Enrollment
95
High
DISTRICT 93 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDORA COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180123000201
Medora Jr & Sr High School
82 S George, Medora, IN 47260 · (812) 966-2201 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL95 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Indiana public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
6.5:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
64 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 6 | 12 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 16 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 19 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 17 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 11 | 12% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Medora Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
34.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
18.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Medora Jr & Sr High School
Medora Jr & Sr High School's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medora Jr & Sr High School this school | 95 | 67.4% | 26.3% |
| Washington Learning Academy Vincennes | 117 | 71.8% | 4.5% |
| Bloomington Graduation School Bloomington | 99 | 59.6% | N/A |
| Union Junior & High School Modoc | 131 | 58.8% | 10.9% |
| Randolph Southern Jr-Sr High Sch Lynn | 210 | 57.1% | 25.8% |
| Excel Center - Richmond Indianapolis | 239 | 60.7% | N/A |
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 Medora Jr & Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 95 | #380 of 392 |
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
95
-5 (-5%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 177
Student : Teacher
6.5:1
was 6.3:1
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 | 95 | 14.5 | 6.5:1 | 67% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 96 | 11.5 | 8.3:1 | 67% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 110 | 11.5 | 9.6:1 | 78% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 100 | 16 | 6.3:1 | 100% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 94 | 12.9 | 7.3:1 | 76% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 137 | 13 | 10.5:1 | 63% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 125 | 12 | 10.4:1 | 50% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 144 | 14 | 10.3:1 | 31% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 177 | 12 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Medora Jr & Sr High School.
About Medora Jr & Sr High School
Medora Jr & Sr High School, located in Medora, Indiana, is a small high school. The school had 95 students in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Indiana) has about 816 students.
Medora Community School Corp is the local district for Medora Jr & Sr High School. It runs 2 schools with 185 students.
The student body at Medora Jr & Sr High School is 91% White. Other groups make up 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. County-wide, 80% of Jackson County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is an 18% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 14.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 6.5:1. On average, high schools in Indiana have 16.6:1, compared with 6.5:1 here. Around 67% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is 9 points above the 58% average for public schools in Jackson County.
Measured against Indiana public high schools, Medora Jr & Sr High School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Medora Jr & Sr High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Indiana schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.3%; the prediction is 27.9%.
Jackson County has about 46,660 residents, and the median household income is $70,262, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Medora Jr & Sr High School, Jackson County has 14 other public schools.
Medora STEM Academy is located less than a tenth of a mile from Medora Jr & Sr High School. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within ten miles. Its average proficiency rate of 26.3% is below the 35.2% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Medora Jr & Sr High School as Rural: Distant.
Medora Jr & Sr High School's enrollment declined from 100 in 2020-21 to 95 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Medora Jr & Sr High School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,660
Census ACS
Median income
$70,262
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
7,459 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Medora Community School Corp
- Medora STEM AcademyElementary · 90 students
Nearby schools
- Medora STEM Academy0.0 mi · 90
- Brownstown Central Middle School7.7 mi · 307
- Brownstown Elementary School7.8 mi · 621
- Brownstown Central High School8.0 mi · 463
- Shawswick Elementary School12.2 mi · 507
- Bradie Shrum Elementary14.9 mi · 748
Frequently asked questions
About Medora Jr & Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Medora Jr & Sr High School?
Medora Jr & Sr High School enrolls approximately 95 students in grades 06-12.
Is Medora Jr & Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Medora Jr & Sr High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Medora Jr & Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Medora Jr & Sr High School is approximately 6.5:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Medora Jr & Sr High School?
At Medora Jr & Sr High School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Medora Jr & Sr High School?
Medora Jr & Sr High School is overseen by Medora Community School Corp in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.