Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School

Set in Gaston, Indiana, Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School is a modestly sized four-year high school, run under Wes-Del Community Schools. It educates 435 students across grades 6 through 12. That puts it 47% below the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 816 students.

Wes-Del Community Schools runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 862 students. Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School logs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Delaware County) reports that median household earnings sit near $58,127, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Delaware County runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,683 students), of which Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Wes-Del Elementary School, around 2.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 39.4%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School's enrollment has declined 12% since 2018, when it stood at 496 (now 435).

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