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Enrollment
814
High
DISTRICT 610 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERU COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180885001476
Peru Jr/Sr High School
401 N Broadway, Peru, IN 46970 · (765) 472-3301 · Miami County
GRADES 07–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL814 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Indiana public high schools
- C-Test 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
15.8:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
392 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 142 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 143 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 151 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 127 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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 Peru Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
31.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
20.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Peru Jr/Sr High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru Jr/Sr High School this school | 814 | 48.2% | 25.7% |
| Frankton Jr-Sr High School Frankton | 757 | 49.1% | 31.0% |
| New Castle High School New Castle | 828 | 50.5% | N/A |
| Scottsburg Senior High School Scottsburg | 678 | 48.8% | N/A |
| Lincoln High School Vincennes | 704 | 45.2% | N/A |
| Manchester Jr-Sr High School N Manchester | 618 | 46.9% | 36.2% |
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 Peru Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #79 of 103 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #78 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #69 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 814 | #124 of 392 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #228 of 359 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.4% | #165 of 360 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.2% | #153 of 373 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.5% | #19 of 133 |
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
814
+152 (+23%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 835
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 814 | 51.5 | 15.8:1 | 48% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 852 | 52 | 16.4:1 | 61% (523) |
| 2022-23 | 883 | 50 | 17.7:1 | 59% (523) |
| 2020-21 | 662 | 40 | 16.6:1 | 44% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 40.8 | 16.1:1 | 54% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 677 | 43 | 15.7:1 | 55% (372) |
| 2010-11 | 676 | 40 | 16.9:1 | 49% (331) |
| 2000-01 | 766 | 49 | 15.6:1 | 22% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 835 | 47 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peru Jr/Sr High School.
About Peru Jr/Sr High School
Peru Jr/Sr High School serves students in Peru, Indiana, as a medium-sized high school. Enrolled students number 814 students, in grades 7 through 12.
Peru Community Schools is made up of 3 schools with 1,830 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Peru Jr/Sr High School is 84% White. Other groups include 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Peru Jr/Sr High School's diversity index is 29%, against a US figure of 70%.
Peru Jr/Sr High School employs 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Indiana. Peru Jr/Sr High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 48%.
The allk12 Grade for Peru Jr/Sr High School is C-. Compared with Indiana public high schools, the school scored higher than 20% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Peru Jr/Sr High School is in the bottom 10% of Indiana schools: 25.7% actual against 41.5% predicted.
Miami County has about 35,712 residents, and the median household income is $61,139, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. In all, Miami County has 10 public schools and roughly 4,854 students.
The school nearest to Peru Jr/Sr High School is Blair Pointe Upper Elementary, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Peru Jr/Sr High School ranks 4th of 5 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Peru Jr/Sr High School as Town: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 152 more students in 2024-25.
Discussions about Peru Jr/Sr High School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Miami County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,712
Census ACS
Median income
$61,139
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,854 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Peru Community Schools
- Blair Pointe Upper ElementaryElementary · 574 students
- Elmwood Primary Learning CenterElementary · 442 students
Other schools in Peru
- Blair Pointe Upper ElementaryElementary · 574 students
- Elmwood Primary Learning CenterElementary · 442 students
- Pipe Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 363 students
Nearby schools
- Blair Pointe Upper Elementary0.7 mi · 574
- Elmwood Primary Learning Center0.7 mi · 442
- Pipe Creek Elementary School4.7 mi · 363
- Maconaquah Elementary School7.4 mi · 563
- Maconaquah High School7.5 mi · 550
- Maconaquah Middle School7.5 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About Peru Jr/Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Peru Jr/Sr High School?
Peru Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 814 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Peru Jr/Sr High School serve?
Peru Jr/Sr High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Peru Jr/Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Peru Jr/Sr High School is approximately 15.8:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Peru Jr/Sr High School?
Student demographics at Peru Jr/Sr High School are roughly 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Peru Jr/Sr High School in?
Peru Jr/Sr High School is part of Peru Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.