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
361	Benjamin Bosse High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1300 Washington Ave	Evansville	47714	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 477-1661	868	64	13.5	66.5%	242 (27.9%)	312 (35.9%)	137 (15.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (6.9%)	115 (13.2%)	$12,916			$1,951			$10,965	16.1	19.3	346	15		180345000456
362	Waldron Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	102 N East St	Waldron	46182	Shelby County	Shelby Eastern Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 525-6822	323	26	12.6	42.7%	312 (96.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,321			$437			$11,885	16	53.6	171	191		180321000420
363	Riley High School	Public	9-12	1902 Fellows St	South Bend	46613	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-5100	1,238	99	12.5	57.4%	319 (25.8%)	492 (39.7%)	302 (24.4%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	112 (9.0%)	$15,942			$2,472			$13,470	15.9	20.1	345	18		181029001660
364	River Forest High School	Public	9-12	3300 Indiana St	Hobart	46342	Lake County	River Forest Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 962-7551	565	28	20.1	72.0%	152 (26.9%)	136 (24.1%)	238 (42.1%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	$12,283			$332			$11,952	15.9	17.6	354	10		180462000781
365	Lawrence Central High School	Public	9-12	7300 E 56th St	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	MSD Lawrence Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 964-7400	2,517	143	17.5	60.2%	259 (10.3%)	1,268 (50.4%)	810 (32.2%)	16 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	159 (6.3%)	$11,975			$686			$11,289	15.7	13.2	378	13		180567001029
366	North Central Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	910 E Cr 975 N	Farmersburg	47850	Sullivan County	Northeast School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 397-2132	369	29	12.7	50.4%	350 (94.9%)	7 (1.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$13,560			$934			$12,626	15.6	20.8	342	24		180816001402
367	Excel Center - Bloomington	Public, Charter	9-12	2088 Liberty Drive	Bloomington	47403	Monroe County	Excel Center - Bloomington	Yes	No	No	No	(812) 353-8084	117	5	23.4	47.0%	76 (65.0%)	18 (15.4%)	8 (6.8%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.3%)	$4,209			$238			$3,970	15.3	65.7	103	264		180020902675
367	Excel Center - Hammond	Public, Charter	9-12	3438 169th Street	Hammond	46323	Lake County	Excel Center - Hammond	Yes	No	No	No	(219) 844-1911	205	6	34.1	7.8%	25 (12.2%)	70 (34.1%)	107 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$4,789			$93			$4,696	15.3			(n/a)		180018502624
367	Impact Academy 3	Public, Alternative	K-12	320 N Tibbs Ave	Indianapolis	46222	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4411	50	44	1.1		34 (68.0%)	7 (14.0%)	2 (4.0%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	4 (8.0%)	$23,618			$2,861			$20,757	15.3	44	240	127		180477002726
367	Porter County Education Services	Public, Alternative	K-12	750 Ransom Rd	Valparaiso	46385	Porter County	Porter County Education Services	No	No	No	No	(219) 464-9607	0	18	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								15.3			(n/a)		180913001507

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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.