Best High Schools in Mitchell, IN

Mitchell, Indiana has one listed high school, Mitchell High School, a grades 9–12 school at 1000 Bishop Blvd with 424 students in Mitchell Community Schools. Because it is the only high school in the city, it is the sole local benchmark, and its district is ranked 275th of 374 in Indiana, at the 26th percentile with 1 star.

For parents, the most important academic signals are mixed. Mitchell High School’s 2024–25 graduation rate was 89.1%, essentially matching the district’s 89.1% and only 0.6 percentage points below Indiana’s 89.7%. Chronic absenteeism was 13.0%, better than the state’s 16.7% but higher than the district’s 10.6%. Biology ILEARN proficiency improved from 30.77% in 2024–25 to 44.58% in 2025–26, a gain of 13.81 points, though no 2025–26 state biology comparison is provided. SAT ERW was 43.62%, below the state’s 51.9%, and SAT Math was only 9.57%, far below the state’s 25.6% and down from 11.36%. Math is the clearest concern, while the district and school exam scores are identical in the reported high-school data.

The school’s statewide rank history is lower-middle: 2 stars in each of the last three years, with percentiles of 46 in 2023–24, 30 in 2024–25, and 35 in 2025–26. It is a small school with a 13:1 student-teacher ratio and 61.56% of students receiving free/reduced lunch in 2024–25. Per-student spending was reported at $31,163 in 2023–24, a high absolute figure that stands in contrast with very low SAT Math proficiency. Overall, Mitchell High School is near the state average on graduation, better than the state on chronic absenteeism, and strongest recently in biology, but it lags in reading and especially math.