North Newton Jr-Sr High School

North Newton Jr-Sr High School is a 9-12 campus of small scale in Morocco, Indiana, part of North Newton School Corp, educateing 486 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 40% smaller than the state mean of about 816.

North Newton Jr-Sr High School is one of 4 schools operated by North Newton School Corp, a district that enrolls 1,004 students overall.

In terms of who attends, North Newton Jr-Sr High School lists that nearly all students (86%) are White; the rest breaks down as 11% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, North Newton Jr-Sr High School shows 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting North Newton Jr-Sr High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Newton Jr-Sr High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.5%, the actual is 30.8%, a residual of -10.7 points.

In the broader community, Newton County reports that median household income runs about $75,481, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Newton County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,850 students), of which North Newton Jr-Sr High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Morocco Elementary School, around 6.5 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Newton Jr-Sr High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 39.7%.

North Newton Jr-Sr High School operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 22%: 627 students in 2018 compared to 486 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 7% to 11% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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