John Glenn High School

John Glenn High School is a modestly sized secondary school in Walkerton, Indiana, one of the schools within John Glenn School Corporation. The school serves 629 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 23% leaner than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 816 students.

John Glenn School Corporation comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,993 students; John Glenn High School is among them.

On demographics, John Glenn High School reports that nearly all students (88%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, John Glenn High School has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for St. Joseph County put median household earnings sit near $66,868, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across St. Joseph County's 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,614 students), John Glenn High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Walkerton Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around John Glenn High School.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 4%: 603 students in 2018 compared to 629 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.