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Whitko Junior/Senior High School

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Whitko Junior/Senior High School ranks 249 th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

249^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 40% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Whitko Junior/Senior High School is a public school in South Whitley, Indiana, serving 505 students in grades 6–12 as part of the Whitko Community School Corp. In 2025–26 it ranked 249th of 415 Indiana schools — the 40th percentile with 2 stars — which is below its own district's 56th percentile and marks a steady slide from the 66th percentile in 2018–19 and the 53rd in 2023–24. Among nearby traditional schools, every peer outranks it, from Manchester Junior-Senior High School at the 65th percentile to Homestead High School at the 98th.

Academic results show the clearest gaps. In 2025–26 ILEARN English/language arts, all grades, Whitko scored 21.99% against its district's 39.39%, and math came in at 28.45% versus the district's 43.7%. Middle school ELA is especially low: 7th grade at 14.81%, 8th grade at 20.25%, both far below state averages. At the high school level, SAT evidence-based reading and writing was 44.44% versus the state's 51.9%, and SAT math was 11.11% versus the state's 25.6% — the lowest among traditional nearby schools and less than half the state rate. Manchester, a similar-sized school about nine miles away with a comparable free/reduced-lunch rate, scored 41.85% in ELA, 36.07% in math, and 26.85% in SAT math.

Attendance is another concern: chronic absenteeism was 23.7% in 2024–25, above the district's 16.3% and the state's 16.7%, and the highest among nearby schools. Yet resources look comparatively strong — $12,188 per student in 2023–24 and a student-teacher ratio of 8.5. Bright spots include a 93.3% graduation rate, above the state's 89.7%, and Biology results that have been strong in some years. Subgroup rankings are lowest for male students (28th percentile, 1 star) and low-income students (29th percentile, 1 star).

505

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,602

Per pupil spending ?

45.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1 Big Blue Ave
South Whitley, IN 46787

(260) 723-5146

District: Whitko Community School Corp

Feeder schools for Whitko Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:	Pierceton Elementary School
	South Whitley Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.1%

Hispanic:

4.8%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 28th percentile in 2023 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 40th (2026) from a 28th-percentile low (2023)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (28% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Indiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg40%

Indiana avg39%

Middle school

318^th of 486

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

249^th of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Indiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

166^th of 374Whitko Community 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	318 of 486	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	273 of 480	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	338 of 491	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	343 of 489	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	380 of 490	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	359 of 483	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	301 of 470	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	249 of 415	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.2	233 of 429	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	204 of 432	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.6	287 of 398	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.7	251 of 409	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	248 of 388	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	132 of 389	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	248 of 385	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.5	230 of 380	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.2	196 of 394	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.0	69 of 400	82.8%	★★★★☆
2014	53.8	130 of 379	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.1	131 of 353	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.2	162 of 373	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	35.1	253 of 364	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.4	198 of 362	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.5	209 of 364	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	68.3	98 of 360	72.8%	★★★★☆
2007	73.8	78 of 354	78.0%	★★★★☆
2006	58.4	167 of 349	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.5	191 of 349	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	217 of 395	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.2	224 of 387	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	163 of 392	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.9	246 of 388	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	277 of 390	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.7	218 of 377	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	259 of 377	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	213 of 379	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	284 of 397	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.8	246 of 386	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	241 of 392	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	298 of 383	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	178 of 292	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	197 of 298	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.4	85 of 289	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	15.8	276 of 285	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	265 of 387	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.5	250 of 377	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	239 of 381	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.3	322 of 375	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	251 of 378	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

High school

Female (2026)45th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile~ school

White (2026)32nd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Biology51%

Evidence-based Reading and Writing44%-7 vs state

Science38%

Math28%

English Language Arts22%

Mathematics11%-14 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
Whitko Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	1 Big Blue Ave	South Whitley	46787	Whitley County	Whitko Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(260) 723-5146	505	59	8.5	45.0%	465 (92.1%)	6 (1.2%)	24 (4.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	40.9	249^th of 415 public high schools	40.0%		44.2	233^rd of 429 public high schools	45.7%	16	44.4	11.1	30.9	14.8	20.3	22.0	33.3	27.9	24.1	28.5	38.0	38.0	51.3	$13,602	$1,104	$12,498
Whitko Career Academy	Public	8-12	710 N Sr 5	Larwill	46764	Whitley County	Whitko Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(260) 327-3677	0	0	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$00
Columbia City High School	Public	9-12	1600 South State Road 9	Columbia City	46725	Whitley County	Whitley County Con Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 244-6136	1,202	85	14.1	21.9%	1,077 (89.6%)	13 (1.1%)	63 (5.2%)	11 (0.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (2.8%)	56.1	151^st of 415 public high schools	63.6%		57.6	156^th of 429 public high schools	63.6%	5	54.0	23.2											42.1	$12,316	$1,311	$11,005
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%)	57.1	147^th of 415 public high schools	64.6%		63.4	119^th of 429 public high schools	72.3%	28	45.4	26.9		39.8	44.0	41.9		36.6	35.6	36.1			49.5	$11,221	$179	$11,041
Huntington North High School	Public	9-12	450 MacGahan St	Huntington	46750	Huntington County	Huntington County Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(260) 356-6104	1,441	97	14.8	39.4%	1,308 (90.8%)	10 (0.7%)	77 (5.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	39 (2.7%)	64.5	107^th of 415 public high schools	74.2%		61	133^rd of 429 public high schools	69.0%	26	58.4	25.8											47.1	$12,100	$385	$11,716
Warsaw Community High School	Public	9-12	1 Tiger Ln	Warsaw	46580	Kosciusko County	Warsaw Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(574) 371-5099	2,077	162	12.7	45.5%	1,372 (66.1%)	50 (2.4%)	560 (27.0%)	27 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (3.2%)	62.1	120^th of 415 public high schools	71.1%		59.2	145^th of 429 public high schools	66.2%	25	53.4	27.3											46.3	$12,265	$604	$11,662
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%)	61.3	125^th of 415 public high schools	69.9%		60.9	134^th of 429 public high schools	68.8%	9	57.5	30.0		25.0	32.8	28.9		33.3	29.5	31.4			35.9	$11,498	$44	$11,454
Homestead High School	Public	9-12	4310 Homestead Rd	Fort Wayne	46814	Allen County	MSD Southwest Allen County Schls	No	No	No	No	(260) 431-2202	2,382	136	17.5	22.7%	1,818 (76.3%)	175 (7.3%)	168 (7.1%)	117 (4.9%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	99 (4.2%)	94.3	7^th of 415 public high schools	98.3%		93.3	8^th of 429 public high schools	98.1%	1	74.6	47.3											78.4	$11,285	$424	$10,860
eSACS Virtual School	Public, Virtual	6-12	4310 Homestead Rd	Fort Wayne	46814	Allen County	MSD Southwest Allen County Schls	No	No	Yes	No	(260) 431-2051	91	21	4.3	25.3%	63 (69.2%)	14 (15.4%)	9 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	3 (3.3%)	44.6	227^th of 415 public high schools	45.3%		51.8	193^rd of 429 public high schools	55.0%	34	46.4	10.7			50.0	46.7			10.0	6.7			55.6	$6,558	$253	$6,305
Churubusco Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	1 Eagle Dr	Churubusco	46723	Whitley County	Smith-Green Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 693-2131	603	42	14.5	27.2%	566 (93.9%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	69.9	78^th of 415 public high schools	81.2%		65.8	103^rd of 429 public high schools	76.0%	25	55.1	27.0	29.6	46.3	38.8	37.7	23.5	32.9	20.0	25.4	33.7	33.7	59.8	$12,951	$61	$12,889

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitko Junior/Senior High School

What district is Whitko Junior/Senior High School in?

Whitko Community School Corp

What is the racial makeup of Whitko Junior/Senior High School?

Students at Whitko Junior/Senior High School are 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Whitko Junior/Senior High School?

Whitko Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Pierceton Elementary School
Elementary : South Whitley Elementary School

How many students attend Whitko Junior/Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended Whitko Junior/Senior High School.

Is Whitko Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Whitko Junior/Senior High School ranks 249^th of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 20, 2026

2023–24 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

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