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South Putnam High School

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South Putnam High School ranks 76 th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

76^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 82% of Indiana high schools

Summary

South Putnam High School is a public high school located in Greencastle, Indiana, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 363 students. The school is part of the South Putnam Community Schools district, which is ranked 65 out of 380 districts in Indiana and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Putnam High School has shown consistent academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 76 to 208 out of 398-429 Indiana high schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as ILEARN/Biology and SAT, has been above the state average in recent years, with 55.7% of students proficient or better in ILEARN/Biology in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 29%. The school has also performed well for female students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students, ranking 41, 71, and 96 out of 387, 298, and 377 Indiana high schools, respectively, in 2024-2025. However, the school lags behind some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Danville Community High School, in areas like SAT/Mathematics proficiency.

South Putnam High School has maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 87.2% to 97.5% over the past few years. The school's per-student spending has increased from $10,295 in 2020-2021 to $14,711 in 2023-2024, indicating a commitment to investing in student resources. However, the school has experienced fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.5% to 19.2% over the past few years, which is an area of concern. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at South Putnam High School has increased from 37.33% in 2021-2022 to 46.56% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

354

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,711

Per pupil spending ?

48.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1780 E US Hwy 40
Greencastle, IN 46135

(765) 653-3148

District: South Putnam Community Schools

Feeder schools for South Putnam High School:

Elementary:	Central Elementary School
	Fillmore Elementary School
Middle:	South Putnam Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.8%

Hispanic:

2.3%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Indiana average (48% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Indiana high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Indiana avg42%

76^th of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

65^th of 380South Putnam 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	76 of 429	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	51.7	188 of 432	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	155 of 398	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	208 of 409	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.6	170 of 388	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	158 of 389	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	201 of 385	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.2	262 of 380	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	66.4	104 of 394	73.6%	★★★★☆
2015	63.1	93 of 400	76.8%	★★★★☆
2014	57.0	118 of 379	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.1	117 of 353	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.7	39 of 373	89.5%	★★★★☆
2011	55.1	132 of 364	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.7	69 of 362	80.9%	★★★★☆
2009	68.4	115 of 364	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.6	97 of 360	73.1%	★★★★☆
2007	60.8	151 of 354	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.8	114 of 349	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.4	199 of 349	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	41 of 387	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	47.6	194 of 392	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	120 of 388	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	96 of 377	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	54.0	144 of 377	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.6	53 of 379	86.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	143 of 386	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	172 of 392	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	179 of 383	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	71 of 298	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	20.5	253 of 289	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	242 of 285	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	123 of 377	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.6	236 of 381	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	194 of 375	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	243 of 378	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)89th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing60%+5 vs state

Biology56%+10 vs state

Mathematics28%+3 vs state

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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 Putnam High School	Public	9-12	1780 E US Hwy 40	Greencastle	46135	Putnam County	South Putnam Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 653-3148	354	24	14.7	48.9%	332 (93.8%)	4 (1.1%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	70.9	76^th of 429 public high schools	82.3%		51.7	188^th of 432 public high schools	56.5%	112	59.8	28.1											55.7	$14,711	$530	$14,181
Greencastle High School	Public	9-12	910 E Washington St	Greencastle	46135	Putnam County	Greencastle Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 653-9711	497	34	14.6	42.9%	440 (88.5%)	7 (1.4%)	17 (3.4%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	59.2	144^th of 429 public high schools	66.4%		53.2	174^th of 432 public high schools	59.7%	30	57.7	25.2											42.0	$11,828	$314	$11,514
Old National Trail Special Services	Public	9-12	1 N Calbert Way - Suite B	Greencastle	46135	Putnam County	Old National Trail Special Serv Coop	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(765) 653-2781	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Area 30 Career Center	Public	6-12	One North Calbert Way - Suite	Greencastle	46135	Putnam County	Area 30 Career Center Edu Inter	No	No	No	No	(765) 653-3515	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$00
Cloverdale High School	Public	9-12	205 E Market	Cloverdale	46120	Putnam County	Cloverdale Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 795-4203	301	23	13.0	51.2%	275 (91.4%)	4 (1.3%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	58.8	150^th of 429 public high schools	65.0%		33.3	291^st of 432 public high schools	32.6%	141	56.9	30.6											35.8	$14,764	$186	$14,578
Eminence Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	6760 N Sr 42	Eminence	46125	Morgan County	Eminence Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 528-2221	148	17	8.7	54.1%	143 (96.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	11.2	382^nd of 429 public high schools	11.0%		28.9	311^th of 432 public high schools	28.0%	71	15.0	0.0	17.7	36.8	20.0	24.6	17.7	42.1	4.0	19.7	35.3	35.3	27.3	$16,656		$16,656
North Putnam Senior High School	Public	9-12	8869 N Cr 250 E	Roachdale	46172	Putnam County	North Putnam Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 522-6282	397	28	14.1	8.6%	373 (94.0%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	64.2	113^th of 429 public high schools	73.7%		67.3	90^th of 432 public high schools	79.2%	23	50.5	29.5											52.2	$11,122	$393	$10,728
Cascade Senior High School	Public	9-12	6565 S Cr 200 W	Clayton	46118	Hendricks County	Mill Creek Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 539-9315	537	39	13.7	25.9%	491 (91.4%)	8 (1.5%)	18 (3.4%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	75.3	60^th of 429 public high schools	86.0%		77.4	53^rd of 432 public high schools	87.7%	7	63.5	26.3											63.7	$11,508	$156	$11,352
Monrovia High School	Public	9-12	205 S Chestnut St	Monrovia	46157	Morgan County	Monroe-Gregg School District	No	No	No	No	(317) 996-2258	489	32	15.1	40.1%	421 (86.1%)	34 (7.0%)	19 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	41.7	253^rd of 429 public high schools	41.0%		42	254^th of 432 public high schools	41.2%	1	43.6	17.3											39.5	$12,470	$431	$12,039
Danville Community High School	Public	9-12	100 Warrior Way	Danville	46122	Hendricks County	Danville Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(317) 745-6431	853	45	19.1	29.3%	704 (82.5%)	68 (8.0%)	45 (5.3%)	13 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.5%)	75.9	57^th of 429 public high schools	86.7%		78.1	52^nd of 432 public high schools	88.0%	5	76.1	44.8											47.0	$11,940	$257	$11,684

Frequently Asked Questions about South Putnam High School

What district is South Putnam High School in?

South Putnam Community Schools

How many students attend South Putnam High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended South Putnam High School.

What is the racial makeup of South Putnam High School?

Students at South Putnam High School are 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools feed into South Putnam High School?

South Putnam High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Central Elementary School
Elementary : Fillmore Elementary School
Middle : South Putnam Middle School

Is South Putnam High School a good school?

South Putnam High School ranks 76^th of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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