South Dearborn High School

Located at 5770 Highlander Dr, in Aurora, Indiana, South Dearborn High School is a compact senior high that works with 625 students (grades 9 through 12), run under South Dearborn Community Sch Corp. That puts it 23% smaller than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 816 students.

Across the 5 schools in South Dearborn Community Sch Corp (1,849 students total), South Dearborn High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, South Dearborn High School lists that nearly all students (95%) are White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, South Dearborn High School has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting South Dearborn High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Dearborn County indicate median household earnings sit near $84,735, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Dearborn County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,326 students), South Dearborn High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: South Dearborn Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Dearborn High School has shrank 25%, going from 836 students in 2018 to 625 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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