Western High School

Western High School is a four-year high school of mid-sized scale in Russiaville, Indiana, overseen by Western School Corporation, educateing 804 students in grades 9 through 12.

Western High School is one of 4 schools operated by Western School Corporation, a district that caters to 2,542 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Western High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Western High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Howard County's rate of about 49%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Howard County put median household earnings sit near $64,027, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Howard County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,786 students), Western High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Western Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

Western High School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Western High School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 824 (now 804). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

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