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Best High Schools in Zip Code 47265

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At a glance

School

1,188

Students

Top rankedJennings County High School194^th of 429 Indiana high schools

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Biggest riser

Jennings County High School up 79 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

In zip code 47265, there is one high school, Jennings County High School, serving grades 9-12. This public high school is part of the Jennings County School Corporation.

Jennings County High School has an enrollment of 1,174 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.3. The school's four-year graduation rate is strong at 88.4%. Academically, the school shows a proficiency rate of 54.2% in Biology, which is higher than the state average. However, performance on the SAT in Evidence-based Reading and Writing and Mathematics is below the Indiana state averages. The school's statewide ranking has seen a slight decline, dropping from 274th in 2020-2021 to 291st in 2022-2023, with a corresponding drop in its SchoolDigger star rating to 1 star.

The school serves a significant portion of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 56.47% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The chronic absenteeism rate is a concern at 17.8%. The school spends $11,860 per student, which is a substantial investment. Notably, the academic performance metrics for Jennings County High School are identical to the averages for the Jennings County School Corporation, indicating that the high school's performance is representative of the district's overall academic standing in these areas.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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 (2025)	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 Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jennings County High School	Public	9-12	800 W Walnut	North Vernon	47265	Jennings County	Jennings County School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(812) 346-5588	1,188	77	15.4	55.7%	1,053 (88.6%)	6 (0.5%)	97 (8.2%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.1%)	51.8	194^th of 429 public high schools	54.8%		38.7	273^rd of 432 public high schools	36.8%	79	48.5	16.2	54.2	$11,860	$737	$11,122

Cities Near Zip Code 47265

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Vernon	0.82 mi	7	285^th
Scipio	5.21 mi	1	166^th
Hayden	5.27 mi	1	242^nd
Commiskey	10.39 mi	1	99^th
Seymour	12.58 mi	8	329^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.