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How has Paoli Jr & Sr High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
542
High
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAOLI COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180864001438
Paoli Jr & Sr High School
501 Elm St, Paoli, IN 47454 · (812) 723-3905 · Orange County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Indiana public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
11.8:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
236 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 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 87 | 16% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Paoli Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
37.6%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
29.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Paoli Jr & Sr High School
Paoli Jr & Sr High School's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paoli Jr & Sr High School this school | 542 | 43.5% | 33.7% |
| Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School Hagerstown | 551 | 43.0% | 42.0% |
| Central Noble Junior Senior HS Albion | 610 | 43.9% | 36.1% |
| Eastside Junior-Senior High School Butler | 559 | 45.1% | 39.7% |
| Monroe Central Jr-Sr High School Parker City | 470 | 42.3% | 38.1% |
| Salem High School Salem | 492 | 44.1% | 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 Paoli Jr & Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #45 of 103 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #46 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #46 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 542 | #190 of 392 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #44 of 359 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.3% | #305 of 360 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #198 of 373 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #20 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
542
-52 (-9%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 764
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 542 | 46 | 11.8:1 | 44% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 46 | 12.4:1 | 52% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 50.5 | 11.1:1 | 55% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 49% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 692 | 47.3 | 14.6:1 | 52% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 673 | 41 | 16.4:1 | 51% (342) |
| 2010-11 | 736 | 45 | 16.4:1 | 47% (345) |
| 2000-01 | 805 | 44 | 18.3:1 | 27% (214) |
| 1990-91 | 764 | 39 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paoli Jr & Sr High School.
About Paoli Jr & Sr High School
Paoli Jr & Sr High School sits in Paoli, Indiana, and is classified as a high school. Enrollment totals 542 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts enrollment 34% below the 816-student average for high schools in Indiana.
Paoli Jr & Sr High School reports to Paoli Community School Corp, which has 2 schools and 1,235 students.
By race and ethnicity, Paoli Jr & Sr High School is 94% White. Other groups include 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In Orange County overall, the White share is about 94%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 12, compared with 70 nationally.
Paoli Jr & Sr High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1, with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Indiana, 16.6:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 44% at Paoli Jr & Sr High School.
Among Indiana public high schools, Paoli Jr & Sr High School outscored 50%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Indiana with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 44.7%. Paoli Jr & Sr High School scores 33.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Orange County show that median household income comes to about $65,873, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 7, with about 2,999 students.
Throop Elementary School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within ten miles of Paoli Jr & Sr High School, there are 5 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 31.9%; Paoli Jr & Sr High School's is 33.7%, ranking 4th of 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment decreased by 9% across 4 years, from 594 in 2020-21 to 542 in 2024-25. The ratio was 16.1:1 in 2020-21 and 11.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,767
Census ACS
Median income
$65,873
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,999 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paoli Community School Corp
- Throop Elementary SchoolElementary · 693 students
Other schools in Paoli
- Throop Elementary SchoolElementary · 693 students
- Lost River Career CooperativeCombined
Nearby schools
- Throop Elementary School0.1 mi · 693
- Springs Valley Elementary School7.5 mi · 432
- Springs Valley Comm High School7.6 mi · 445
- Orleans Elementary School7.8 mi · 499
- Orleans Jr-Sr High School8.2 mi · 388
- Mitchell Jr High School12.8 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About Paoli Jr & Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Paoli Jr & Sr High School?
Paoli Jr & Sr High School enrolls approximately 542 students in grades 07-12.
Is Paoli Jr & Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Paoli Jr & Sr High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Paoli Jr & Sr High School have?
Paoli Jr & Sr High School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Paoli Jr & Sr High School?
Student demographics at Paoli Jr & Sr High School are roughly 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Paoli Jr & Sr High School in?
Paoli Jr & Sr High School is part of Paoli Community School Corp.
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