Madison-Grant Jr./Sr. High School

Madison-Grant Jr./Sr. High School is a low-enrollment 9-12 campus in Fairmount, Indiana, one of the schools within Madison-Grant United School Corp. The school caters to 453 students in grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 816 students per school, that is 44% smaller than typical.

Within Madison-Grant United School Corp, which oversees 7 schools and 2,024 students, Madison-Grant Jr./Sr. High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Madison-Grant Jr./Sr. High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%); the rest comes out to 3% multiracial. By comparison, Grant County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Madison-Grant Jr./Sr. High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 50% 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, Madison-Grant Jr./Sr. High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.5%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Grant County shows median household earnings sit near $53,522, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Grant County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,743 students), Madison-Grant Jr./Sr. High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant 9-12, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Madison-Grant Jr./Sr. High School.

Madison-Grant Jr./Sr. High School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Madison-Grant Jr./Sr. High School's enrollment has decreased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 569 (now 453). Class-load math has tightened: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.