High Schools in Western School Corporation

Summary:

The Western School Corporation in Indiana is home to one high school, Western High School, which has consistently demonstrated strong academic performance. This school serves grades 9-12 and is ranked in the top 15% of Indiana high schools, maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past few years.

Western High School boasts a 4-year graduation rate of 88.4% and a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8%, indicating a supportive learning environment that fosters student engagement. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on the ILEARN/Biology and SAT exams are slightly above the district average, with a particular strength in reading and writing proficiency on the SAT. However, the school's SAT math proficiency rate of 33.52% is an area that could benefit from additional attention.

Despite serving a moderately economically disadvantaged student population, with 32.45% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, Western High School maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 16.6 and per-student spending in line with the district average. This suggests the school effectively allocates resources to support its diverse student body and deliver a well-rounded educational experience.

District Detail

2600 S 600 W
Russiaville, IN 46979

(765) 883-5576

SchoolDigger Rank:
69^th of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,542

Primary Schools: 2
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
Western High School	Public	9-12	2600 S 600 W	Russiaville	46902	Howard County	Western School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(765) 883-5541	804	52	15.5	27.5%	678 (84.3%)	29 (3.6%)	42 (5.2%)	20 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.2%)	74.4	64^th of 429 public high schools	85.1%		79.7	48^th of 432 public high schools	88.9%	16	61.9	33.5	53.9	$9,932	$168	$9,764

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kokomo School Corporation	4.74 mi	14	273^rd
Northwestern School Corp	6.43 mi	4	59^th
Taylor Community School Corp	6.67 mi	4	263^rd
Excel Center - Kokomo	6.79 mi	1	316^th
Lewis Cass Schools	9.9 mi	4	224^th

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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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