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Enrollment
617
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TELL CITY-TROY TWP SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181126001819
Tell City Jr-Sr High School
900 12th St, Tell City, IN 47586 · (812) 547-3131 · Perry County
GRADES 07–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Indiana public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
298 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 105 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 0% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Tell City-Troy Twp School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
44.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
34.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Tell City Jr-Sr High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tell City Jr-Sr High School this school | 617 | 48.3% | 39.2% |
| Seeger Memorial Jr-Sr High School West Lebanon | 622 | 46.9% | 25.9% |
| Sullivan High School Sullivan | 528 | 49.4% | N/A |
| Owen Valley Community High School Spencer | 628 | 45.9% | N/A |
| Scottsburg Senior High School Scottsburg | 678 | 48.8% | N/A |
| Frankton Jr-Sr High School Frankton | 757 | 49.1% | 31.0% |
Matched among Indiana high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Tell City Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #30 of 103 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #37 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #25 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #163 of 392 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #40 of 359 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.9% | #278 of 360 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.3% | #152 of 373 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #138 of 201 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
617
-20 (-3%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 607
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 617 | 53 | 11.6:1 | 48% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 616 | 44 | 14.0:1 | 48% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 46 | 14.0:1 | 47% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 637 | 48 | 13.3:1 | 45% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 653 | 48.1 | 13.6:1 | 43% (284) |
| 2015-16 | 613 | 46 | 13.3:1 | 39% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 673 | 43 | 15.7:1 | 40% (270) |
| 2000-01 | 519 | 33 | 15.7:1 | 20% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 607 | 35 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tell City Jr-Sr High School.
About Tell City Jr-Sr High School
Tell City Jr-Sr High School is a low-enrollment high school found in Tell City, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 617 students in grades 7 through 12. Across high schools in Indiana, the average enrollment is about 816.
Tell City Jr-Sr High School is part of Tell City-Troy Twp School Corp, where 2 schools serve 1,351 students.
Roughly 93% of students at Tell City Jr-Sr High School are White. Enrollment also includes 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Perry County residents are about 93% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Tell City Jr-Sr High School scores 14%.
Tell City Jr-Sr High School has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Indiana is 4.9 students per teacher. At Tell City Jr-Sr High School, 48% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Perry County is similar, at 48%.
Among Indiana public high schools, Tell City Jr-Sr High School outscored 80%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Indiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Tell City Jr-Sr High School's results are 2.1 points below predicted: 39.2% against 41.4%.
The county, Perry County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $61,151 a year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Perry County has 5 public schools with about 2,842 students, including Tell City Jr-Sr High School.
Tell City Jr-Sr High School's nearest public school is William Tell Elementary School (about 1.3 miles). There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Tell City Jr-Sr High School ranks 5th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Tell City Jr-Sr High School falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Tell City Jr-Sr High School enrolled 637 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 617. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.3:1 in 2020-21 to 11.6:1 in 2024-25.
The Tell City Jr-Sr High School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,270
Census ACS
Median income
$61,151
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
2,842 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tell City-Troy Twp School Corp
- William Tell Elementary SchoolElementary · 734 students
Nearby schools
- William Tell Elementary School1.3 mi · 734
- Cannelton Elementary & High School3.2 mi · 216
- Hancock County High School3.3 mi · 461
- Hancock County Middle School3.4 mi · 308
- North Hancock Elementary School5.3 mi · 451
- Hancock County Alternative Program7.1 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About Tell City Jr-Sr High SchoolHow large is Tell City Jr-Sr High School?
Tell City Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 617 students in grades 07-12.
Is Tell City Jr-Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tell City Jr-Sr High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Tell City Jr-Sr High School have?
Tell City Jr-Sr High School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Tell City Jr-Sr High School?
Student demographics at Tell City Jr-Sr High School are roughly 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Tell City Jr-Sr High School in?
Tell City Jr-Sr High School is part of Tell City-Troy Twp School Corp.
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