61,648 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Vanderburgh County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,423 students), Francis Joseph Reitz High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Tekoppel Elementary School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Francis Joseph Reitz High School operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 3%: 1,335 students in 2018 compared to 1,293 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.