Jac-Cen-Del MS/HS

Jac-Cen-Del MS/HS is a high school of small scale in Osgood, Indiana, overseen by Jac-Cen-Del Community Sch Corp, instructing 360 students in grades 7 through 12. That puts it 56% smaller than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 816 students.

Within Jac-Cen-Del Community Sch Corp, which oversees 2 schools and 781 students, Jac-Cen-Del MS/HS is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jac-Cen-Del MS/HS lists that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jac-Cen-Del MS/HS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.9%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Ripley County) shows that median household income runs about $70,573, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ripley County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,300 students), of which Jac-Cen-Del MS/HS is one.

The closest other public school is Jac-Cen-Del Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jac-Cen-Del MS/HS ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.5%.

Jac-Cen-Del MS/HS operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 14%: 421 students in 2018 compared to 360 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.