Best High Schools in Indiana

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 429)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
401	Indiana Digital Alternative School	Public, Virtual	9-12	8707 W Hwy Us 36	Modoc	47358	Randolph County	Union School Corporation	No	No	Yes	Yes	(765) 204-2224	1,238	81	15.3	70.4%	879 (71.0%)	117 (9.5%)	167 (13.5%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (5.5%)	$9,712			$211			$9,501	8.3			(n/a)		181173002660
402	Indiana School For The Deaf	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1200 E 42nd St	Indianapolis	46205	Marion County	Indiana School For The Deaf	No	No	No	No	(317) 550-4800	311	54	5.7	85.5%	190 (61.1%)	30 (9.6%)	45 (14.5%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	31 (10.0%)								7.5	6.8	409	7		180002402258
403	Gary Lighthouse Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	725 Clark Road	Gary	46406	Lake County	Gary Lighthouse Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 977-9583	1,138	75	15.1	98.9%	14 (1.2%)	985 (86.6%)	101 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.3%)	$16,928			$7,371			$9,557	7.4	6.2	413	10		180005202155
404	Indiana Gateway Alternative School	Public, Virtual	9-12	220 Ettel Lane	Clarksville	47129	Clark County	Clarksville Community School Corp	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(812) 282-7753	365	21	17.8	47.1%	267 (73.2%)	37 (10.1%)	33 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.4%)	$7,817			$64			$7,753	7.4	8.1	398	6		180192002759
405	Excel Center - Shelbyville	Public, Charter	9-12	111 North Harrison Street	Shelbyville	46176	Shelby County	Excel Center - Shelbyville	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 524-4430	131	6	21.8	64.9%	71 (54.2%)	10 (7.6%)	40 (30.5%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	$3,727			$319			$3,408	6.7	5.9	415	10		180017502606
406	Booker T Washington Alt School	Public	6-12	3707 S 7th St	Terre Haute	47802	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4427	62	20	3.1	72.6%	44 (71.0%)	6 (9.7%)	4 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (12.9%)	$26,361						$26,361	6.4	14.2	374	32		181209002344
407	Indianapolis Metropolitan High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1635 W Michigan St	Indianapolis	46222	Marion County	Indianapolis Metropolitan High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 524-4638	194	22	8.8	73.7%	29 (14.9%)	102 (52.6%)	50 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)	$15,162			$3,147			$12,015	6.3	6.9	407			180006402408
408	Washington High School	Public	9-12	4747 W Washington Ave	South Bend	46619	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-5500	795	73	10.8	65.3%	75 (9.4%)	426 (53.6%)	228 (28.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.7%)	$15,710			$3,323			$12,387	6.1	8.3	396	12		181029001684
409	Crawford County Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1130 S St Rd 66	Marengo	47140	Crawford County	Crawford County Community School Corp	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(812) 365-2125	51	1	102	39.2%	49 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$3,718			$582			$3,136	5.8	5	422	13		180244002739
410	James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4352 Mitthoeffer Rd	Indianapolis	46235	Marion County	James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 552-1600	587	41	14.3	68.8%	16 (2.7%)	417 (71.0%)	137 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.6%)	$16,283			$3,247			$13,035	5.8	5.9	414	4		180021502701

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing, SAT Mathematics, ILEARN Biology test scores released by the Indiana Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on July 16, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Indiana Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Indiana Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.