High Schools in Spencer-Owen Community Schools

Summary:

The Spencer-Owen Community Schools district in Indiana is home to a single high school, Owen Valley Community High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with a statewide ranking ranging from 198 out of 431 Indiana high schools in 2023-2024 to 247 out of 398 in 2022-2023. While the school's four-year graduation rate of 88.4% is slightly below the state average, its chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% is higher than the desired target.

Academically, Owen Valley Community High School has room for improvement, with only 30.82% of students proficient or better in ILEARN/Biology and 21.57% proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics. The school's performance in these areas has remained relatively consistent over the past two school years. Additionally, the school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, with 51.54% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite these challenges, the school has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7, which is slightly lower than the national average, and a per-student spending of $12,835 for the 2023-2024 school year. The school's overall performance rating by SchoolDigger is 2 out of 5 stars, indicating room for improvement in areas such as attendance, student engagement, and overall school climate and culture.

District Detail

205 E Hillside
Spencer, IN 47460

(812) 829-2233

SchoolDigger Rank:
212^th of 380 Indiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,156

Primary Schools: 4
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
Owen Valley Community High School	Public	9-12	622 W Sr 46	Spencer	47460	Owen County	Spencer-Owen Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 829-2266	628	52	12.1	45.9%	580 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	45.8	227^th of 429 public high schools	47.1%		50.4	198^th of 432 public high schools	54.2%	29	51.0	21.6	30.8	$12,835	$1,219	$11,616

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Richland-Bean Blossom C S C	3.2 mi	5	83^rd
Seven Oaks Classical School	5.1 mi	1
Monroe County Community School Corp	9.5 mi	24	110^th
Excel Center - Bloomington	10.62 mi	1	328^th
The Bloomington Project School	11.59 mi	1	35^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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