Jefferson High School

Jefferson High School operates as a roomy four-year high school in Lafayette, Indiana, part of Lafayette School Corporation. Current enrollment sits at 2,042 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 816 students per school, that is 150% above typical.

Jefferson High School is one of 11 schools operated by Lafayette School Corporation, a district that teaches 7,090 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Jefferson High School reports that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 35% Hispanic, 20% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 143 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Jefferson High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Tippecanoe County's rate of about 44%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Tippecanoe County indicate median household income runs about $60,636, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Tippecanoe County's 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,655 students), Jefferson High School is one campus in the mix.

Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Jefferson High School operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jefferson High School has ticked up 3%, going from 1,983 students in 2018 to 2,042 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 51% to 38% across the same window.

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