Mississinewa High School

Mississinewa High School operates as an average-sized four-year high school in Gas City, Indiana, part of Mississinewa Community School Corp. Current enrollment sits at 760 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Mississinewa Community School Corp runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,453 students. Mississinewa High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Mississinewa High School records that nearly all students (82%) are White; the rest comes out to 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black. Compared to Grant County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Mississinewa High School has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Mississinewa High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Grant County) shows that median household earnings sit near $53,522, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Grant County runs 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,743 students), of which Mississinewa High School is one.

Northview Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Mississinewa High School.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mississinewa High School has edged down 7%, going from 816 students in 2018 to 760 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 87% to 82%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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