Pendleton Juvenile Correctional

Pendleton Juvenile Correctional, an one-room-style secondary school in Pendleton, Indiana, overseen by Indiana Department of Correction, instructs 180 students, covering grades 5 through 12. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 816 students each, so Pendleton Juvenile Correctional sits 78% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Indiana Department of Correction (376 students total), Pendleton Juvenile Correctional accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Pendleton Juvenile Correctional logs that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 31% Black, 11% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Madison County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Pendleton Juvenile Correctional has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Pendleton Juvenile Correctional tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, Madison County reports that median household income runs about $63,037, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Pendleton Juvenile Correctional is one of 32 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 18,227 students).

The closest other public school is Maple Ridge Elementary School, roughly 1.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 6-year window, the student count climbed 8%: 167 students in 2018 compared to 180 in 2024. Black enrollment moved from 40% to 31% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 7.7:1 in 2018 to 6.0:1 in 2024.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.