Southwestern High School

Southwestern High School is a tight-knit 9-12 campus in Hanover, Indiana, one of the schools within Southwestern-Jefferson Co Con. The school enrolls 350 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 816 students per school, that is 57% leaner than typical.

Southwestern High School is one of 3 schools operated by Southwestern-Jefferson Co Con, a district that caters to 1,263 students overall.

On demographics, Southwestern High School reports that nearly all students (91%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 7% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Jefferson County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 53% of students at Southwestern High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Jefferson County shows median household income runs about $64,577, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jefferson County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,109 students), Southwestern High School is one campus in the mix.

Southwestern Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 380 students in 2018 compared to 350 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.