Orleans Jr-Sr High School

Orleans Jr-Sr High School, a low-enrollment secondary school in Orleans, Indiana, run under Orleans Community Schools, teaches 388 students, covering grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 816 students per school, that is 52% smaller than typical.

Across the 2 schools in Orleans Community Schools (887 students total), Orleans Jr-Sr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Orleans Jr-Sr High School records that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Orange County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Orleans Jr-Sr High School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Orleans Jr-Sr High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Orleans Jr-Sr High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 42.7%; actual is 20.9%, a gap of -21.9 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate median household income runs about $65,873, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Orange County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,999 students), Orleans Jr-Sr High School is one campus in the mix.

Orleans Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Orleans Jr-Sr High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 31.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 8%: 359 students in 2018 compared to 388 in 2025.

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