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Enrollment
505
High
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITKO COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 181323002089
Whitko Jr/Sr High School
1 Big Blue Ave, South Whitley, IN 46787 · (260) 723-5146 · Whitley County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Indiana public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
8.6:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
227 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 92 | 18% |
Student demographics
15%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 Whitko Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
32.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
28.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Whitko Jr/Sr High School
Whitko Jr/Sr High School's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitko Jr/Sr High School this school | 505 | 45.0% | 30.2% |
| Eastside Junior-Senior High School Butler | 559 | 45.1% | 39.7% |
| Salem High School Salem | 492 | 44.1% | N/A |
| Clinton Prairie Jr-Sr High School Frankfort | 497 | 44.9% | 44.4% |
| Paoli Jr & Sr High School Paoli | 542 | 43.5% | 33.7% |
| Austin High School Austin | 429 | 46.2% | 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 Whitko Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #63 of 103 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #55 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #66 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #203 of 392 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.6:1 | #4 of 359 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.0% | #268 of 360 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.0% | #181 of 373 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.9% | #35 of 133 |
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
505
-98 (-16%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 642
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 505 | 58.8 | 8.6:1 | 45% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 55.3 | 10.1:1 | 45% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 61 | 8.9:1 | 43% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 603 | 53 | 11.4:1 | 35% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 34% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 511 | 27 | 18.9:1 | 36% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 641 | 30 | 21.4:1 | 29% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 579 | 33 | 17.6:1 | 17% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 642 | 34 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitko Jr/Sr High School.
About Whitko Jr/Sr High School
Whitko Jr/Sr High School is one of the public schools in South Whitley, Indiana. It is a low-enrollment high school. In all, 505 students attend the school in grades 7 through 12. That puts enrollment 38% below the 816-student average for high schools in Indiana.
Whitko Community School Corp runs 3 schools with a combined 1,103 students. Whitko Jr/Sr High School is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Whitko Jr/Sr High School, about 92 are White. It is also 5% Hispanic. Census estimates put Whitley County at about 93% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 15, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 58.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Whitko Jr/Sr High School, giving a ratio of 8.6:1. High schools in Indiana have an average ratio of 16.6:1. By family income, 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 33% average among public schools in Whitley County.
Whitko Jr/Sr High School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 34% of Indiana public high schools.
Test results at Whitko Jr/Sr High School are 13.6 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (30.2% actual, 43.7% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Whitley County show that median household income comes to about $78,083, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 12, with about 5,594 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Whitko Jr/Sr High School from the closest public school, South Whitley Elementary School. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Whitko Jr/Sr High School ranks 6th of 7 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Whitko Jr/Sr High School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count decreased 16% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 11.4 to 8.6 over 4 years.
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Whitley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,618
Census ACS
Median income
$78,083
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
5,594 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Whitko Community School Corp
- South Whitley Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Pierceton Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
- Whitko Career AcademyHigh
Other schools in South Whitley
- South Whitley Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Eagleview OnlineCombined · 12 students
Nearby schools
- South Whitley Elementary School0.1 mi · 300
- Indian Springs Middle School8.5 mi · 797
- Pierceton Elementary School8.6 mi · 298
- Little Turtle Elementary School8.7 mi · 583
- Manchester Jr-Sr High School8.8 mi · 618
- Columbia City High School8.8 mi · 1,202
Frequently asked questions
About Whitko Jr/Sr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Whitko Jr/Sr High School?
Whitko Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 505 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Whitko Jr/Sr High School serve?
Whitko Jr/Sr High School serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Whitko Jr/Sr High School have?
Whitko Jr/Sr High School employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
How diverse is Whitko Jr/Sr High School?
Whitko Jr/Sr High School reports a student body of 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Whitko Jr/Sr High School public or private?
Whitko Jr/Sr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Whitko Community School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.