Summary:
Perry Central Com Schools Corp is a small Indiana district with two schools—Perry Central Elementary School serving grades PK–6 and Perry Central Junior-Senior High School serving grades 7–12—with 1,275 students total, and it ranks 55th of 374 Indiana districts, in the 85th percentile with 4 stars. Both schools earned 4 stars in 2025–2026 after each slipped to 3 stars in 2024–2025, making this a district that parents can view as high-performing overall.
The junior-senior high is the standout for state rank, graduation, and SAT improvement. It ranked 71st of 415 schools in 2025–2026 (83rd percentile, 4 stars), up from 154th of 429 in 2024–2025. Its graduation rate was 97.2% in 2024–2025 compared with Indiana’s 89.7%. SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing reached 54.44% versus the state’s 51.9%, and SAT Mathematics reached 31.11% versus 25.6%, both above state after being below state the prior year. The elementary is the standout for math and early literacy: All Grades ILEARN math was 56.28%, with 3rd grade math at 67.68% vs. 51.9% and 4th grade math at 67.39% vs. 52%. Its 3rd grade ELA was 60.61% vs. 40.8%. Chronic absenteeism is low across the district: elementary 8.0%, high school 9.6%, district 8.7%, all far below the state’s 16.7%.
Areas to monitor include elementary science, which fell from 51.18% to 45.05%, and 5th grade ELA at 40.59% vs. state 42.2% and social studies at 41.58% vs. 47.2%. At the high school, All Grades ILEARN math was 40.24%, below the district’s 51.47%, though 7th and 8th grade math were both above state. Resources differ: the high school spends $12,806 per student with a 13.1 student-teacher ratio, while the elementary spends $11,017 with a 19.3 ratio and serves a higher free/reduced lunch population (41.83% vs. 36.04%). Overall, Perry Central is a small, high-performing district with distinct strengths at each school and a few academic areas to watch.
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