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Wabash High School

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Wabash High School ranks 261 st of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 39% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Wabash High School is a public high school located in Wabash, Indiana, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 492. The school is part of the Wabash City Schools district, which is ranked 241 out of 380 districts in Indiana and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wabash High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 152 out of 398 Indiana high schools in 2022-2023 (3-star rating) to 296 out of 388 in 2020-2021 (1-star rating). Its current ranking for 2024-2025 is 261 out of 429 high schools, with a 2-star rating. The school's performance has been mixed, with varying results among different student subgroups. Female students have generally performed better than male students, while special education students and low socioeconomic status students have shown more consistent performance. Wabash High School's four-year graduation rates have ranged from 87.2% to 97.5% over the past few years, with the most recent rate being 88.4% for the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.8% to 32.5% over the past few years, with the most recent rate being 19.2% for the 2022-2023 school year.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Huntington North High School, Oak Hill High School, and Maconaquah High School, Wabash High School's performance is generally lower, with higher statewide rankings, better test scores, and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, the school's spending per student has decreased from $13,377 in 2021-2022 to $9,297 in 2023-2024, which may be contributing to the school's overall performance challenges.

469

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,297

Per pupil spending ?

58.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

580 N Miami St
Wabash, IN 46992

(260) 563-4131

District: Wabash City Schools

Feeder schools for Wabash High School:

Elementary:	O J Neighbours Elementary School
Middle:	Wabash Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.7%

Hispanic:

3.4%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 62nd percentile in 2023 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (34% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 17% Indiana)

!Ranking has slipped from its 62nd-percentile peak (2023) to 39th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg37%

Indiana avg42%

261^st of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

241^st of 380Wabash City 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	40.6	261 of 429	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	261 of 432	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	152 of 398	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	197 of 409	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.5	296 of 388	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	325 of 389	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	312 of 385	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.5	312 of 380	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	47.2	229 of 394	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.5	269 of 400	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.6	169 of 379	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	26.3	274 of 353	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.6	313 of 373	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.1	286 of 364	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.4	158 of 362	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.7	130 of 364	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.3	194 of 360	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.9	249 of 354	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.5	281 of 349	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.4	256 of 349	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	169 of 387	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	229 of 392	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	213 of 388	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	183 of 377	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	219 of 377	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	140 of 379	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	315 of 386	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	263 of 392	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.1	94 of 383	75.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	81 of 298	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	35 of 289	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	36.0	179 of 285	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	291 of 377	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	283 of 381	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.0	178 of 375	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	206 of 378	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)73rd percentile+34 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-16 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing49%-5 vs state

Biology41%-5 vs state

Mathematics11%-14 vs state

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Schools Near Wabash 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
Wabash High School	Public	9-12	580 N Miami St	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	Wabash City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 563-4131	469	29	16.1	58.8%	430 (91.7%)	5 (1.1%)	16 (3.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	40.6	261^st of 429 public high schools	39.2%		40.5	261^st of 432 public high schools	39.6%		49.1	11.3											41.1	$9,297	$570	$8,727
Heartland Career Center	Public	6-12	79 S 200 W	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	Heartland Career Center	No	No	No	No	(260) 563-7481	0	16	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Northfield Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	154 W 200 N	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	MSD Wabash County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 563-8050	429	33	13.1	43.6%	406 (94.6%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	60.9	134^th of 429 public high schools	68.8%		50.8	195^th of 432 public high schools	54.9%	61	48.4	23.4		35.0	33.3	34.2		40.0	30.2	35.0			58.5	$10,756	$255	$10,501
White's Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	5233 S 50 E	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	MSD Wabash County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 563-1150	369	13	28.3	71.0%	284 (77.0%)	15 (4.1%)	27 (7.3%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.9%)	5.7	411^th of 429 public high schools	4.2%		10.8	384^th of 432 public high schools	11.1%	27	12.0	0.0			0.0	0.0			8.3	5.6				$7,113	$569	$6,543
Southwood Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	564 E Sr 124	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	MSD Wabash County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 563-8050	445	32	14.0	33.7%	407 (91.5%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	70.4	79^th of 429 public high schools	81.6%		71.7	72^nd of 432 public high schools	83.3%	7	50.8	25.4	34.6	38.2	42.0	38.5	50.9	42.7	58.0	50.5	36.4	36.4	75.0	$9,996	$214	$9,783
Peru Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	401 N Broadway	Peru	46970	Miami County	Peru Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 472-3301	814	52	15.8	48.2%	680 (83.5%)	25 (3.1%)	47 (5.8%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.5%)	41.7	254^th of 429 public high schools	40.8%		44.1	238^th of 432 public high schools	44.9%	16	44.1	15.0		27.1	36.4	31.4		24.6	14.6	20.0			43.9	$12,089	$1,060	$11,028
North Miami Middle/High School	Public	7-12	570 E 900 N	Denver	46926	Miami County	North Miami Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 985-2931	367	29	12.8	45.5%	328 (89.4%)	5 (1.4%)	18 (4.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	49.6	208^th of 429 public high schools	51.5%		43.6	243^rd of 432 public high schools	43.8%	35	52.2	14.5		17.8	18.3	18.1		13.0	13.3	13.2			48.4	$12,543	$109	$12,434
Manchester Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Squire Dr	North Manchester	46962	Wabash County	Manchester Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 982-2196	618	39	15.9	46.9%	516 (83.5%)	7 (1.1%)	67 (10.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.6%)	63.4	119^th of 429 public high schools	72.3%		59.4	142^nd of 432 public high schools	67.1%	23	50.5	32.6		34.4	34.0	34.2		31.2	45.0	38.3			47.3	$11,149	$511	$10,638
Oak Hill High School	Public	9-12	7756 W Delhpi Pk-27	Converse	46919	Grant County	Oak Hill United School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 395-3341	528	35	14.9	37.5%	465 (88.1%)	7 (1.3%)	36 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	52.7	189^th of 429 public high schools	55.9%		61.5	129^th of 432 public high schools	70.1%	60	62.0	19.0											34.5	$11,667	$277	$11,391
Maconaquah High School	Public	9-12	256 E 800 S	Bunker Hill	46914	Miami County	Maconaquah School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 689-9131	550	35	15.9	48.9%	448 (81.5%)	13 (2.4%)	44 (8.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.3%)	43.9	235^th of 429 public high schools	45.2%		55.5	158^th of 432 public high schools	63.4%	77	47.9	16.4											39.6	$10,645	$1,419	$9,226

Frequently Asked Questions about Wabash High School

Is Wabash High School a good school?

Wabash High School ranks 261^st of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wabash High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Wabash High School.

What district is Wabash High School in?

Wabash City Schools

What is the racial makeup of Wabash High School?

Students at Wabash High School are 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Wabash High School?

Wabash High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : O J Neighbours Elementary School
Middle : Wabash Middle School

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