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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BORDEN-HENRYVILLE SCHOOL CORPORATION·NCES 180021201540

William W Borden High School

301 West St, Borden, IN 47106 · (812) 967-2087 · Clark County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
Enrollment
302
High
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 816
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
86 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 7
50
Grade 8
34
Grade 9
54
Grade 10
54
Grade 11
66
Grade 12
39
Ungraded
5
Student demographics
White
28293%
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 62%
Hispanic
83%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 15%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 14%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3%
Two+
103%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
14448%
Female
15852%

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
59.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
57.0%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →

About William W Borden High School

As a minimally staffed four-year high school in Borden, Indiana, William W Borden High School instructs 302 students from grades 7 through 12, run under Borden-Henryville School Corporation. Compared to the state average of about 816 students per school, that is 63% leaner than typical.

William W Borden High School is one of 4 schools operated by Borden-Henryville School Corporation, a district that teaches 1,733 students overall.

Looking at the student body, William W Borden High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder reads as 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Clark County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Clark County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, William W Borden High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.4%; this one delivers 57.7%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Clark County put median household income runs about $74,214, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Clark County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,765 students), William W Borden High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: William W Borden Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, William W Borden High School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 59.0%.

William W Borden High School operates from a low-density location.

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Clark County at a glance

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Population
124,354
Census ACS
Median income
$74,214
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
23,765 students

Quick facts

School name
William W Borden High School
District
Borden-Henryville School Corporation
Address
301 West St, Borden, IN 47106
Phone
(812) 967-2087
County
Clark County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
302
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
11.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
86 (28%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
180021201540
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About William W Borden High School
How large is William W Borden High School?
William W Borden High School enrolls approximately 302 students in grades 07-12.
Is William W Borden High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
William W Borden High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at William W Borden High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at William W Borden High School is approximately 11.6:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at William W Borden High School?
At William W Borden High School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is William W Borden High School public or private?
William W Borden High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Borden-Henryville School Corporation.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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