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Whitko Junior/Senior High School

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Whitko Junior/Senior High School ranks 233 rd of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 429 Indiana High Schools

Better than 46% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Whitko Junior/Senior High School is a public high school located in South Whitley, Indiana, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 556 students. The school is part of the Whitko Community School Corporation, which is ranked 219 out of 380 school districts in Indiana and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whitko Junior/Senior High School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and its nearby peers on standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ILEARN English Language Arts (32.28%) and Math (28.03%) were significantly lower than the state averages (37.9% and 35.9% respectively for 7th and 8th grades). The school also struggles in SAT performance, with only 39.73% of 11th graders proficient in Evidence-based Reading and Writing and just 6.85% proficient in Math. When compared to nearby high schools, such as Churubusco Junior-Senior High School and Homestead High School, Whitko Junior/Senior High School consistently underperforms.

Whitko Junior/Senior High School also faces challenges with significant achievement gaps between student subgroups, high chronic absenteeism rates, and a declining statewide ranking. The school's four-year graduation rate has remained relatively stable, ranging from 87.0% to 88.4% over the past few years, which is slightly below the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 34.68% to 44.96% over the past few years, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. These factors suggest the need for a comprehensive improvement plan to address the school's performance and provide a high-quality education for all students.

505

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,188

Per pupil spending ?

45%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 46th (2025) from a 28th-percentile low (2023)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (24% vs 17% Indiana)

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the Indiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg37%

Indiana avg42%

Middle school

273^rd of 480

Indiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 36% (2019) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

233^rd of 429

Indiana public high schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Indiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

219^th of 380Whitko 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Biology73%+27 vs state

Evidence-based Reading and Writing40%-15 vs state

English Language Arts32%

Math28%

Mathematics7%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Whitko Junior/Senior 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
Whitko Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	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%)	44.2	233^rd of 429 public high schools	45.7%		49.3	204^th of 432 public high schools	52.8%	29	39.7	6.9		28.9	36.0	32.3		30.1	25.7	28.0			72.6	$12,188	$870	$11,317
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%)	57.6	156^th of 429 public high schools	63.6%		62.6	120^th of 432 public high schools	72.2%	36	56.7	24.7											40.1	$11,466	$820	$10,647
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
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%)	61	133^rd of 429 public high schools	69.0%		66	98^th of 432 public high schools	77.3%	35	54.6	23.3											51.1	$11,479	$534	$10,945
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%)	59.2	145^th of 429 public high schools	66.2%		51.2	192^nd of 432 public high schools	55.6%	47	55.2	27.0											38.9	$11,800	$1,020	$10,780
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
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%)	93.3	8^th of 429 public high schools	98.1%		92.1	12^th of 432 public high schools	97.2%	4	78.7	43.3											75.8	$11,038	$415	$10,623
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%)	51.8	193^rd of 429 public high schools	55.0%		54.9	163^rd of 432 public high schools	62.3%	30	52.4	9.5			54.6	56.3			18.2	25.0			69.2	$6,610	$267	$6,343
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%)	65.8	103^rd of 429 public high schools	76.0%		65.1	108^th of 432 public high schools	75.0%	5	53.7	22.0	32.5	29.6	37.4	33.2	31.7	35.8	15.7	27.6	40.7	40.7	64.6	$11,798	$200	$11,599

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitko Junior/Senior High School

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

Is Whitko Junior/Senior High School a good school?

Whitko Junior/Senior High School ranks 233^rd of 429 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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 district is Whitko Junior/Senior High School in?

Whitko Community School Corp

How many students attend Whitko Junior/Senior High School?

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

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