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Gibson Southern High School

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Gibson Southern High School ranks 59 th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 86% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Gibson Southern High School is a public high school located in Fort Branch, Indiana, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 771 students. The school is part of the South Gibson School Corporation, which is ranked 28 out of 380 school districts in Indiana and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gibson Southern High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Indiana, with students outperforming the state and district averages in subjects like ILEARN/Biology, SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing, and SAT Mathematics. The school's four-year graduation rates are also impressive, ranging from 87.2% to 98.6% over the past few years, well above the state average. Compared to nearby schools like Signature School Inc. and Francis Joseph Reitz High School, Gibson Southern High School's academic performance is particularly strong.

While Gibson Southern High School's overall performance is exceptional, there are some areas for potential improvement. The school's performance for special education students and low socioeconomic status students is not as strong as its overall rankings, indicating an opportunity to better support these student subgroups. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio, ranging from 20.1 to 20.9, is higher than some nearby schools, which may be an area to consider as the school continues to strive for academic excellence.

742

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,806

Per pupil spending ?

23.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3499 W 800 S
Fort Branch, IN 47648

(812) 753-3011

District: South Gibson School Corporation

Feeder schools for Gibson Southern High School:

Elementary:	Fort Branch Community School
	Haubstadt Community School
	Owensville Community School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.5%

Two or more races:

3.0%

Hispanic:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (50% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Indiana high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

Indiana avg42%

59^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 380South Gibson School Corporation 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	59 of 429	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	47 of 432	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	59 of 398	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	68 of 409	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	35 of 388	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	77.3	45 of 389	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	35 of 385	90.9%	★★★★★
2017	79.9	41 of 380	89.2%	★★★★☆
2016	78.8	41 of 394	89.6%	★★★★☆
2015	74.8	36 of 400	91.0%	★★★★★
2014	78.1	21 of 379	94.5%	★★★★★
2013	77.2	17 of 353	95.2%	★★★★★
2012	76.7	23 of 373	93.8%	★★★★★
2011	77.3	25 of 364	93.1%	★★★★★
2010	58.4	86 of 362	76.2%	★★★★☆
2009	72.9	85 of 364	76.6%	★★★★☆
2008	74.7	69 of 360	80.8%	★★★★☆
2007	78.0	57 of 354	83.9%	★★★★☆
2006	76.4	56 of 349	84.0%	★★★★☆
2005	69.3	88 of 349	74.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	37 of 387	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	78.0	51 of 392	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	57 of 388	85.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	58 of 377	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	89 of 377	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	137 of 379	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	105 of 386	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	48 of 392	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	67 of 383	82.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	77 of 298	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	45.5	136 of 289	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	63 of 285	77.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	75 of 377	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	59 of 381	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	67 of 375	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	84 of 378	77.8%	★★★★☆

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)90th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)80th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing67%+13 vs state

Biology51%+6 vs state

Mathematics32%+6 vs state

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Schools Near Gibson Southern High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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 Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gibson Southern High School	Public	9-12	3499 W 800 S	Fort Branch	47648	Gibson County	South Gibson School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(812) 753-3011	742	40	18.3	23.7%	694 (93.5%)	5 (0.7%)	12 (1.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.0%)	75.5	59^th of 429 public high schools	86.2%		79.9	47^th of 432 public high schools	89.1%	12	67.4	31.5	51.3	$9,806	$97	$9,709
North High School	Public	9-12	15331 Hwy 41 N	Evansville	47725	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-8283	1,650	93	17.8	35.9%	1,223 (74.1%)	138 (8.4%)	88 (5.3%)	45 (2.7%)	5 (0.3%)	8 (0.5%)	143 (8.7%)	74.2	65^th of 429 public high schools	84.8%		76.6	56^th of 432 public high schools	87.0%	9	56.0	28.1	66.5	$11,270	$1,687	$9,583
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
North Posey High School	Public	7-12	5900 High School Rd	Poseyville	47633	Posey County	MSD North Posey County Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 673-4242	453	33	13.6	29.4%	424 (93.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	75.2	61^st of 429 public high schools	85.8%		72.4	69^th of 432 public high schools	84.0%	8	62.5	34.8	54.0	$12,267	$857	$11,410
Central High School	Public	9-12	5400 1st Ave	Evansville	47710	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-8292	1,087	77	14.2	45.2%	849 (78.1%)	95 (8.7%)	56 (5.2%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	77 (7.1%)	57.2	159^th of 429 public high schools	62.9%		58.5	146^th of 432 public high schools	66.2%	13	48.3	22.0	54.0	$12,495	$2,049	$10,446
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
New Technical Institute	Public	9-12	1901 Lynch Rd	Evansville	47711	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-0967	264	15	17.3	39.0%	221 (83.7%)	16 (6.1%)	9 (3.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	81.3	39^th of 429 public high schools	90.9%		83.8	39^th of 432 public high schools	91.0%		68.1	30.6	65.3	$11,435	$1,717	$9,719
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
Francis Joseph Reitz High School	Public	9-12	350 Dreier Blvd	Evansville	47712	Vanderburgh County	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 435-8206	1,293	74	17.5	42.1%	1,065 (82.4%)	83 (6.4%)	40 (3.1%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	92 (7.1%)	69.3	87^th of 429 public high schools	79.7%		61.9	126^th of 432 public high schools	70.8%	39	57.3	26.1	58.8	$11,641	$1,788	$9,853
Signature School Inc	Public, Charter	9-12	610 Main St	Evansville	47708	Vanderburgh County	Signature School Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(812) 421-1820	384	27	14.2	10.7%	231 (60.2%)	27 (7.0%)	27 (7.0%)	73 (19.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.3%)	99.3	2^nd of 429 public high schools	99.5%		99.5	2^nd of 432 public high schools	99.5%		96.5	84.9	96.9	$10,641	$130	$10,511

Frequently Asked Questions about Gibson Southern High School

What schools feed into Gibson Southern High School?

Gibson Southern High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fort Branch Community School
Elementary : Haubstadt Community School
Elementary : Owensville Community School

What is the racial makeup of Gibson Southern High School?

Students at Gibson Southern High School are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Gibson Southern High School in?

South Gibson School Corporation

How many students attend Gibson Southern High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 742 students attended Gibson Southern High School.

Is Gibson Southern High School a good school?

Gibson Southern High School ranks 59^th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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