Northfield Jr-Sr High School

Located at 154 W 200 N, in Wabash, Indiana, Northfield Jr-Sr High School is a low-enrollment 9-12 campus that educates 429 students (grades 7 through 12), operated by MSD Wabash County Schools. That puts it 47% leaner than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 816 students.

Within MSD Wabash County Schools, which oversees 6 schools and 2,256 students, Northfield Jr-Sr High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Northfield Jr-Sr High School lists that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Wabash County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Northfield Jr-Sr High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.6%.

Across the wider county, Wabash County reports that median household income runs about $66,806, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wabash County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,096 students), Northfield Jr-Sr High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sharp Creek Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Northfield Jr-Sr High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 31.2%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 5%: 451 students in 2018 compared to 429 in 2025.

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