Jay County Jr/Sr High School

Jay County Jr/Sr High School, a reasonably sized 9-12 campus in Portland, Indiana, overseen by Jay School Corporation, serves 1,207 students, covering grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 48% above the state mean of about 816.

Within Jay School Corporation, which oversees 6 schools and 2,950 students, Jay County Jr/Sr High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jay County Jr/Sr High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%); the rest reads as 9% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Jay County Jr/Sr High School records 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jay County Jr/Sr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.6%; this one delivers 30.1%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Jay County indicate median household income runs about $54,969, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Jay County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,950 students), of which Jay County Jr/Sr High School is one.

East Jay Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Jay County Jr/Sr High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jay County Jr/Sr High School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 52.5%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Jay County Jr/Sr High School's enrollment has grew 19% since 2018, when it stood at 1,018 (now 1,207). The White share of enrollment declined from 92% to 88% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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