William Henry Harrison High School

William Henry Harrison High School is a large high school in Evansville, Indiana, part of Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. The school instructs 1,332 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 63% above the state mean of about 816.

Within Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp, which oversees 38 schools and 21,589 students, William Henry Harrison High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, William Henry Harrison High School logs that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 23% Black, 15% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Vanderburgh County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, William Henry Harrison High School reports 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, Vanderburgh County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,648, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. William Henry Harrison High School is one of 44 public schools in Vanderburgh County (combined enrollment of about 22,423 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hebron Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

William Henry Harrison High School operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. William Henry Harrison High School's enrollment has rose 17% since 2018, when it stood at 1,138 (now 1,332). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 57% to 45%. Class-load math has widened: from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.