Summary:
Greencastle Community School Corp is a school district in Indiana that contains a single high school, Greencastle High School. The high school serves grades 9-12 and has a student-teacher ratio of 13.7, which is slightly lower than the state average. While the school's four-year graduation rate of 88.4% is slightly above the state average, its chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% is higher than the state's target of 10% or less.
Academically, Greencastle High School has shown some fluctuations in performance over the past few years. In the 2024-2025 school year, 41.98% of students were proficient or better in ILEARN/Biology, and 57.72% were proficient or better in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing. However, only 25.2% were proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics, indicating an area for improvement. The school's statewide ranking has also fluctuated between 144 and 174 out of 429-431 Indiana high schools over the past three school years, with a 3-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.
The high percentage of students (42.42%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch at Greencastle High School suggests that the school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which may impact its overall performance and resources. While the school's per-student spending of $11,828 is in line with the state's average, the combination of academic and socioeconomic factors may present opportunities for targeted interventions and support to improve student engagement and academic outcomes, particularly in the area of mathematics.
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