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If you had an hour of school board time for Jay County Jr/Sr High School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,207
High
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JAY SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180498000914
Jay County Jr/Sr High School
2072 W SR 67, Portland, IN 47371 · (260) 726-9306 · Jay County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,207 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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.
- 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
14.3:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
630 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 207 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 236 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 203 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 187 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 191 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 176 | 15% |
| Ungraded | 7 | 1% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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 Jay School Corporation. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
27.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
33.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Jay County Jr/Sr High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay County Jr/Sr High School this school | 1,207 | 52.2% | 30.1% |
| Jennings County High School North Vernon | 1,188 | 55.7% | N/A |
| Bedford-North Lawrence High School Bedford | 1,268 | 53.6% | N/A |
| Terre Haute North Vigo High School Terre Haute | 1,486 | 54.7% | N/A |
| New Castle High School New Castle | 828 | 50.5% | N/A |
| Benton Central Jr-Sr High School Oxford | 792 | 51.9% | 29.9% |
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 Jay County Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #64 of 103 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #39 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #80 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,207 | #86 of 392 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #166 of 359 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #205 of 360 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.2% | #103 of 373 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.6% | #28 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
1,207
-139 (-10%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 1,199
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 1,207 | 84.5 | 14.3:1 | 52% (630) |
| 2023-24 | 1,278 | 81.8 | 15.6:1 | 52% (666) |
| 2022-23 | 1,242 | 80.5 | 15.4:1 | 50% (624) |
| 2020-21 | 1,346 | 71 | 19.0:1 | 44% (591) |
| 2017-18 | 1,018 | 62.8 | 16.2:1 | 50% (511) |
| 2015-16 | 1,122 | 59 | 19.0:1 | 49% (548) |
| 2010-11 | 1,094 | 63 | 17.4:1 | 43% (472) |
| 2000-01 | 1,080 | 70 | 15.4:1 | 22% (241) |
| 1990-91 | 1,199 | 68 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jay County Jr/Sr High School.
About Jay County Jr/Sr High School
Jay County Jr/Sr High School is a mid-sized high school with an address in Portland, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 1,207 students in grades 7 through 12. Across high schools in Indiana, the average enrollment is about 816.
Jay County Jr/Sr High School is one of 6 schools in Jay School Corporation, which enrolls 2,950 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Jay County Jr/Sr High School, about 88 are White. The school is also 9% Hispanic. A diversity index of 22% means there is a 22% chance two randomly chosen students at Jay County Jr/Sr High School are from different groups.
There are 84.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.3:1. Compared with the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Indiana, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 52% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Indiana public high schools, Jay County Jr/Sr High School outscored 45%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Jay County Jr/Sr High School is 8.5 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Indiana schools.
For the population of Jay County, median household income comes to about $54,969, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jay County counts 6 public schools with about 2,950 students.
About 2.5 miles separate Jay County Jr/Sr High School from the closest public school, East Jay Elementary. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Jay County Jr/Sr High School places 7th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, Jay County Jr/Sr High School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 1,346 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 1,207 by 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 19.0:1 to 14.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Jay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,229
Census ACS
Median income
$54,969
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,950 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jay School Corporation
- East Jay ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Redkey Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
- Bloomfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 279 students
- West Jay ElementaryElementary · 214 students
Other schools in Portland
- East Jay ElementaryElementary · 529 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
Nearby schools
- East Jay Elementary2.5 mi · 529
- East Elementary School2.9 mi · 395
- Bloomfield Elementary School6.3 mi · 279
- Redkey Elementary School8.8 mi · 326
- West Jay Elementary10.2 mi · 214
- Deerfield Elementary School10.8 mi · 158
Frequently asked questions
About Jay County Jr/Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Jay County Jr/Sr High School?
Jay County Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 1,207 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Jay County Jr/Sr High School serve?
Jay County Jr/Sr High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jay County Jr/Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jay County Jr/Sr High School is approximately 14.3:1 (85 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jay County Jr/Sr High School?
Jay County Jr/Sr High School reports a student body of 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Jay County Jr/Sr High School?
Jay County Jr/Sr High School is overseen by Jay School Corporation in Jay County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.