Sheridan High School

As a modestly sized four-year high school in Sheridan, Indiana, Sheridan High School educates 344 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Sheridan Community Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 58% below the state mean of about 816.

Sheridan Community Schools runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,169 students. Sheridan High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Sheridan High School lists that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hamilton County runs at roughly 21%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Hamilton County put median household income runs about $121,530, 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Hamilton County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,065 students), Sheridan High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sheridan Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Sheridan High School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 3%: 333 students in 2018 compared to 344 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 95% to 87%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.