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South Vermillion High School

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South Vermillion High School ranks 135 th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

135^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 67% of Indiana high schools

Summary

South Vermillion High School is a public high school in Clinton, Indiana, serving 446 students in grades 9–12 as part of the South Vermillion Com School Corp, where about 55% of students are economically disadvantaged (free/reduced lunch).

The school’s overall rank rebounded in 2025–2026 to 135th of 415 (67th percentile) from 269th of 429 (37th percentile) the prior year. Reading is a clear strength: 60.92% met SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing proficiency, above the state’s 51.9% and highest among nearby schools, including Parke Heritage High School (59.78%) and Terre Haute South Vigo High School (52.31%). Math is weak at 18.39%, below the state’s 25.6%. Graduation is 91.1%, above the state’s 89.7%, but chronic absenteeism is 25.2%, well above the state’s 16.7% and the district’s 13.7%. It outranks most nearby schools overall, including North Vermillion High School, Northview High School, West Vigo High School, and Riverton Parke Junior-Senior High School, though Parke Heritage High School ranks higher at 80th percentile. Biology proficiency (48.65%) is third among nearby schools.

Special education students improved dramatically from 7th percentile in 2023–2024 to 78th percentile in 2025–2026. Male students rank 71st percentile, female 54th, and low-income students 43rd. Per-student spending is $12,631 (mid-range), with a low student-teacher ratio of 9.4. Overall, the school is above the middle of Indiana high schools, with strong reading and graduation. The biggest opportunities are improving math and reducing chronic absenteeism, especially to close the gap for low-income students.

446

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,024

Per pupil spending ?

54.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

770 W Wildcat Dr
Clinton, IN 47842

(765) 832-3551

District: South Vermillion Com School Corp

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.0%

Hispanic:

3.6%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Indiana median (67th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

Indiana avg39%

135^th of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

167^th of 374South Vermillion 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
2026	59.4	135 of 415	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.7	269 of 429	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	189 of 432	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	139 of 398	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	238 of 409	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	153 of 388	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	232 of 389	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	242 of 385	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.4	213 of 380	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.7	192 of 394	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.8	262 of 400	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.5	280 of 379	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.9	237 of 353	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.4	311 of 373	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.1	268 of 364	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.0	236 of 362	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.3	273 of 364	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	48.9	231 of 360	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.7	250 of 354	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.1	302 of 349	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.8	274 of 349	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	181 of 395	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.2	290 of 387	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.6	197 of 392	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	153 of 388	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	222 of 390	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.2	307 of 377	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.2	168 of 377	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	131 of 379	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	114 of 397	71.3%	★★★★☆
2025	43.6	213 of 386	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	175 of 392	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	128 of 383	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	63 of 292	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	26.9	237 of 298	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	269 of 289	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	212 of 285	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	154 of 387	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.3	285 of 377	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	225 of 381	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	164 of 375	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.7	281 of 378	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)78th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)71st percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)60th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing61%+9 vs state

Biology49%

Mathematics18%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)				ILEARN Math (2026)				ILEARN Science (2026)		ILEARN Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Vermillion High School	Public	9-12	770 W Wildcat Dr	Clinton	47842	Vermillion County	South Vermillion Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 832-3551	446	47	9.4	54.7%	415 (93.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	59.4	135^th of 415 public high schools	67.5%		39.7	269^th of 429 public high schools	37.3%	134	60.9	18.4											48.7	$13,024	$291	$12,733
Riverton Parke Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	4907 S Coxville Rd	Montezuma	47862	Parke County	Southwest Parke Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 569-2045	471	47	9.9	49.7%	437 (92.8%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	27.5	307^th of 415 public high schools	26.0%		40.2	265^th of 429 public high schools	38.2%	42	42.9	11.9		45.1	38.0	41.6		35.2	28.2	31.7			15.8	$12,456	$800	$11,655
Parke Heritage High School	Public	9-12	506 N Beadle St	Rockville	47872	Parke County	North Central Parke Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 569-5363	335	43	7.7	46.0%	316 (94.3%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	68.5	82^nd of 415 public high schools	80.2%		49.8	205^th of 429 public high schools	52.2%	123	59.8	19.6											67.2	$15,459	$982	$14,477
Terre Haute North Vigo High School	Public	9-12	3434 Maple Av	Terre Haute	47804	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 462-4312	1,486	106	14.0	54.7%	1,235 (83.1%)	64 (4.3%)	73 (4.9%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	102 (6.9%)	43.6	235^th of 415 public high schools	43.4%		38.2	274^th of 429 public high schools	36.1%	39	51.3	20.6											27.2	$11,490	$628	$10,862
Excel Center of West Central Indiana	Public, Charter	9-12	2702 S. 3rd St.	Terre Haute	47802	Vigo County	Excel Center of West Central Indiana	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(812) 235-1827	139			—	89 (64.0%)	16 (11.5%)	31 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	6.3	405^th of 415 public high schools	2.4%					(n/a)	16.7	0.0												$8,084	$4,767	$3,316
West Vigo High School	Public	9-12	4590 W Sarah Myers Dr	West Terre Haute	47885	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 462-4282	531	51	10.4	51.8%	497 (93.6%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	31.8	293^rd of 415 public high schools	29.4%		37.7	276^th of 429 public high schools	35.7%	17	38.6	12.9											35.4	$15,323	$685	$14,638
Northview High School	Public	9-12	3150 W Sr 340	Brazil	47834	Clay County	Clay Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 448-2661	863	74	11.7	36.5%	788 (91.3%)	6 (0.7%)	33 (3.8%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.1%)	35.1	280^th of 415 public high schools	32.5%		49.6	207^th of 429 public high schools	51.7%	73	40.8	17.3											32.1	$12,998	$290	$12,708
Booker T Washington Alt School	Public	6-12	3707 S 7th St	Terre Haute	47802	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 462-4427	62	20	3.1	72.6%	44 (71.0%)	6 (9.7%)	4 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (12.9%)	6.1	406^th of 415 public high schools	2.2%		6.4	406^th of 429 public high schools	5.4%		18.8	0.0			7.1	3.1			6.7	3.0			6.7	$28,734	$1,059	$27,675
Terre Haute South Vigo High School	Public	9-12	3737 S 7th St	Terre Haute	47802	Vigo County	Vigo County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 462-4252	1,544	111	13.9	52.5%	1,085 (70.3%)	136 (8.8%)	100 (6.5%)	53 (3.4%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	163 (10.6%)	52.1	183^rd of 415 public high schools	55.9%		53.5	182^nd of 429 public high schools	57.6%	1	52.3	25.2											33.9	$11,547	$672	$10,876
North Vermillion High School	Public	7-12	5555 N Falcon Dr	Cayuga	47928	Vermillion County	North Vermillion Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 492-3364	364	39	9.4	52.2%	343 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	38	261^st of 415 public high schools	37.1%		37.6	278^th of 429 public high schools	35.2%	17	41.7	1.7		21.9	28.6	25.0		15.9	17.9	16.8			54.6	$13,110	$558	$12,552

Frequently Asked Questions about South Vermillion High School

What district is South Vermillion High School in?

South Vermillion Com School Corp

What schools feed into South Vermillion High School?

South Vermillion High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Central Elementary School
Elementary : Van Duyn Elementary School
Middle : South Vermillion Middle School

How many students attend South Vermillion High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended South Vermillion High School.

What is the racial makeup of South Vermillion High School?

Students at South Vermillion High School are 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is South Vermillion High School a good school?

South Vermillion High School ranks 135^th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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