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Knightstown High School

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Knightstown High School ranks 298 th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 28% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Knightstown High School is a 9–12 school serving 318 students in Knightstown, Indiana, part of the C A Beard Memorial School Corp district, with its closest conventional peer being Eastern Hancock High School about 4.27 miles away. Its latest state rank is 298 of 415 for 2025-26 (28th percentile, 1 star), down from 229 of 429 (47th percentile, 2 stars) in 2024-25. Over the past decade the school's rank has swung between the 23rd and 60th percentiles, with no sustained upward trend.

Graduation is a clear strength: 98.5% in 2024-25, well above Indiana's 89.7% and fourth-highest among nearby schools — behind Tri Junior-Senior High School (100.0%), Rushville Consolidated High School (99.4%), and Shenandoah High School (98.8%), and ahead of Eastern Hancock High School (96.7%), New Castle High School (93.4%), Greenfield-Central High School (91.4%), Morristown Junior-Senior High School (87.8%), and the New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy (56.7%). Resources are also comparatively high: $14,649 per student in 2023-24, the most among nearby schools, a 12:1 student-teacher ratio, and a free/reduced-lunch rate of 33.96%.

Chronic absenteeism is the standout concern: 23.2% in 2024-25, the highest in the nearby group and up from 20.9% and 20.1% in the two prior years. Test proficiency is generally below state and peer levels — SAT Math 10.96% against the state's 25.6%, Biology 23.61%, and SAT EBRW 45.21% against 51.9% — with every conventional nearby high school scoring higher in math. The Special Education Students subgroup ranked at the 5th percentile with 0 stars in 2024-25, down from the 33rd percentile the year before. Results also swing widely from year to year, so single-year figures should be read with caution. Overall, the profile is one of high completion and substantial resources, but low tested proficiency, rising absenteeism, and uneven subgroup outcomes.

318

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,649

Per pupil spending ?

34%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8149 W US Hwy 40
Knightstown, IN 46148

(765) 345-5153

District: C A Beard Memorial School Corp

Feeder schools for Knightstown High School:

Elementary:	Knightstown Elementary School
Middle:	Knightstown Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.4%

Hispanic:

3.1%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (27% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Indiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Indiana avg39%

298^th of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

205^th of 374C A Beard Memorial School Corp among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	298 of 415	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.1	229 of 429	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	318 of 432	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.3	201 of 398	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	272 of 409	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.5	155 of 388	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	260 of 389	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.4	190 of 385	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	28.9	294 of 380	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.4	284 of 394	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	55.8	151 of 400	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.6	63 of 379	83.4%	★★★★☆
2013	46.3	160 of 353	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	34.9	254 of 373	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.2	278 of 364	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.5	208 of 362	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.5	201 of 364	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.2	144 of 360	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.8	199 of 354	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.4	191 of 349	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.6	223 of 349	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	336 of 395	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	56.5	149 of 387	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	16.5	332 of 392	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.6	202 of 388	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	268 of 390	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.0	193 of 377	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	283 of 377	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	225 of 379	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	242 of 397	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.0	294 of 386	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	276 of 392	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.4	189 of 383	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	284 of 298	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	193 of 289	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	322 of 387	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	254 of 377	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.5	331 of 381	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	236 of 375	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	308 of 378	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2026)39th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing45%-7 vs state

Biology24%

Mathematics11%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Many opportunities for such a small school. Dedicated staff. Close Quote

Schools Near Knightstown High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)				ILEARN Math (2026)				ILEARN Science (2026)		ILEARN Biology (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Knightstown High School	Public	9-12	8149 W US Hwy 40	Knightstown	46148	Henry County	C A Beard Memorial School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 345-5153	318	26	12.0	34.0%	297 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	30.3	298^th of 415 public high schools	28.2%		45.1	229^th of 429 public high schools	46.6%	69	45.2	11.0											23.6	$14,649	$367	$14,282
New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy	Public	9-12	10892 N - In-140	Knightstown	46148	Henry County	New Castle Community School Corp	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 860-0003	84	3	29.6		54 (64.3%)	13 (15.5%)	7 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.7%)	11.1	373^rd of 415 public high schools	10.1%		23.3	331^st of 429 public high schools	22.8%	42	21.4	3.6											23.1	$9,378	$274	$9,104
Eastern Hancock High School	Public	9-12	10320 E 250 N	Charlottesville	46117	Hancock County	Eastern Hancock County Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 936-5595	371	27	13.5	29.1%	358 (96.5%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	44.2	231^st of 415 public high schools	44.3%		65.9	101^st of 429 public high schools	76.5%	130	46.5	14.1											44.9	$11,711	$360	$11,351
Tri Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	6972 S St Rd 103	Straughn	47387	Henry County	South Henry School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 987-7988	458	33	14.0	49.8%	437 (95.4%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	32.5	288^th of 415 public high schools	30.6%		36.5	280^th of 429 public high schools	34.7%	8	44.4	14.8	33.9	18.3	25.4	25.9	33.9	8.3	21.2	21.3	28.3	28.3	21.6	$10,361	$253	$10,108
Morristown Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	223 S Patterson St	Morristown	46161	Shelby County	Shelby Eastern Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 763-1221	333	26	12.8	41.7%	315 (94.6%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	63.8	111^th of 415 public high schools	73.3%		47.2	219^th of 429 public high schools	49.0%	108	63.0	32.6	39.5	30.4	35.3	34.7	60.5	51.8	27.5	46.0	44.2	44.2	34.6	$12,769	$641	$12,127
New Castle Area Vocational School	Public	6-12	801 Parkview Dr	New Castle	47362	Henry County	New Castle Community School Corp	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(765) 593-6680	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
New Castle High School	Public	9-12	801 Parkview Dr	New Castle	47362	Henry County	New Castle Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 593-6670	828	72	11.5	50.5%	712 (86.0%)	16 (1.9%)	44 (5.3%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.9%)	42.3	241^st of 415 public high schools	41.9%		38.6	273^rd of 429 public high schools	36.4%	32	42.4	19.6											39.0	$13,968	$2,528	$11,440
New Castle Virtual Academy (6-12)	Public	6-12	322 Elliott Ave.	New Castle	47362	Henry County	New Castle Community School Corp	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(765) 521-7201	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)						7.7				7.1
Greenfield-Central High School	Public	9-12	810 N Broadway	Greenfield	46140	Hancock County	Greenfield-Central Com Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 462-9211	1,413	94	15.0	37.2%	1,225 (86.7%)	45 (3.2%)	77 (5.4%)	19 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.2%)	60.5	129^th of 415 public high schools	68.9%		62	127^th of 429 public high schools	70.4%	2	53.0	23.2											50.2	$10,662	$518	$10,145
Rushville Consolidated High School	Public	9-12	1201 Lions Path	Rushville	46173	Rush County	Rush County Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 932-3901	619	48	12.9	56.2%	562 (90.8%)	5 (0.8%)	21 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	47.5	208^th of 415 public high schools	49.9%		50.9	199^th of 429 public high schools	53.6%	9	46.2	24.7											28.3	$13,833	$1,063	$12,770

Frequently Asked Questions about Knightstown High School

What schools feed into Knightstown High School?

Knightstown High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Knightstown Elementary School
Middle : Knightstown Intermediate School

What is the racial makeup of Knightstown High School?

Students at Knightstown High School are 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Knightstown High School a good school?

Knightstown High School ranks 298^th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Knightstown High School in?

C A Beard Memorial School Corp

How many students attend Knightstown High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Knightstown High School.

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