South Vermillion High School

Located at 770 W Wildcat Dr, in Clinton, Indiana, South Vermillion High School is a close-knit secondary school that serves 446 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by South Vermillion Com Sch Corp. Compared to the state average of about 816 students per school, that is 45% smaller than typical.

Across the 4 schools in South Vermillion Com Sch Corp (1,548 students total), South Vermillion High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, South Vermillion High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Roughly 55% of students at South Vermillion High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

In the broader community, Vermillion County reports that median household income runs about $60,200, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. South Vermillion High School is one of 7 public schools in Vermillion County (combined enrollment of about 2,279 students).

South Vermillion Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around South Vermillion High School.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Vermillion High School has edged down 21%, going from 566 students in 2018 to 446 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

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