Best Public Schools in Zip Code 47591

Summary:

Zip code 47591 is home to 9 schools serving elementary, middle, and high school grades, with a notable concentration of elementary schools. The area's schools are primarily divided between two districts: the Vincennes Community School Corp and the South Knox School Corp, with the latter generally showing stronger performance metrics.

Among the elementary schools, Benjamin Franklin Elementary School stands out for its strong test scores, particularly in math, and a 4-star SchoolDigger rating. South Knox Elementary School also performs well with a 3-star rating. In contrast, Tecumseh-Harrison Elementary School, Francis Vigo Elementary School, and James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School have received 1-star ratings, indicating lower performance. Interestingly, the two elementary schools with the highest spending per student, Francis Vigo Elementary School and James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School, are among those with the lowest SchoolDigger ratings.

For high schools, Lincoln High School and South Knox Middle-High School both report an 88.4% graduation rate, with South Knox Middle-High School showing higher SAT Math proficiency. Washington Learning Academy, an alternative high school, has the lowest spending per student and the lowest SchoolDigger rating among high schools. A notable finding across all schools in the zip code is a uniform chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year, which may indicate a systemic issue or a data reporting consistency.

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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 Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (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	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 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Knox Elementary School	Public	K-6	6078 E Sr 61	Vincennes	47591	Knox County	South Knox School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 743-2591	653	36	18.1	43.2%	615 (94.2%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	68.8	301^st of 1005 public elementary schools	70.0%		64.3	364^th of 1011 public elementary schools	64.0%	63			51.7	37.6	40.2	50.0			44.7	67.0	48.4	45.4	33.3			48.5	54.8	53.3	54.1	57.7		$10,701	$734	$9,967
South Knox Middle-High School	Public	7-12	6136 E Sr 61	Vincennes	47591	Knox County	South Knox School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 726-4450	562	34	16.5	35.1%	543 (96.6%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	62.8	121^st of 429 public high schools	71.8%		57.9	147^th of 432 public high schools	66.0%	26	53.9	26.4					25.0	38.0	31.5					21.7	33.7	27.7					50.0	$11,770	$218	$11,552
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-5	2600 Wabash Avenue	Vincennes	47591	Knox County	Vincennes Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 882-8176	413	26	15.6	45.5%	374 (90.6%)	12 (2.9%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.4%)	56.6	438^th of 1005 public elementary schools	56.4%		80.4	180^th of 1011 public elementary schools	82.2%	258			33.3	32.8	51.3				39.3	63.1	34.3	62.8				54.6	32.8		32.8	38.5		$10,629	$934	$9,695
Francis Vigo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1513 Main Street	Vincennes	47591	Knox County	Vincennes Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 882-5817	314	25	12.6	53.8%	259 (82.5%)	13 (4.1%)	19 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.7%)	37.4	646^th of 1005 public elementary schools	35.7%		31.2	719^th of 1011 public elementary schools	28.9%	73			39.5	33.3	29.8				33.6	57.9	42.9	12.3				34.3	35.7		35.7	24.6		$13,143	$1,587	$11,556
George Rogers Clark School	Public	6-8	1926 S Richard Bauer Drive	Vincennes	47591	Knox County	Vincennes Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 882-5172	626	42	14.8	48.1%	545 (87.1%)	20 (3.2%)	27 (4.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	42	287^th of 480 public middle schools	40.2%		38.5	309^th of 491 public middle schools	37.1%	22						36.1	23.0	33.8	31.2				34.2	24.6	20.6	26.5		41.1	41.1			$10,762	$255	$10,507
James Whitcomb Riley Elementary School	Public	K-5	1008 Upper 11th Street	Vincennes	47591	Knox County	Vincennes Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 882-7953	154	14	10.7	62.3%	125 (81.2%)	11 (7.1%)	8 (5.2%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	43.7	585^th of 1005 public elementary schools	41.8%		35.1	675^th of 1011 public elementary schools	33.2%	90			33.3	55.0	31.8				38.9	23.3	65.0	27.3				36.1	50.0		50.0	18.2		$14,531	$1,983	$12,548
Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	1545 S Hart Street Road	Vincennes	47591	Knox County	Vincennes Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 882-8480	704	47	14.9	45.2%	600 (85.2%)	33 (4.7%)	31 (4.4%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.5%)	44.4	232^nd of 429 public high schools	45.9%		32.2	298^th of 432 public high schools	31.0%	66	49.4	16.9																			38.3	$12,072	$741	$11,332
Tecumseh-Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-5	2116 N 2nd Street	Vincennes	47591	Knox County	Vincennes Community School Corp	No	No	No	Yes	(812) 882-8458	380	27	13.8	64.5%	308 (81.1%)	30 (7.9%)	22 (5.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	23	791^st of 1005 public elementary schools	21.3%		24.4	773^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	23.5%	18			24.6	21.0	24.6				23.4	27.7	32.3	29.0				29.6	22.6		22.6	25.0		$10,954	$1,269	$9,685
Washington Learning Academy	Public	6-12	2134 Washington Ave	Vincennes	47591	Knox County	Vincennes Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 882-5167	117	4	30.4	71.8%	103 (88.0%)	2 (1.7%)	10 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	8.9	395^th of 429 public high schools	7.9%		5.5	420^th of 432 public high schools	2.8%	25	9.4	6.3					11.8	7.1	7.9					0.0	0.0	0.0					11.1	$3,132	$114	$3,019

Cities Near Zip Code 47591

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Vincennes	2.96 mi	10	323^rd
Bruceville	7.55 mi	1	327^th
Bicknell	9.1 mi	2	333^rd
Washington	12.61 mi	6	319^th
Petersburg	15.53 mi	3	315^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.

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