White's Jr-Sr High School

Located at 5233 S 50 E, in Wabash, Indiana, White's Jr-Sr High School is a compact high school that educates 369 students (grades 6 through 12), part of MSD Wabash County Schools. That puts it 55% below the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 816 students.

Within MSD Wabash County Schools, which oversees 6 schools and 2,256 students, White's Jr-Sr High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, White's Jr-Sr High School shows that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 94% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 28.4:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Wabash County's rate of about 52%.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, White's Jr-Sr High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 25.3%; actual is 3.5%, a gap of -21.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, Wabash County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,806, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wabash County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,096 students), White's Jr-Sr High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Southwood Jr-Sr High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around White's Jr-Sr High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts White's Jr-Sr High School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 39.8%.

White's Jr-Sr High School operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at White's Jr-Sr High School has ticked up 49%, going from 247 students in 2018 to 369 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 77% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 24.9:1 in 2018 to 28.4:1 in 2025.

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