Terre Haute South Vigo High School

Terre Haute South Vigo High School is an expansive 9-12 campus in Terre Haute, Indiana, run under Vigo County School Corp. The school works with 1,544 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 816 students each, so Terre Haute South Vigo High School sits 89% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Vigo County School Corp, which oversees 26 schools and 13,277 students, Terre Haute South Vigo High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Terre Haute South Vigo High School shows that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% multiracial, 9% Black, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 111 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Vigo County's rate of about 62%.

Around the school, Vigo County reports that the typical household earns roughly $52,976 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Vigo County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,416 students), of which Terre Haute South Vigo High School is one.

The closest other public school is Booker T Washington Alt Sch, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Terre Haute South Vigo High School has shrank 11%, going from 1,731 students in 2018 to 1,544 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 70% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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