High Schools in MSD Bluffton-Harrison

Summary:

The MSD Bluffton-Harrison school district in Indiana is home to one high school, Bluffton High School, which serves grades 9-12. This school has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 20% of Indiana high schools over the past three years and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bluffton High School boasts a strong 88.4% four-year graduation rate, slightly above the state average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% is slightly higher than the state's target of 15%, which could be an area for improvement. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on the ILEARN/Biology and SAT exams are generally in line with or slightly below the district average, suggesting a balanced academic program. With over 40% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school may need to allocate additional resources to support the needs of its economically disadvantaged population.

One notable strength of Bluffton High School is its relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.1 to 1, which is lower than the state average and suggests smaller class sizes that may contribute to the school's overall strong performance. Overall, Bluffton High School appears to be a well-performing institution within the MSD Bluffton-Harrison district, with a few areas for potential improvement.

District Detail

805 E Harrison St
Bluffton, IN 46714

(260) 824-2620

SchoolDigger Rank:
136^th of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,813

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Bluffton High School	Public	9-12	1 Tiger Trl	Bluffton	46714	Wells County	MSD Bluffton-Harrison	No	No	No	No	(260) 824-3724	507	40	12.6	41.4%	437 (86.2%)	12 (2.4%)	40 (7.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	64.7	111^th of 429 public high schools	74.1%		72.8	65^th of 432 public high schools	85.0%	46	53.1	31.0	50.0	$14,306	$1,299	$13,007

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Norwell Community Schools	4.43 mi	4	60^th
Southern Wells Com Schools	10.03 mi	2	133^rd
Adams Central Community Schools	11.58 mi	3	37^th
South Adams Schools	11.86 mi	3	57^th
Huntington County Com School Corp	14.08 mi	11	142^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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