Enrollment
270
High
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRONTIER SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180381000603
Frontier Jr-Sr High School
109 N Sixth St, Chalmers, IN 47929 · (219) 984-5437 · White County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Indiana public high schools
- A-Test 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
11.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
83 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 21% |
| Grade 9 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 40 | 15% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 Frontier School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
44.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
45.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Frontier Jr-Sr High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Jr-Sr High School this school | 270 | 30.7% | 46.2% |
| Loogootee High School Loogootee | 229 | 30.6% | N/A |
| William W Borden High School Borden | 302 | 28.5% | 57.7% |
| Covington Community High School Covington | 278 | 28.4% | N/A |
| Eastern Hancock High School Charlottesville | 371 | 29.1% | N/A |
| Knightstown High School Knightstown | 318 | 34.0% | 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 Frontier Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #17 of 103 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #18 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #22 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #333 of 392 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #30 of 359 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.3% | #318 of 360 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.7% | #299 of 373 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #72 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
270
-25 (-8%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 229
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 270 | 24 | 11.3:1 | 31% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 25.5 | 11.0:1 | 33% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 291 | 28.5 | 10.2:1 | 35% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 25 | 11.8:1 | 29% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 26.4 | 11.7:1 | 27% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 332 | 25 | 13.3:1 | 21% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 364 | 26 | 14.0:1 | 26% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | 28 | 13.9:1 | 13% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 229 | 17 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frontier Jr-Sr High School.
About Frontier Jr-Sr High School
Frontier Jr-Sr High School is a small high school in Chalmers, Indiana, under Frontier School Corporation. The school serves 270 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in Indiana average about 816 students.
Frontier Jr-Sr High School is a school in Frontier School Corporation. The district has 2 schools and 666 students.
About 94% of the student body at Frontier Jr-Sr High School is White. The rest of enrollment is 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 11%, meaning two students picked at random have an 11% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.3 students per teacher. That is 5.3 students per teacher below the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Indiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 31% of students. The average for public schools in White County is 55%.
Frontier Jr-Sr High School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 81% of Indiana public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Indiana with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 53.8%. Frontier Jr-Sr High School scores 46.2%.
In the county around the school, White County, the median household income is $67,303, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 12 public schools in White County, enrolling about 4,271 students in all.
Frontier Elementary is the public school closest to Frontier Jr-Sr High School, about 4.7 miles away. There are 5 other public schools within ten miles. Frontier Jr-Sr High School ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 46.2% against a local average of 43.4%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 270, an 8% decrease from 295 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Frontier Jr-Sr High School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
White County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,717
Census ACS
Median income
$67,303
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,271 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frontier School Corporation
- Frontier ElementaryElementary · 396 students
Nearby schools
- Frontier Elementary4.7 mi · 396
- Meadowlawn Elementary School7.1 mi · 533
- Twin Lakes Senior High School7.2 mi · 620
- Roosevelt Middle School7.2 mi · 500
- Oaklawn Elementary School7.5 mi · 323
- Battle Ground Elementary School10.6 mi · 652
Frequently asked questions
About Frontier Jr-Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Frontier Jr-Sr High School?
Frontier Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 270 students in grades 07-12.
Is Frontier Jr-Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Frontier Jr-Sr High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Frontier Jr-Sr High School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Frontier Jr-Sr High School.
How diverse is Frontier Jr-Sr High School?
Frontier Jr-Sr High School reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Frontier Jr-Sr High School?
Frontier Jr-Sr High School is overseen by Frontier School Corporation in White County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.