Summary:
ZIP code 47240 covers Greensburg, Indiana, where 7 schools serve 3,789 students across two districts — Greensburg Community Schools (3 schools, 2,025 students) and Decatur County Community Schools (4 schools, 1,764 students). The mix includes three elementary schools, one middle school, and three high schools, two of which are combined 7–12 junior-senior high schools. Both districts rank above the state average, at the 66th and 69th percentiles respectively, each earning 3 district stars. Current schools range from the 52nd to the 84th percentile, with two 4-star schools and five 3-star schools.
Two schools stand out. North Decatur Elementary School is the strongest elementary: 4 stars, 84th percentile, the top elementary ELA and math proficiency in the ZIP, and the lowest chronic absenteeism at 4.8%. Greensburg Community High School is the strongest high school: 4 stars, a 100.0% graduation rate, and SAT reading/writing of 59.63%, above the state's 51.9%. North Decatur Junior-Senior High School has improved from 2 stars to 3 stars (68th percentile) with a 96.8% graduation rate, but its chronic absenteeism of 16.1% is the highest in the ZIP and close to the state's 16.7%.
South Decatur Junior-Senior High School faces the largest challenges: an 83.0% graduation rate, all-grade math at 18.26%, grade-8 math at 10%, and SAT math of 20.97% — despite the ZIP's lowest student-teacher ratio of 9.1 and high per-student spending of $13,089. Math is a secondary-level concern across the area. Greensburg Elementary is the largest school (975 students) with the highest student-teacher ratio (17.0) and lowest spending ($9,710), yet its math and science exceed district averages while its ELA lags. Encouragingly, every school here is below Indiana's 16.7% chronic absenteeism rate.
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