Summary:
ZIP code 47567 covers Petersburg, Indiana, and contains just one high school: Pike Central High School, which serves grades 9–12 with 450 students as part of Pike County School Corp.
Because it is the only high school in the area, Pike Central is the only option for local families, and its profile is mixed rather than uniformly strong or weak. Its clearest strength is a 92.7% graduation rate in 2024–2025, which is 3.0 percentage points above Indiana's 89.7% rate. The student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1 is relatively low. The school's ranking also improved, moving from 300 of 429 schools in 2024–2025 to 274 of 415 in 2025–2026, though it still holds a 2-star rating and sits at the 34th percentile. The district overall ranks slightly higher, at the 38th percentile, also with 2 stars.
Attendance and test scores are the main concerns. Chronic absenteeism is 25.4% — about 1 in 4 students — compared with 19.4% in the district and 16.7% statewide. SAT performance improved year over year but remains below state levels: Mathematics rose from 10.68% to 17% (state: 25.6%), and Evidence-based Reading and Writing rose from 36.89% to 43% (state: 51.9%). Biology ILEARN End-of-Course proficiency fell from 41.23% to 30.97%, a 10.26 percentage point decline; the 2024–2025 figure was 4.37 percentage points below the state's 45.6%, and no newer state comparison is provided. Other context: 42.67% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, and per-student spending is $13,916 (2023–2024). Because school and district figures match on every test score and on the graduation rate — expected when the high school is the district's only one — those numbers describe both.
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