Rising Sun High School

Set in Rising Sun, Indiana, Rising Sun High School is a very small 9-12 campus, operated by Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com. It teaches 235 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 71% below the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 816 students.

Rising Sun High School is one of 3 schools operated by Rising Sun-Ohio Co Com, a district that works with 831 students overall.

On demographics, Rising Sun High School records that nearly all students (95%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Ohio County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Ohio County put the typical household earns roughly $70,392 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Ohio County runs 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 831 students), of which Rising Sun High School is one.

The closest other public school is Ohio County Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rising Sun High School has decreased 6%, going from 251 students in 2018 to 235 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Rising Sun High School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.