Best Public Schools in Edinburgh, IN

Edinburgh, Indiana has three public schools—one elementary, one middle, and one high school—serving PK–5, 6–8, and 9–12 in the Edinburgh Community School Corp, with a total enrollment of 793 students. The district is ranked 252 of 374 in Indiana, placing it in the 33rd percentile with 2 stars. Because the city has one school per grade band, district-level test values often match school-level values in grade-specific rows, so state comparisons are more useful than school-versus-district comparisons for many metrics.

Edinburgh Community High School has the strongest rank (47th percentile, 220 of 415, 2 stars) and a 96.3% graduation rate, above the state’s 89.7%. Its SAT Math rose from 18.03% to 26.47%, moving above state, but SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing fell from 55.74% to 47.06%, and Biology proficiency remains low at 28.57%. Edinburgh Community Middle School has the best attendance—17.4% chronic absenteeism, close to the state’s 16.7% and below the district’s 25.2%—and the lowest student-teacher ratio at 12.7. It recovered to 35th percentile with 2 stars; 8th grade Math reached 37.25%, above the state’s 34.2%, but 7th grade ELA was only 15%, far below the state’s 41.7%. East Side Elementary School has the largest enrollment (382), lowest rank (27th percentile, 1 star), highest chronic absenteeism (29.8%), and highest free/reduced lunch rate (61.52%). Its Science proficiency was 37.21%, above the district’s 29.91%, and 5th grade Social Studies improved to 32.2% but remained below the state’s 47.2%.

Per-student spending in 2023–2024 was $13,327 at the high school, $12,267 at the middle school, and $9,618 at the elementary school. Poverty indicators are highest at the elementary school and lowest at the high school, while the middle school combines the second-highest poverty indicator with the best attendance and smallest class size. The district’s 33rd-percentile rank masks real differences: the elementary school is the main drag, while the middle and high schools are closer to or above the district percentile. Parents may note targeted needs in elementary ELA/Math and middle-school 7th grade ELA and science, alongside the high school’s graduation strength and improved SAT Math.