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Best High Schools in Zip Code 47302

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At a glance

School

318

Students

Top rankedCowan High School211^th of 429 Indiana high schools

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Biggest riser

Cowan High School up 31 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 47302 is home to one high school, Cowan High School, which serves grades 7-12. This school is part of the Cowan Community School Corp.

Cowan High School has a student enrollment of 350 students and boasts a strong graduation rate of 88.4%. The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.2 and spends $11,922 per student, indicating good resources. However, a notable concern is the chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8%. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated significantly, moving from 174th in 2020-2021 to 83rd in 2021-2022, and then dropping to 210th in 2022-2023, suggesting inconsistency in performance.

Academically, Cowan High School shows mixed results. The school performs well in SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing, exceeding the state average. Proficiency in 7th-grade English Language Arts and 8th-grade Math, however, lags behind the state average, with a notable decline in 7th-grade English Language Arts proficiency from the previous year. Similarly, while the school's Biology proficiency was strong in 2024-2025, it saw a significant drop from the prior year. The school serves a student population where nearly half (49.71%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, highlighting the importance of considering socioeconomic factors when evaluating academic outcomes.

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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 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cowan High School	Public	7-12	9401 S Nottingham	Muncie	47302	Delaware County	Cowan Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 289-7128	318	25	12.9	47.2%	288 (90.6%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	49.2	211^th of 429 public high schools	50.8%		43.7	242^nd of 432 public high schools	44.0%	31	55.1	8.2	33.3	44.6	38.9	33.3	23.2	28.3	52.9	$11,922	$642	$11,280

Cities Near Zip Code 47302

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Muncie	0.64 mi	20	297^th
Indianapolis	1.74 mi	267	371^st
Yorktown	5.9 mi	4	75^th
Selma	6.09 mi	3	122^nd
Gaston	9.88 mi	3	271^st

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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.

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