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Best High Schools in Zip Code 47909

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At a glance

Schools

1,923

Students

Top rankedMcCutcheon High School132^nd of 429 Indiana high schools

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Summary:

Zip code 47909 is home to one public high school, McCutcheon High School, serving grades 9-12. This school is part of the Tippecanoe School Corp district.

McCutcheon High School demonstrates a strong four-year graduation rate of 88.4%, indicating a high likelihood of students successfully completing their high school education. The school enrolls 1,786 students and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15.6, suggesting that students may receive more individualized attention. With a per-student spending of $11,432, the school appears to be well-resourced. However, a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% is noted, which could potentially impact student learning.

Academically, McCutcheon High School shows mixed results when compared to district and state averages. While the school's proficiency in SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing is strong, exceeding the state average and nearing the district average, its SAT Mathematics proficiency is consistently below both. In Biology, the school's performance is slightly below the district but slightly above the state average. The school's statewide ranking has been consistent, placing it in the top tier of Indiana high schools, and it serves a significant portion of students (42.22%) who receive free or reduced lunch, highlighting its role in supporting a diverse student population.

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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 (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 Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McCutcheon High School	Public	9-12	4951 Us 231 S	Lafayette	47909	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 474-1488	1,835	112	16.4	39.3%	1,208 (65.8%)	140 (7.6%)	382 (20.8%)	18 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (4.5%)	61.1	132^nd of 429 public high schools	69.2%		57.9	149^th of 432 public high schools	65.5%	17	56.0	27.2	44.5	$11,432	$353	$11,079
Greater Lafayette Career Academy	Public	5-12	2201 S 18th St	Lafayette	47909	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 474-2481	0	20	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Tippecanoe Online Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	21 Elston Rd.	Tippecanoe	47909	Tippecanoe County	Tippecanoe School Corp	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(765) 269-8888	88	20	4.4	20.5%	68 (77.3%)	7 (8.0%)	8 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.7%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 47909

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lafayette	1.78 mi	27	272^nd
Tippecanoe	4.87 mi	1
Dayton	7.13 mi	1	109^th
West Lafayette	7.94 mi	8	14^th
Crawfordsville	12.85 mi	14	152^nd

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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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