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Best High Schools in Waterloo, IN

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At a glance

School

1,007

Students

Top rankedDeKalb High School135^th of 429 Indiana high schools

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Summary:

The city of Waterloo, Indiana has only one high school, DeKalb High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. Located within the DeKalb County Ctl United School District, DeKalb High School has maintained a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for two out of the last three school years, indicating relatively strong performance.

DeKalb High School has a 88.4% four-year graduation rate, which is above the state average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% is slightly higher than the state's target of 15%. Academically, the school excels in ILEARN/Biology and SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing, where it outperforms or matches the state averages, but struggles more with SAT Mathematics, falling slightly below the state average. Notably, 37.74% of DeKalb High School students receive free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting the school serves a population with significant economic needs.

Despite the economic challenges, DeKalb High School allocates resources to support student learning, spending $12,438 per student, which is above the state average. The school also maintains a student-teacher ratio of 17.4, slightly higher than the state's target of 16:1. Overall, DeKalb High School appears to be providing a solid educational experience for its students, with strengths in certain academic areas and opportunities for improvement in others.

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Ranking:

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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 (2025)	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
DeKalb High School	Public	9-12	3424 Cr 427	Waterloo	46793	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Ctl United School District	No	No	No	No	(260) 920-1012	1,007	57	17.6	38.6%	898 (89.2%)	4 (0.4%)	56 (5.6%)	15 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	28 (2.8%)	60.9	135^th of 429 public high schools	68.5%		69.9	81^st of 432 public high schools	81.3%	54	54.5	23.6	50.2	$12,438	$206	$12,232

Cities Near Waterloo

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Auburn	3.94 mi	3	165^th
Ashley	5.18 mi	1	336^th
Garrett	7.69 mi	3	361^st
Butler	8.01 mi	2	270^th
Hamilton	8.45 mi	3	302^nd

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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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