1
If you could change one rule at Pioneer Jr-Sr High School, what would it be?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
425
High
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIONEER REGIONAL SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180894001491
Pioneer Jr-Sr High School
417 South Chicago Street, Royal Center, IN 46978 · (574) 643-3145 · Cass County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Indiana public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
13.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
209 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 78 | 18% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Pioneer Regional School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
46.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
65.6%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Indiana's top 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 Pioneer Jr-Sr High School
Pioneer Jr-Sr High School's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Jr-Sr High School this school | 425 | 49.2% | 56.6% |
| Riverton Parke Jr-Sr High School Montezuma | 471 | 49.7% | 31.4% |
| North Daviess Jr-Sr High School Elnora | 464 | 48.7% | 30.2% |
| Winamac Community High School Winamac | 345 | 48.7% | N/A |
| Springs Valley Comm High School French Lick | 445 | 51.2% | 31.6% |
| Switzerland Co Senior High School Vevay | 459 | 50.3% | 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 Pioneer Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #5 of 103 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #2 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #18 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #251 of 392 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #122 of 359 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.2% | #228 of 360 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.2% | #138 of 373 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #132 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
425
-40 (-9%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 510
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 425 | 31.5 | 13.5:1 | 49% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 31.5 | 13.7:1 | 50% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 34.5 | 13.2:1 | 47% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 47% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 29.9 | 15.1:1 | 43% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 38% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | 24 | 19.1:1 | 36% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 448 | 28 | 16.0:1 | 12% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 510 | 31 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pioneer Jr-Sr High School.
About Pioneer Jr-Sr High School
Located in Royal Center, Indiana, Pioneer Jr-Sr High School is a low-enrollment high school. The school's enrollment of 425 students covers grades 7 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Indiana average about 816 students each.
Pioneer Regional School Corp oversees Pioneer Jr-Sr High School and 1 other school, with 898 students in total.
The large majority of students at Pioneer Jr-Sr High School, 90%, are White. Other reported shares: 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Cass County's residents are about 77% White, 13 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Pioneer Jr-Sr High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
Pioneer Jr-Sr High School operates with 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.5:1. For comparison, high schools in Indiana average 16.6:1. About 49% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The 64% average for public schools in Cass County is 15 points higher.
allk12 grades Pioneer Jr-Sr High School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Indiana public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Pioneer Jr-Sr High School are 15.9 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.6%, compared with a predicted 40.7%, which ranks in the top 10% in Indiana.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Cass County show that median household income is about $56,403, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Pioneer Jr-Sr High School is one of 18 public schools in Cass County, which together enroll about 6,815 students.
Nearby, Pioneer Elementary School is about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number 5. Pioneer Jr-Sr High School is 1st of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students declined from 465 to 425 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.5:1, from 15.0:1.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,680
Census ACS
Median income
$56,403
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pioneer Regional School Corp
- Pioneer Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
Other schools in Royal Center
- Pioneer Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
Nearby schools
- Pioneer Elementary School0.6 mi · 473
- Columbia Elementary School9.3 mi · 432
- Logansport Intermediate School9.4 mi · 654
- Logansport Juvenile Correctional9.6 mi · 146
- Berry Preschool9.7 mi · 122
- Eastlawn Elementary School10.1 mi · 126
Frequently asked questions
About Pioneer Jr-Sr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pioneer Jr-Sr High School?
Pioneer Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 425 students in grades 07-12.
Is Pioneer Jr-Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pioneer Jr-Sr High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Pioneer Jr-Sr High School have?
Pioneer Jr-Sr High School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pioneer Jr-Sr High School?
At Pioneer Jr-Sr High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Pioneer Jr-Sr High School public or private?
Pioneer Jr-Sr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pioneer Regional School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.