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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 268 th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

268^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 38% of Indiana high schools

Summary

South Decatur Junior-Senior High School is a public high school located in Greensburg, Indiana, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 392 students. The school is part of the Decatur County Community Schools district, which is ranked 134 out of 380 districts in Indiana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a moderately-ranked district, South Decatur Junior-Senior High School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and the state of Indiana in various standardized test scores. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ILEARN English Language Arts (30.56%) and Math (24.3%) were significantly lower than the district (45.49% and 47.67%, respectively) and the state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate has also fluctuated between 84% and 91.7% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the state average. Additionally, South Decatur Junior-Senior High School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 10.5% to 19.2% in recent years, which is higher than the state average.

When compared to other nearby high schools, such as North Decatur Junior-Senior High School, Waldron Junior-Senior High School, and Greensburg Community High School, South Decatur Junior-Senior High School generally underperforms in academic measures like test scores and graduation rates. The school's performance has also been somewhat inconsistent over the years, with its statewide ranking and star rating fluctuating between 2 and 3 stars, suggesting that the school may be facing challenges in maintaining consistent academic progress.

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: Holding steady — 40th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (31% vs 42% 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 (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg45%

Indiana avg42%

Middle school

310^th of 480

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

268^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

See the entire ranking list of Indiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

134^th of 380Decatur 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)39th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Biology51%+5 vs state

Evidence-based Reading and Writing42%-12 vs state

English Language Arts31%

Math24%

Mathematics9%-16 vs state

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Schools Near South Decatur Junior-Senior High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)				ILEARN Math (2025)				ILEARN Science (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 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%)	39.7	268^th of 429 public high schools	37.5%		52.1	187^th of 432 public high schools	56.7%	81	42.2	9.4		32.7	28.6	30.6		35.3	14.3	24.3			50.8	$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%)	67.9	93^rd of 429 public high schools	78.3%		63.2	115^th of 432 public high schools	73.4%	22	58.9	26.4											53.8	$13,055	$741	$12,314
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%)	58.8	151^st of 429 public high schools	64.8%		41.5	256^th of 432 public high schools	40.7%	105	55.2	25.4		38.2	34.3	36.3		34.2	24.3	29.5			43.7	$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%)	58.7	152^nd of 429 public high schools	64.6%		40.8	259^th of 432 public high schools	40.0%	107	54.0	17.2		51.5	50.0	50.8		50.8	39.1	45.0			58.0	$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%)	51.8	194^th of 429 public high schools	54.8%		38.7	273^rd of 432 public high schools	36.8%	79	48.5	16.2											54.2	$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%)	24	326^th of 429 public high schools	24.0%		25.8	321^st of 432 public high schools	25.7%	5	32.9	7.1		41.9	38.8	40.2		44.2	42.9	43.5			36.2	$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%)	46.5	223^rd of 429 public high schools	48.0%		46.1	225^th of 432 public high schools	47.9%	2	51.4	22.2											27.5	$13,435	$811	$12,624
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%)	16	362^nd of 429 public high schools	15.6%		53.6	171^st of 432 public high schools	60.4%	191	32.5	2.5	44.1	51.4	23.9	39.4	44.1	29.7	6.5	28.2	54.2	54.2	23.1	$12,321	$437	$11,885
Columbus North High School	Public	9-12	1400 25th St	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4432	2,360	159	14.8	35.0%	1,448 (61.4%)	59 (2.5%)	581 (24.6%)	179 (7.6%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	87 (3.7%)	66.6	98^th of 429 public high schools	77.2%		65.8	101^st of 432 public high schools	76.6%	3	57.2	39.2											35.7	$12,244	$888	$11,356
Columbus Area Career Connection	Public	6-12	1400 25th St	Columbus	47201	Bartholomew County	Bartholomew Con School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 376-4240	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about South Decatur Junior-Senior High School

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.

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

Decatur County Community Schools

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

South Decatur Junior-Senior High School ranks 268^th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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.

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

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