Summary:
ZIP code 47012 covers two public high schools serving grades 9–12 in Indiana — East Central High School in Saint Leon (part of Sunman-Dearborn Com School Corp) and Franklin County High in Brookville (part of Franklin County Community School Corp). Together they enroll 1,839 students, with East Central taking about two-thirds of that total at 1,225 students and Franklin County at 614.
East Central High School is the consistent academic leader here. It ranked 54 of 415 schools statewide for 2025–2026 (87th percentile, 4 stars) and has held 4 stars and 85th–87th percentile placement for three straight years. Its graduation rate is 96.4%, well above the state's 89.7%, and its chronic absenteeism of 10.3% is below the state's 16.7%. SAT proficiency is strong: 68.35% in ERW and 30.58% in Math, both above state averages. Its free/reduced lunch rate is also the lower of the two at 18.94%.
Franklin County High stands out differently. Its 97.7% graduation rate is the highest in this ZIP code and 8.0 points above the state, and it improved markedly year over year, rising from 209 of 429 schools (51st percentile) to 115 of 415 (72nd percentile) while gaining in all three reported subjects: Biology (50% to 56.69%), SAT ERW (50.35% to 55.38%) and SAT Math (14.89% to 20%). Its student-teacher ratio of 15.7 is lower than East Central's 17.7. However, Franklin County faces real challenges: chronic absenteeism of 25.2% (versus 10.3% at East Central and 16.7% statewide), a free/reduced lunch rate of 36.81%, nearly double East Central's, and SAT Math that remains below the state average. Notably, East Central spends more per student ($12,401 versus $11,244) yet has the larger classes, so neither spending nor class size alone explains the outcome differences.
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