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South Decatur Junior-Senior High School

Q: Is South Decatur Junior-Senior High School a good school?

South Decatur Junior-Senior High School ranks 191 st of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 54% of Indiana high schools

Summary

South Decatur Junior-Senior High School is a small combined junior-senior high school in Greensburg, Indiana, serving about 360 students in grades 7–12 as part of Decatur County Community Schools. For 2025-2026 it ranks 191 of 415 Indiana schools, placing it in the 54th percentile with 3 stars — a middle-of-the-pack position that improved from a 38th-percentile dip in 2024-2025 but still trails the district's 69th percentile.

The clearest academic weakness is math. All-grade ILEARN math proficiency is 18.26%, well below the district's 46.62% and lower than comparable nearby schools, and 8th-grade math sits at just 10%. SAT math (20.97%) also trails the state. Graduation rate is the most concerning outlier: 83.0%, the lowest among nearby schools and below both the district (90.6%) and state (89.7%). Compared with same-district North Decatur Junior-Senior High School (68th percentile, 96.8% graduation), the gap is large, though South Decatur serves a higher-poverty population, with 52.5% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

There are real strengths to build on. Chronic absenteeism is 10.7%, better than the state's 16.7% and most nearby schools, and has dropped sharply from 26.5% in 2020-2021. ELA results are steadier, with SAT evidence-based reading and writing near the state average, and the school spends $13,089 per student with a 9.1:1 student-teacher ratio — favorable compared with neighbors such as Columbus North High School and Jennings County High School. One major red flag: the special education subgroup fell to the 3rd percentile with 0 stars, and low-income students dropped from the 63rd percentile in 2023-2024 to the 36th. Math achievement, on-time graduation, and subgroup equity are the priorities.

360

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,089

Per pupil spending ?

52.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8885 S Sr 3
Greensburg, IN 47240

(812) 591-3330

District: Decatur County Community Schools

Feeder schools for South Decatur Junior-Senior High School:

Elementary:

South Decatur Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.4%

Hispanic:

3.6%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2016 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Indiana median (54th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (32% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Indiana average (83% vs 90%)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg46%

Indiana avg39%

Middle school

288^th of 486

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Indiana Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

191^st of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Indiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Decatur County Community Schools

117^th of 374Decatur County Community Schools 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	288 of 486	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.7	310 of 480	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	310 of 491	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	284 of 489	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	347 of 490	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	333 of 483	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	256 of 470	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	230 of 473	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.7	210 of 472	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.2	356 of 494	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.5	344 of 485	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.5	318 of 470	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.0	282 of 444	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.7	329 of 447	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.3	332 of 451	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.6	263 of 428	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.8	196 of 423	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	40.0	289 of 392	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	64.2	134 of 382	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.2	147 of 375	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.3	171 of 370	53.8%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	191 of 415	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.7	268 of 429	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	187 of 432	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	207 of 398	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	217 of 409	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	184 of 388	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	175 of 389	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	217 of 385	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.4	258 of 380	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.6	233 of 394	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.4	241 of 400	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.6	274 of 379	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.3	203 of 353	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.0	212 of 373	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.0	254 of 364	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.1	263 of 362	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	69.7	107 of 364	70.6%	★★★★☆
2008	75.7	65 of 360	81.9%	★★★★☆
2007	69.6	102 of 354	71.2%	★★★★☆
2006	69.8	81 of 349	76.8%	★★★★☆
2005	60.4	152 of 349	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	167 of 395	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.4	235 of 387	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	201 of 392	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	171 of 388	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	249 of 390	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.2	240 of 377	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	141 of 377	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	169 of 379	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	216 of 397	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.3	269 of 386	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	150 of 392	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	239 of 383	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	284 of 292	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	238 of 298	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.6	84 of 289	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	27.3	230 of 285	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	213 of 387	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.2	286 of 377	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	198 of 381	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	252 of 375	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	238 of 378	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

High school

Female (2026)58th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing52%~ state avg

English Language Arts42%

Biology31%

Mathematics21%-5 vs state

Math18%

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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
South Decatur Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	8885 S Sr 3	Greensburg	47240	Decatur County	Decatur County Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 591-3330	360	40	9.1	52.5%	340 (94.4%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	50.9	191^st of 415 public high schools	54.0%		39.7	268^th of 429 public high schools	37.5%	77	51.6	21.0		30.8	56.0	41.7		24.6	10.0	18.3			31.4	$13,089	$593	$12,496
Greensburg Community High School	Public	9-12	1000 E Central Ave	Greensburg	47240	Decatur County	Greensburg Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 663-7176	646	47	13.8	44.6%	597 (92.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	66.1	99^th of 415 public high schools	76.1%		67.9	93^rd of 429 public high schools	78.3%	6	59.6	23.6											50.5	$13,055	$741	$12,314
Greensburg Junior/Senior Virtual School	Public	6-12	1000 E. Central Ave	Greensburg	47240	Decatur County	Greensburg Community Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(812) 663-7176	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	38	262^nd of 415 public high schools	36.9%					(n/a)	57.9	0.0				0.0				9.1			30.0
Hauser Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	9273 N Sr 9	Hope	47246	Bartholomew County	Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 546-4421	435	36	12.2	43.9%	406 (93.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.7%)	52.4	179^th of 415 public high schools	56.9%		58.8	151^st of 429 public high schools	64.8%	28	53.6	21.7		35.8	36.4	36.1		24.7	29.9	27.2			37.3	$13,406	$659	$12,747
North Decatur Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	3172 N Sr 3	Greensburg	47240	Decatur County	Decatur County Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 663-4204	441	36	12.2	37.2%	417 (94.6%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	59.7	133^rd of 415 public high schools	68.0%		58.7	152^nd of 429 public high schools	64.6%	19	58.1	25.7		45.5	57.4	52.0		29.1	42.7	36.6			39.5	$12,792	$1,336	$11,456
Jennings County High School	Public	9-12	800 W Walnut	North Vernon	47265	Jennings County	Jennings County School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(812) 346-5588	1,188	77	15.4	55.7%	1,053 (88.6%)	6 (0.5%)	97 (8.2%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.1%)	41.8	242^nd of 415 public high schools	41.7%		51.8	194^th of 429 public high schools	54.8%	48	42.0	13.0											47.4	$11,860	$737	$11,122
Jac-Cen-Del Middle School/High School	Public	7-12	4586 N Us 421	Osgood	47037	Ripley County	Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 689-4643	360	26	13.8	49.2%	345 (95.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	27.6	305^th of 415 public high schools	26.5%		24	326^th of 429 public high schools	24.0%	21	31.3	10.9		36.0	51.1	43.2		34.0	48.9	41.1			38.6	$11,197	$46	$11,151
Columbus East High School	Public	9-12	230 S Marr Rd	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4369	1,452	97	14.9	39.5%	1,085 (74.7%)	40 (2.8%)	238 (16.4%)	16 (1.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (4.7%)	46.1	216^th of 415 public high schools	48.0%		46.5	223^rd of 429 public high schools	48.0%	7	46.4	25.3											28.3	$13,435	$811	$12,624
Columbus Signature Academy New Technical High School	Public	9-12	2205 25th Street	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(812) 376-4220	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	35.4	279^th of 415 public high schools	32.8%					(n/a)	33.7	13.3											46.3
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%)	35.1	281^st of 415 public high schools	32.3%		16	362^nd of 429 public high schools	15.6%	81	50.0	12.5	24.0	36.7	41.5	33.8	24.5	38.3	14.6	27.3	31.3	31.3	20.9	$12,321	$437	$11,885

Frequently Asked Questions about South Decatur Junior-Senior High School

Is South Decatur Junior-Senior High School a good school?

South Decatur Junior-Senior High School ranks 191^st of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into South Decatur Junior-Senior High School?

South Decatur Junior-Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : South Decatur Elementary School

What district is South Decatur Junior-Senior High School in?

Decatur County Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of South Decatur Junior-Senior High School?

Students at South Decatur Junior-Senior High School are 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend South Decatur Junior-Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended South Decatur Junior-Senior High School.

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