Summary:
Medora Community School Corp has only one high school, Medora Junior & Senior High School, which serves grades 7-12. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance and a student population that faces significant economic disadvantages.
Medora Junior & Senior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Indiana high schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments ranging from 0% to 43.75% across different subject areas and grade levels. The school's four-year graduation rate of 88.4% is slightly below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% is higher than the state average. Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $14,327, which is above the state average, its performance remains poor, indicating that simply allocating more resources may not be the sole solution to improving outcomes.
The school's small student population of 96 students may present both advantages and challenges. While the low student-teacher ratio of 8.3 could provide more personalized attention, the limited resources and opportunities available in a small school setting may also contribute to the school's struggles. Additionally, the high percentage of students (66.67%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch suggests that the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, which may be a contributing factor to the low academic performance.
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