High Schools in South Adams Schools

Summary:

South Adams Schools has a single high school, South Adams High School, which serves grades 9-12 and has an enrollment of 365 students. The school is a strong performer, ranking 54th out of 429 Indiana high schools for the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Adams High School boasts impressive academic achievements, with 71.43% proficiency in ILEARN/Biology and 55.56% and 30.56% proficiency in SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing and Mathematics, respectively. The school's 4-year graduation rate for 2023-2024 was 88.4%, though the chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% suggests room for improvement in student attendance. The school is well-resourced, with $14,584 in per-student spending and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.7 to 1.

While over 40% of South Adams High School's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, the school's strong academic performance in this context is noteworthy. Overall, South Adams Schools appears to have a high-performing high school that provides a quality education to its students.

District Detail

1075 Starfire Way
Berne, IN 46711

(260) 589-3133

SchoolDigger Rank:
57^th of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,312

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

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
South Adams High School	Public	9-12	1000 Parkway St	Berne	46711	Adams County	South Adams Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 589-3131	347	30	11.7	38.9%	283 (81.6%)	3 (0.9%)	53 (15.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	77.1	54^th of 429 public high schools	87.4%		61.8	127^th of 432 public high schools	70.6%	73	55.6	30.6	71.4	$14,584	$961	$13,623

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Adams Central Community Schools	6.91 mi	3	37^th
Jay School Corporation	9.33 mi	6	149^th
MSD Bluffton-Harrison	11.61 mi	3	136^th
North Adams Community Schools	13.24 mi	3	104^th
Norwell Community Schools	14.4 mi	4	60^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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