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Pike Central High School

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Pike Central High School ranks 300 th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

300^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 30% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Pike Central High School is a public high school located in Petersburg, Indiana, serving 474 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Pike County School Corporation, which is ranked 221 out of 380 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Pike Central High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Indiana high schools, typically between 184-300 out of 380-429 schools. Its academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is generally below state and district averages. The school also struggles across various student subgroups, with female students, male students, white students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students all ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of Indiana high schools in their respective categories. Additionally, the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.5% to 30.3% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, Barr Reeve Middle/High School, which is about 19 miles away, consistently ranks in the top 20 Indiana high schools and outperforms Pike Central High School across various academic metrics. The high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at Pike Central High School (around 40-45%) suggests that the school serves a relatively low-income student population, which may contribute to its academic challenges. Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.6 to 12.5 in recent years, it has struggled to translate these resources into improved student outcomes when compared to higher-performing nearby schools.

450

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,916

Per pupil spending ?

42.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1810 E Sr 56
Petersburg, IN 47567

(812) 354-8478

District: Pike County School Corp

Feeder schools for Pike Central High School:

Elementary:	Petersburg Elementary School
	Winslow Elementary School
Middle:	Pike Central Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.9%

Two or more races:

2.4%

Hispanic:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 17% Indiana)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

Indiana avg42%

300^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

221^st of 380Pike County 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	32.3	300 of 429	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	283 of 432	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	299 of 398	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.2	184 of 409	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	182 of 388	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	207 of 389	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	238 of 385	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.6	238 of 380	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.5	215 of 394	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.2	229 of 400	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.6	220 of 379	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.5	158 of 353	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.6	142 of 373	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.0	174 of 364	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	38.4	211 of 362	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.8	217 of 364	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.6	206 of 360	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.8	212 of 354	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.1	131 of 349	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.3	200 of 349	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	251 of 387	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	312 of 392	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	291 of 388	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	286 of 377	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	321 of 377	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	284 of 379	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	298 of 386	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	235 of 392	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	301 of 383	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	277 of 298	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	226 of 289	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	278 of 285	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	315 of 377	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	310 of 381	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	329 of 375	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.3	211 of 378	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)35th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Biology41%-4 vs state

Evidence-based Reading and Writing37%-18 vs state

Mathematics11%-15 vs state

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Schools Near Pike Central 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
Pike Central High School	Public	9-12	1810 E Sr 56	Petersburg	47567	Pike County	Pike County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 354-8478	450	41	11.1	42.7%	427 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	32.3	300^th of 429 public high schools	30.1%		35	283^rd of 432 public high schools	34.5%	17	36.9	10.7											41.2	$13,916	$187	$13,730
Waldo J Wood Memorial High	Public	9-12	943 Franklin St	Oakland City	47660	Gibson County	East Gibson School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(812) 749-4757	226	22	10.2	53.1%	219 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	52.9	185^th of 429 public high schools	56.9%		53.5	172^nd of 432 public high schools	60.2%	13	52.8	28.3											30.9	$14,035	$356	$13,679
Jasper High School	Public	9-12	1600 St Charles St	Jasper	47546	Dubois County	Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 482-6050	1,103	63	17.4	32.6%	820 (74.3%)	6 (0.5%)	242 (21.9%)	15 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.8%)	66.5	99^th of 429 public high schools	76.9%		65.2	107^th of 432 public high schools	75.2%	8	65.6	33.2											34.1	$11,407	$69	$11,338
Washington High School	Public	9-12	608 E Walnut St	Washington	47501	Daviess County	Washington Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 254-3860	827	48	17.1	43.8%	501 (60.6%)	61 (7.4%)	231 (27.9%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	29.2	309^th of 429 public high schools	28.0%		34.3	290^th of 432 public high schools	32.9%	19	47.1	15.0											3.5	$13,313	$377	$12,936
South Knox Middle-High School	Public	7-12	6136 E Sr 61	Vincennes	47591	Knox County	South Knox School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 726-4450	562	34	16.5	35.1%	543 (96.6%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	62.8	121^st of 429 public high schools	71.8%		57.9	147^th of 432 public high schools	66.0%	26	53.9	26.4		25.0	38.0	31.5		21.7	33.7	27.7			50.0	$11,770	$218	$11,552
Tecumseh High School	Public	9-12	5244 W Sr 68	Lynnville	47619	Warrick County	Warrick County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 922-3237	280	26	10.9	27.1%	271 (96.8%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	69.2	88^th of 429 public high schools	79.5%		68.7	84^th of 432 public high schools	80.6%	4	71.2	27.3											46.0	$15,860	$579	$15,281
Princeton Community High School	Public	9-12	1101 N Main St	Princeton	47670	Gibson County	North Gibson School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(812) 385-2591	580	45	12.8	38.4%	467 (80.5%)	24 (4.1%)	30 (5.2%)	12 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (7.4%)	44.1	234^th of 429 public high schools	45.5%		47.5	214^th of 432 public high schools	50.5%	20	55.7	18.1											23.3	$14,316	$633	$13,683
Southridge Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-12	1110 S. Main St.	Huntingburg	47542	Dubois County	Southwest Dubois County School Corp	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(812) 683-3971	14	3	4.3	50.0%	10 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (14.3%)								(n/a)
Southridge High School	Public	9-12	1110 S Main St	Huntingburg	47542	Dubois County	Southwest Dubois County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 683-2272	583	33	17.5	52.5%	339 (58.1%)	3 (0.5%)	228 (39.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	60.5	138^th of 429 public high schools	67.8%		57.9	150^th of 432 public high schools	65.3%	12	59.9	28.5											26.9	$11,256	$655	$10,600
Barr Reeve Middle/High School	Public	6-12	627 N 3rd St	Montgomery	47558	Daviess County	Barr-Reeve Community Schools Inc	No	No	No	No	(812) 486-3265	522	36	14.5	26.1%	498 (95.4%)	3 (0.6%)	15 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	88.1	20^th of 429 public high schools	95.3%		93.3	8^th of 432 public high schools	98.1%	12	66.7	45.5	40.2	42.7	42.3	41.6	53.3	48.5	56.4	52.9	39.1	39.1	69.1	$12,750	$222	$12,528

Frequently Asked Questions about Pike Central High School

What schools feed into Pike Central High School?

Pike Central High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Petersburg Elementary School
Elementary : Winslow Elementary School
Middle : Pike Central Middle School

How many students attend Pike Central High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 450 students attended Pike Central High School.

Is Pike Central High School a good school?

Pike Central High School ranks 300^th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Pike Central High School in?

Pike County School Corp

What is the racial makeup of Pike Central High School?

Students at Pike Central High School are 95% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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