White River Valley High School

Located at 5644 W SR 54, in Switz City, Indiana, White River Valley High School is an one-room-style four-year high school that teaches 208 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by White River Valley School District. Enrollment runs roughly 75% smaller than the state mean of about 816.

White River Valley High School is one of 3 schools operated by White River Valley School District, a district that educates 704 students overall.

Demographically, White River Valley High School lists that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Greene County put median household income runs about $62,094, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Greene County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,739 students), of which White River Valley High School is one.

White River Valley Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 24%: 274 students in 2018 compared to 208 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

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