South Spencer High School

South Spencer High School is one of the modestly sized 9-12 campuss in Rockport, Indiana, operated by South Spencer County Sch Corp, with 350 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 57% below the state mean of about 816.

South Spencer High School is one of 4 schools operated by South Spencer County Sch Corp, a district that works with 1,065 students overall.

On demographics, South Spencer High School reports that nearly all students (92%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Spencer County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting South Spencer High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, census data for Spencer County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,506 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Spencer County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,231 students), South Spencer High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: South Spencer Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

South Spencer High School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Spencer High School has decreased 15%, going from 414 students in 2018 to 350 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

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