Western Boone Jr-Sr High School

As a middle-of-the-pack secondary school in Thorntown, Indiana, Western Boone Jr-Sr High School teaches 756 students from grades 7 through 12, one of the schools within Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist.

Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,574 students; Western Boone Jr-Sr High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Western Boone Jr-Sr High School reports that nearly all students (93%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Boone County runs at roughly 22%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Western Boone Jr-Sr High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.4%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Boone County shows the typical household earns roughly $111,250 per year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Western Boone Jr-Sr High School is one of 18 public schools in Boone County (combined enrollment of about 13,246 students).

The closest other public school is Thorntown Elementary School, roughly 4.7 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Western Boone Jr-Sr High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.0%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Western Boone Jr-Sr High School has decreased 5%, going from 795 students in 2018 to 756 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.