Tell City Jr-Sr High School

Located at 900 12th St, in Tell City, Indiana, Tell City Jr-Sr High School is a cozy secondary school that caters to 617 students (grades 7 through 12), one of the schools within Tell City-Troy Twp School Corp. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 816 students each, so Tell City Jr-Sr High School sits 24% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 2 schools in Tell City-Troy Twp School Corp (1,351 students total), Tell City Jr-Sr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Tell City Jr-Sr High School reports that nearly all students (93%) are White; the rest breaks down as 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Perry County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Tell City Jr-Sr High School has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Tell City Jr-Sr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.4%; this one delivers 39.2%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Perry County) reports that median household earnings sit near $61,151, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Perry County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,842 students), of which Tell City Jr-Sr High School is one.

William Tell Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Tell City Jr-Sr High School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Tell City Jr-Sr High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.3%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tell City Jr-Sr High School has decreased 6%, going from 653 students in 2018 to 617 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

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