High Schools in Greater Clark County Schools

Greater Clark County Schools in southern Indiana serves three high schools — Jeffersonville High School, Charlestown Senior High School, and New Washington Middle/High School — together enrolling about 3,393 students in grades 9–12, except New Washington, which also includes grades 6–8.

Charlestown Senior High School is the strongest all-around performer right now. It ranks 153 of 415 schools statewide (63rd percentile, 3 stars), has the highest Biology End-of-Course proficiency at 62.43%, the lowest free/reduced-lunch rate at 39.88%, and a 97.7% graduation rate. New Washington Middle/High School is a school of contrasts: it boasts a perfect 100.0% graduation rate, the lowest chronic absenteeism at 24.6%, the highest SAT reading proficiency at 58.33%, and the smallest classes (12.5 students per teacher), but its state ranking slipped from 4 stars to 3 stars, and its Biology proficiency dropped from 64.71% to 37.5%. Jeffersonville High School is by far the largest school at 2,202 students and faces the biggest hurdles: a 50.1% chronic absenteeism rate — roughly triple the state's 16.7% — the largest classes at 18.9 students per teacher, the lowest per-student spending at $10,274, and SAT results that trail the other two schools. Its ranking is improving, though, from the 32nd to the 45th percentile over three years.

For parents, the most consistent concern across all three schools is SAT math: no school reaches the state's 25.6% proficiency, with Charlestown at 17.01%, New Washington at 16.67%, and Jeffersonville at 13.73%, and the group average of about 14.85% matches the district's 14.9%. Graduation is a clear strength, since all three schools exceed the state's 89.7% rate. If you are weighing options, Charlestown offers the strongest current academics and attendance, New Washington offers small classes and excellent completion and reading results despite uneven test scores, and Jeffersonville offers the widest course selection but the largest classes and the most significant absenteeism and math challenges.