Best Public Schools in Switz City, IN

Summary:

Switz City, Indiana is home to a single public high school, White River Valley High School, which serves grades 9-12 and is part of the White River Valley School District. While the school has a relatively small enrollment of 209 students, it faces some challenges, including a declining statewide ranking and low academic performance indicators.

Over the past three years, White River Valley High School's statewide ranking has dropped from 296 out of 398 Indiana high schools in 2022-2023 to 218 out of 429 in 2024-2025, and its SchoolDigger rating has decreased from 2 stars to 1 star out of 5. The school's proficiency rates in ILEARN/Biology, SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing, and SAT/Mathematics range from only 12% to 52.63% proficient or better, indicating room for improvement in academic achievement. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8%, which may be contributing to the low test scores.

Despite the school's challenges, it does have some positive attributes, such as a four-year graduation rate of 88.4% and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.6 to 1. However, the high percentage of students (57.89%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch suggests a low-income student population, which may present additional challenges for the school. The school's spending per student of $16,311 is relatively high, but it is unclear if this spending is translating into improved academic outcomes.

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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
White River Valley High School	Public	9-12	5644 W Sr 54	Switz City	47465	Greene County	White River Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(812) 659-2274	208	21	10.1	49.5%	191 (91.8%)	2 (1.0%)	10 (4.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	47.5	218^th of 429 public high schools	49.2%		42.1	252^nd of 432 public high schools	41.7%	34	48.0	12.0	52.6	$16,311	$808	$15,503

Cities Near Switz City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lyons	5.03 mi	1	241^st
Bloomfield	5.53 mi	6	209^th
Linton	6.23 mi	4	229^th
Worthington	6.52 mi	1	235^th
Dugger	12.19 mi	3

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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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