South Central Jr & Sr High School

Located at 6675 E Hwy 11 SE, in Elizabeth, Indiana, South Central Jr & Sr High School is a minimally staffed senior high that caters to 260 students (grades 7 through 12), overseen by South Harrison Com Schools. That puts it 68% leaner than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 816 students.

Across the 8 schools in South Harrison Com Schools (3,123 students total), South Central Jr & Sr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, South Central Jr & Sr High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest consists of 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, South Central Jr & Sr High School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. 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 commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harrison County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), South Central Jr & Sr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.9%; this one delivers 38.3%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Harrison County put median household earnings sit near $74,475, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. South Central Jr & Sr High School is one of 15 public schools in Harrison County (combined enrollment of about 5,932 students).

The closest other public school is South Central Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), South Central Jr & Sr High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 29.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. South Central Jr & Sr High School's enrollment has edged down 29% since 2018, when it stood at 367 (now 260). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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