Best Public Schools in Ferdinand, IN

Summary:

The city of Ferdinand, Indiana is home to a strong educational system with three standout schools: Forest Park Junior-Senior High School, Ferdinand Elementary School, and Nancy Hanks Elementary School. These schools, which serve students from kindergarten through 12th grade, have consistently demonstrated academic excellence, with Forest Park Junior-Senior High School and Nancy Hanks Elementary School ranking among the top schools in the state.

Forest Park Junior-Senior High School is a standout, consistently ranked among the top high schools in Indiana and maintaining a high 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts an impressive 96.8% four-year graduation rate and outperforms the Southeast Dubois County School Corp and state averages in several test score categories, including ILEARN English Language Arts and Math, as well as SAT Evidence-based Reading/Writing and Math.

Nancy Hanks Elementary School, part of the North Spencer County School Corp, also stands out, ranking among the top 35-45 elementary schools in Indiana over the past 3 years and demonstrating exceptional performance in ILEARN English Language Arts and Math, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's 4th grade students have particularly impressive test scores, with 90.48% proficiency in ILEARN English Language Arts and 100% proficiency in ILEARN Math.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2024)							ILEARN Math (2024)							ILEARN Social Studies (2024)	ILEARN Biology (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 Social Studies 5th Grade	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nancy Hanks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	19260 N Sr 162	Ferdinand	47532	Dubois County	North Spencer County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 357-5091	288	16	18.1	26.0%	275 (95.5%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	94.3	35^th of 1010 public elementary schools	96.5%		95	28^th of 1016 public elementary schools	97.2%	7			48.2	71.0	87.0	74.4			70.2	85.2	67.7	78.3	79.1			77.4	78.3		$9,665	$265	$9,400
Ferdinand Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	402 E 8th St	Ferdinand	47532	Dubois County	Southeast Dubois County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 817-0900	288	20	14.2	22.9%	271 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	85.5	120^th of 1010 public elementary schools	88.1%		88.6	79^th of 1016 public elementary schools	92.2%	41			56.4	58.2					57.5	62.5	76.4					70.5			$7,860	$261	$7,599
Forest Park Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1440 Michigan St	Ferdinand	47532	Dubois County	Southeast Dubois County School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 817-0900	521	43	12.0	24.0%	479 (91.9%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	85.9	28^th of 431 public high schools	93.5%		88.7	19^th of 398 public high schools	95.2%	9	63.0	39.8					67.4	55.7	61.8					64.0	41.8	53.3		65.2	$10,844	$525	$10,319

Cities Near Ferdinand

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Huntingburg	5.61 mi	4	163^rd
Dale	7.77 mi	1	84^th
Birdseye	7.94 mi	1	164^th
Holland	9.63 mi	1	97^th
Lincoln City	9.98 mi	2	15^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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