High Schools in Scott County School District 1

Summary:

The Scott County School District 1 in Indiana is home to a single high school, Austin High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Indiana high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state.

Austin High School's academic performance is a concern, with proficiency rates on the ILEARN/Biology and SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing assessments below the state averages, and a particularly low proficiency rate of just 9.65% on the SAT/Mathematics assessment, significantly lower than the state average of 25.4%. 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.

Socioeconomic factors may play a role, as Austin High School has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 45.7%, and the school's per-student spending is in line with the state average. The school's student-teacher ratio of 18.9 is slightly higher than the state average. Overall, the data suggests that Austin High School and the Scott County School District 1 need to focus on improving academic outcomes, particularly in mathematics, and addressing the socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population.

District Detail

255 Hwy 31S
Austin, IN 47102

(812) 794-8750

SchoolDigger Rank:
284^th of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,328

Primary Schools: 1
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
Austin High School	Public	9-12	401 S Hwy 31	Austin	47102	Scott County	Scott County School District 1	No	No	No	No	(812) 794-8730	429	9	47.6	46.2%	393 (91.6%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	32.7	298^th of 429 public high schools	30.5%		30	306^th of 432 public high schools	29.2%	8	39.5	9.7	44.1	$12,022	$896	$11,127

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Scott County School District 2	4.02 mi	6	131^st
Crothersville Community Schools	4.35 mi	2	269^th
Madison Consolidated Schools	8.79 mi	6	190^th
Jennings County School Corporation	12.89 mi	9	170^th
Borden-Henryville School Corporation	13.78 mi	4	114^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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