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Enrollment
441
High
DISTRICT 401 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DECATUR COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180261000309
North Decatur Jr-Sr High School
3172 N SR 3, Greensburg, IN 47240 · (812) 663-4204 · Decatur County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Indiana public high schools
- ATest 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
12.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
164 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 7 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 90 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 67 | 15% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
50.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
45.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 North Decatur Jr-Sr High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Decatur Jr-Sr High School this school | 441 | 37.2% | 47.9% |
| Brownstown Central High School Brownstown | 463 | 35.2% | N/A |
| Centerville Sr High School Centerville | 518 | 36.1% | N/A |
| Triton Central High School Fairland | 472 | 34.7% | N/A |
| Perry Central Jr-Sr High School Leopold | 541 | 36.0% | 38.8% |
| South Spencer High School Rockport | 350 | 36.0% | 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 North Decatur Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #16 of 103 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #19 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #12 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #238 of 392 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #52 of 359 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.5% | #327 of 360 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.2% | #259 of 373 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #41 of 201 |
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
441
-49 (-10%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 441 | 36 | 12.3:1 | 37% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 39.5 | 11.7:1 | 42% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 37.5 | 12.8:1 | 46% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 490 | 48 | 10.2:1 | 41% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 526 | 52 | 10.1:1 | 37% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 46 | 11.5:1 | 34% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 30 | 19.0:1 | 36% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 32 | 17.7:1 | 12% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 33 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Decatur Jr-Sr High School.
About North Decatur Jr-Sr High School
North Decatur Jr-Sr High School operates as a small high school in Greensburg, Indiana. The school teaches grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 441 students. The school is 46% below the average for high schools in Indiana.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in Decatur County Community Schools totals 1,764 students.
White students account for 95% of the school's enrollment. It is also 2% Hispanic. Among Decatur County residents, the White share is about 93%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 10, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at North Decatur Jr-Sr High School comes to 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.3:1. High schools in Indiana average 16.6:1, 4.3 more students per teacher than here. North Decatur Jr-Sr High School counts 37% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Decatur County averages 50%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, North Decatur Jr-Sr High School lands at A, ahead of 89% of Indiana public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, North Decatur Jr-Sr High School is 1.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Indiana schools.
The school's county is Decatur County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $69,783 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. North Decatur Jr-Sr High School shares Decatur County with 6 other public schools.
North Decatur Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from North Decatur Jr-Sr High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, North Decatur Jr-Sr High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, North Decatur Jr-Sr High School had a net loss of 49 students, or 10%. The number of students per teacher increased from 10.2 to 12.3 over 4 years.
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Decatur County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,422
Census ACS
Median income
$69,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
3,789 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Decatur County Community Schools
- North Decatur Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- South Decatur Elementary SchoolElementary · 467 students
- South Decatur Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 360 students
Other schools in Greensburg
- Greensburg ElementaryElementary · 975 students
- Greensburg Community High SchoolHigh · 646 students
- North Decatur Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- South Decatur Elementary SchoolElementary · 467 students
- Greensburg Community Jr HighMiddle · 404 students
- South Decatur Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 360 students
Nearby schools
- North Decatur Elementary School0.1 mi · 496
- Greensburg Elementary2.8 mi · 975
- Greensburg Community High School2.9 mi · 646
- Greensburg Community Jr High3.0 mi · 404
- Milroy Elementary School8.1 mi · 165
- Waldron Elementary School10.8 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About North Decatur Jr-Sr High SchoolHow many students attend North Decatur Jr-Sr High School?
North Decatur Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 441 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does North Decatur Jr-Sr High School serve?
North Decatur Jr-Sr High School serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at North Decatur Jr-Sr High School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at North Decatur Jr-Sr High School.
How diverse is North Decatur Jr-Sr High School?
North Decatur Jr-Sr High School reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees North Decatur Jr-Sr High School?
North Decatur Jr-Sr High School is overseen by Decatur County Community Schools in Decatur County.
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