Whitko Jr/Sr High School

As a modestly sized four-year high school in South Whitley, Indiana, Whitko Jr/Sr High School serves 505 students from grades 7 through 12, part of Whitko Community School Corp. Compared to the state average of about 816 students per school, that is 38% below typical.

Whitko Community School Corp runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,103 students. Whitko Jr/Sr High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Whitko Jr/Sr High School shows that nearly all students (92%) are White; the rest consists of 5% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Whitko Jr/Sr High School logs 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.6:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 45% of students at Whitko Jr/Sr High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Whitley County runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Whitko Jr/Sr High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.7%, the actual is 30.2%, a residual of -13.6 points.

In the broader community, census data for Whitley County shows the typical household earns roughly $78,083 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Whitley County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,594 students), Whitko Jr/Sr High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is South Whitley Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Whitko Jr/Sr High School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 39.6%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Whitko Jr/Sr High School has ticked up 17%, going from 432 students in 2018 to 505 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 today.

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