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Garrett High School

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Garrett High School ranks 295 th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

295^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 31% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Garrett High School is a public high school located in Garrett, Indiana, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 558 students. The school is part of the Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community School Corporation, which is ranked 276 out of 380 school districts in Indiana and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garrett High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from a ranking of 202 out of 409 Indiana high schools in 2021-2022 to a ranking of 295 out of 429 in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger rating has also fluctuated, ranging from 1 to 3 stars out of 5. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with male students generally performing better than female students, and Hispanic students performing significantly lower than their White peers.

Garrett High School's four-year graduation rate has been inconsistent, ranging from 87.2% to 96.6% over the past few years. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 11.8% to 19.2%. Academically, Garrett High School's proficiency rates on standardized tests are generally below state and district averages, with the school's performance lagging behind many of its nearby counterparts, such as Central Noble Junior Senior High School, Hamilton Community High School, and Eastside Junior-Senior High School.

553

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,517

Per pupil spending ?

40.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 E Houston St
Garrett, IN 46738

(260) 357-4114

District: Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com School Corp

Feeder schools for Garrett High School:

Elementary:	J E Ober Elementary School
Middle:	Garrett Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.2%

Hispanic:

6.3%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 51st percentile in 2022 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 51st-percentile peak (2022) to 31st (2025)

!Biology scores 21 pts below the Indiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Indiana avg42%

295^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

276^th of 380Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com 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
2025	33.1	295 of 429	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	284 of 432	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	263 of 398	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	202 of 409	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.9	297 of 388	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	216 of 389	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	303 of 385	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.6	273 of 380	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.0	311 of 394	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.9	306 of 400	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.5	234 of 379	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.1	100 of 353	71.7%	★★★★☆
2012	59.2	104 of 373	72.1%	★★★★☆
2011	56.5	119 of 364	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.3	116 of 362	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	77.5	59 of 364	83.8%	★★★★☆
2008	80.1	44 of 360	87.8%	★★★★☆
2007	77.8	59 of 354	83.3%	★★★★☆
2006	81.8	36 of 349	89.7%	★★★★☆
2005	71.9	70 of 349	79.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	294 of 387	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	297 of 392	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	288 of 388	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	149 of 181	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	180 of 184	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	289 of 377	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	228 of 377	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	237 of 379	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	271 of 386	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	242 of 392	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	216 of 383	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	226 of 298	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	168 of 289	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.8	275 of 285	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	304 of 377	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	299 of 381	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	291 of 375	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.1	219 of 378	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)30th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing52%-3 vs state

Biology24%-21 vs state

Mathematics13%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Garrett 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
Garrett High School	Public	9-12	801 E Houston St	Garrett	46738	DeKalb County	Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(260) 357-4114	553	44	12.7	40.1%	488 (88.2%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.4%)	33.1	295^th of 429 public high schools	31.2%		35	284^th of 432 public high schools	34.3%	11	51.7	13.4											24.3	$13,517	$740	$12,776
DeKalb High School	Public	9-12	3424 Cr 427	Waterloo	46793	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Ctl United School District	No	No	No	No	(260) 920-1012	1,007	57	17.6	38.6%	898 (89.2%)	4 (0.4%)	56 (5.6%)	15 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	28 (2.8%)	60.9	135^th of 429 public high schools	68.5%		69.9	81^st of 432 public high schools	81.3%	54	54.5	23.6											50.2	$12,438	$206	$12,232
Impact Institutue	Public	6-12	1607 E Dowling St	Kendallville	46755	Noble County	DeKalb County Eastern Com School District	No	No	No	No	(888) 349-0250	0	21	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
East Noble High School	Public	9-12	901 Garden St	Kendallville	46755	Noble County	East Noble School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(260) 347-2032	1,019	68	14.9	32.5%	909 (89.2%)	8 (0.8%)	76 (7.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.2%)	63.8	117^th of 429 public high schools	72.7%		49	205^th of 432 public high schools	52.5%	88	57.5	22.9											52.9	$11,944	$573	$11,371
Leo Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	14600 Amstutz Rd	Leo	46765	Allen County	East Allen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 446-0180	1,328	76	17.4	18.8%	1,138 (85.7%)	29 (2.2%)	61 (4.6%)	15 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	81 (6.1%)	79.3	49^th of 429 public high schools	88.6%		85.3	32^nd of 432 public high schools	92.6%	17	72.4	31.0		54.5	57.7	56.1		52.6	44.8	48.6			57.9	$10,320	$732	$9,588
Carroll High School	Public	9-12	3701 Carroll Rd	Fort Wayne	46818	Allen County	Northwest Allen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 637-3161	2,623	145	18.0	22.9%	2,027 (77.3%)	97 (3.7%)	167 (6.4%)	172 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	158 (6.0%)	85.8	27^th of 429 public high schools	93.7%		84.9	34^th of 432 public high schools	92.1%	7	75.3	37.1											62.4	$9,546	$320	$9,226
Churubusco Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	1 Eagle Dr	Churubusco	46723	Whitley County	Smith-Green Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 693-2131	603	42	14.5	27.2%	566 (93.9%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	65.8	103^rd of 429 public high schools	76.0%		65.1	108^th of 432 public high schools	75.0%	5	53.7	22.0	32.5	29.6	37.4	33.2	31.7	35.8	15.7	27.6	40.7	40.7	64.6	$11,798	$200	$11,599
Northrop High School	Public	9-12	7001 Coldwater Rd	Fort Wayne	46825	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 467-2300	2,145	128	16.7	53.8%	941 (43.9%)	454 (21.2%)	412 (19.2%)	124 (5.8%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	207 (9.7%)	40	267^th of 429 public high schools	37.8%		36.4	280^th of 432 public high schools	35.2%	13	46.1	19.4											29.8	$10,505	$1,041	$9,463
Eastside Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	603 E Green St	Butler	46721	DeKalb County	DeKalb County Eastern Com School District	No	No	No	No	(260) 868-2186	559	44	12.7	45.1%	520 (93.0%)	5 (0.9%)	22 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	59.8	140^th of 429 public high schools	67.4%		46.1	226^th of 432 public high schools	47.7%	86	49.5	29.0		29.8	47.4	37.8		26.6	56.4	40.1			46.9	$16,173	$606	$15,567
Central Noble Junior Senior High School	Public	6-12	302 Cougar Ct	Albion	46701	Noble County	Central Noble Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(260) 636-2117	610	44	14.0	43.9%	574 (94.1%)	4 (0.7%)	19 (3.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	42.5	245^th of 429 public high schools	42.9%		51.1	193^rd of 432 public high schools	55.3%	52	50.0	13.4	34.6	21.5	34.5	30.3	43.6	34.2	47.6	41.9	36.4	36.4	40.0	$12,711	$412	$12,299

Frequently Asked Questions about Garrett High School

What district is Garrett High School in?

Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com School Corp

What schools feed into Garrett High School?

Garrett High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : J E Ober Elementary School
Middle : Garrett Middle School

How many students attend Garrett High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 553 students attended Garrett High School.

What is the racial makeup of Garrett High School?

Students at Garrett High School are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Garrett High School a good school?

Garrett High School ranks 295^th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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