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Best High Schools in Zip Code 47906

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At a glance

Schools

3,310

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedWest Lafayette Junior/Senior High School6^th of 429 Indiana high schools

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Biggest riser

William Henry Harrison High School up 17 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 47906 is home to two public high schools, William Henry Harrison High School and West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School, both serving grades 9-12. These schools are located in the West Lafayette area and are part of different school districts: Tippecanoe School Corp for William Henry Harrison High School and West Lafayette Com School Corp for West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School.

In zip code 47906, parents will find two high-performing high schools, with West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School consistently recognized as one of Indiana's top schools, holding a statewide rank in the top 10 for the past three years and a perfect 5-star rating. William Henry Harrison High School also performs well, ranking in the top 50 statewide and recently earning a 5-star rating. Both schools share identical graduation rates of 88.4% and chronic absenteeism rates of 17.8% for the 2023-2024 school year.

While both schools excel, West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School demonstrates a notable advantage in SAT scores, particularly in Mathematics, where its students achieve a 71.43% proficiency rate, significantly higher than both William Henry Harrison High School (36.8%) and the state average (25.4%). This higher performance may be supported by greater per-student spending ($14,927 vs. $10,877) and a lower student-teacher ratio (14.1:1 vs. 17.4:1) at West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School. Conversely, William Henry Harrison High School shows a slight edge in Biology proficiency (75.97% vs. 72.63%).

William Henry Harrison High School serves a larger student body of 2,169 students and has a higher percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch at 29.46%, compared to West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School's 1,110 students and 19.46% free/reduced lunch rate. This suggests potential differences in the socioeconomic backgrounds of the student populations served by each school.

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Ranking:

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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
William Henry Harrison High School	Public	9-12	5701 N 50 W	West Lafayette	47906	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 463-3511	2,194	120	18.3	26.8%	1,621 (73.9%)	103 (4.7%)	287 (13.1%)	80 (3.6%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	96 (4.4%)	88.9	16^th of 429 public high schools	96.3%		85.1	33^rd of 432 public high schools	92.4%	17	69.6	36.8							76.0	$10,877	$309	$10,568
West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1105 N Grant St	West Lafayette	47906	Tippecanoe County	West Lafayette Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 746-0400	1,116	77	14.5	20.5%	617 (55.3%)	54 (4.8%)	84 (7.5%)	281 (25.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (7.0%)	95	6^th of 429 public high schools	98.6%		96	4^th of 432 public high schools	99.1%	2	88.6	71.4	57.3	62.4	59.7	68.7	62.9	65.9	72.6	$14,927	$777	$14,150

Cities Near Zip Code 47906

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Lafayette	2.13 mi	8	14^th
Lafayette	6.72 mi	27	272^nd
Otterbein	6.87 mi	1	169^th
Battle Ground	7.11 mi	1	98^th
Tippecanoe	7.91 mi	1

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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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