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Best High Schools in Zip Code 47648

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School

742

Students

Top rankedGibson Southern High School59^th of 429 Indiana high schools

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Summary:

Zip code 47648 is served by one high school, Gibson Southern High School, which serves grades 9-12. This public high school is part of the highly-rated South Gibson School Corporation.

Gibson Southern High School is a strong performer, consistently ranking within the top tier of Indiana high schools. In recent years, it has been recognized for its high graduation rate of 88.4%. The school also demonstrates above-average proficiency in key academic areas, particularly in SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing, where it significantly outperforms both its district and the state averages. While SAT Mathematics scores are lower than its reading and writing scores, they still exceed the state average, indicating a solid foundation in this subject as well. The school's performance in ILEARN/Biology also shows proficiency above the state average.

The school has an enrollment of 771 students and a student-teacher ratio of 20.1, with a spending per student of $9,806, suggesting adequate resources. A notable area for potential improvement is the chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8%. Additionally, 26.46% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a moderate socioeconomic diversity within the student body. Overall, Gibson Southern High School is a high-achieving institution with a strong emphasis on academic success, particularly in literacy and science.

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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	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
Gibson Southern High School	Public	9-12	3499 W 800 S	Fort Branch	47648	Gibson County	South Gibson School Corporation	No	No	No	No	(812) 753-3011	742	40	18.3	23.7%	694 (93.5%)	5 (0.7%)	12 (1.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.0%)	75.5	59^th of 429 public high schools	86.2%		79.9	47^th of 432 public high schools	89.1%	12	67.4	31.5	51.3	$9,806	$97	$9,709

Cities Near Zip Code 47648

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fort Branch	0.52 mi	2	47^th
Haubstadt	2.78 mi	1	22^nd
Owensville	6.61 mi	1	107^th
Princeton	8.42 mi	4	334^th
Elberfeld	8.99 mi	1	30^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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