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Enrollment
756
High
DISTRICT 525 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERN BOONE CO COM SCH DIST·NCES 181299002066
Western Boone Jr-Sr High School
1205 N SR 75, Thorntown, IN 46071 · (765) 482-6143 · Boone County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL756 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Indiana public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.8:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
268 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 117 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 154 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 117 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 140 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 108 | 14% |
Student demographics
13%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
Based on grade levels within Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
46.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
52.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Western Boone Jr-Sr High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Boone Jr-Sr High School this school | 756 | 35.4% | 49.4% |
| Edgewood High School Ellettsville | 777 | 34.6% | N/A |
| Northview High School Brazil | 863 | 36.5% | N/A |
| Lawrenceburg High School Lawrenceburg | 716 | 34.9% | N/A |
| Westview Jr-Sr High School Topeka | 654 | 33.8% | 54.5% |
| Franklin County High Brookville | 614 | 36.8% | N/A |
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 Western Boone Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #12 of 103 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #8 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #19 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 756 | #132 of 392 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #189 of 359 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.6% | #300 of 360 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.4% | #268 of 373 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #149 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
756
-84 (-10%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 740
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 756 | 51 | 14.8:1 | 35% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 774 | 49 | 15.8:1 | 36% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 818 | 51 | 16.0:1 | 35% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 840 | 47 | 17.9:1 | 33% (275) |
| 2017-18 | 795 | 49 | 16.2:1 | 32% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 821 | 47 | 17.5:1 | 29% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 875 | 53 | 16.5:1 | 31% (274) |
| 2000-01 | 881 | 49 | 18.0:1 | 14% (122) |
| 1990-91 | 740 | 53 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Western Boone Jr-Sr High School.
About Western Boone Jr-Sr High School
Western Boone Jr-Sr High School is one of the public schools in Thorntown, Indiana. It is a mid-sized high school. Total enrollment is 756 students, and the grades served are 7 through 12.
In Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist, 3 schools enroll a combined 1,574 students.
The share of White students at Western Boone Jr-Sr High School is 93%. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 13%.
Western Boone Jr-Sr High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1, with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Indiana, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 35% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Boone County is 22%.
Western Boone Jr-Sr High School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 92% of Indiana public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 50.5%.
For Boone County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $111,250, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 18 public schools and about 13,246 students.
Western Boone Jr-Sr High School is about 4.7 miles from Thorntown Elementary School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools average 47.0% on proficiency, and Western Boone Jr-Sr High School is above that at 49.4%.
NCES describes the area around Western Boone Jr-Sr High School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 10% drop took enrollment from 840 in 2020-21 to 756 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.9:1 to 14.8:1.
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Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,718
Census ACS
Median income
$111,250
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
13,246 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist
- Thorntown Elementary SchoolElementary · 429 students
- Granville Wells Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
Nearby schools
- Thorntown Elementary School4.7 mi · 429
- Granville Wells Elementary School6.3 mi · 389
- Harney Elementary School7.1 mi · 448
- Central Elementary School7.9 mi · 339
- Lebanon Senior High School8.0 mi · 1,070
- Lebanon Middle School8.2 mi · 849
Frequently asked questions
About Western Boone Jr-Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Western Boone Jr-Sr High School?
Western Boone Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 756 students in grades 07-12.
Is Western Boone Jr-Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Western Boone Jr-Sr High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Western Boone Jr-Sr High School have?
Western Boone Jr-Sr High School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Western Boone Jr-Sr High School?
At Western Boone Jr-Sr High School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Western Boone Jr-Sr High School public or private?
Western Boone Jr-Sr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Western Boone Co Com Sch Dist.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.