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Best High Schools in Lafayette, IN

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Schools

4,243

Students

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Top rankedMcCutcheon High School132^nd of 429 Indiana high schools

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McCutcheon High School up 17 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Lafayette, Indiana is home to three high schools: Jefferson High School, McCutcheon High School, and Excel Center - Lafayette. These schools serve students in grades 9-12 and are part of the Lafayette School Corporation, Tippecanoe School Corp, and Excel Center - Lafayette districts, respectively.

Among the three high schools, McCutcheon High School stands out as the top performer. It is ranked 121 out of 398 Indiana high schools, has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, and outperforms the other schools and state averages in test scores across the board. McCutcheon also has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to the other two schools. In contrast, Excel Center - Lafayette appears to be the weakest performer, with the lowest statewide ranking, a 0-star rating, and significantly lower test scores than the other schools and the state averages.

The data reveals some interesting differences between the schools. Jefferson High School spends the most per student at $14,112, followed by McCutcheon High School at $11,432, and Excel Center - Lafayette at $4,417. Additionally, Excel Center - Lafayette has the highest student-teacher ratio at 19.1, compared to 15.6 at McCutcheon High School and 13.9 at Jefferson High School. These factors may contribute to the varying levels of academic performance observed across the three high schools in Lafayette, Indiana.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Excel Center - Lafayette	Public, Charter	9-12	615 N 18th St 2nd Floor	Lafayette	47904	Tippecanoe County	Excel Center - Lafayette	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 524-3641	366	15	24.4	62.0%	144 (39.3%)	101 (27.6%)	91 (24.9%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	11.1	384^th of 429 public high schools	10.5%		9.6	385^th of 432 public high schools	10.9%	1	27.3	0.0		$4,417	$175	$4,242
Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	1801 S 18th St	Lafayette	47905	Tippecanoe County	Lafayette School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 772-4700	2,042	143	14.2	58.0%	780 (38.2%)	408 (20.0%)	706 (34.6%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	131 (6.4%)	40.6	262^nd of 429 public high schools	38.9%		44.8	230^th of 432 public high schools	46.8%	32	46.4	16.0	36.4	$14,112	$1,320	$12,792
McCutcheon High School	Public	9-12	4951 Us 231 S	Lafayette	47909	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 474-1488	1,835	112	16.4	39.3%	1,208 (65.8%)	140 (7.6%)	382 (20.8%)	18 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (4.5%)	61.1	132^nd of 429 public high schools	69.2%		57.9	149^th of 432 public high schools	65.5%	17	56.0	27.2	44.5	$11,432	$353	$11,079
Greater Lafayette Career Academy	Public	5-12	2201 S 18th St	Lafayette	47909	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 474-2481	0	20	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Lafayette

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tippecanoe	1.74 mi	1
West Lafayette	1.76 mi	8	14^th
Dayton	7.07 mi	1	109^th
Battle Ground	7.39 mi	1	98^th
Otterbein	12.02 mi	1	169^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

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