High Schools in Peru Community Schools

The Peru Community Schools district in Indiana has one high school, Peru Junior/Senior High School, serving grades 7-12. The school has an enrollment of 883 students, with a predominantly white student population (83.01%) and a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (59.23%), indicating a significant level of economic disadvantage.

Academically, Peru Junior/Senior High School faces some challenges, with proficiency rates on ILEARN English Language Arts and Math assessments consistently below state and district averages, particularly in math. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 88.8% is also slightly below the state average. Additionally, the school has a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 24.0%, which may be contributing to the lower academic performance. On the SAT, the school's 11th-grade proficiency rates are on par with the district average in Evidence-based Reading and Writing, but below the district average in Math.

Despite the school's academic struggles, its per-student spending of $10,938 for the 2021-2022 school year is in line with the state average. This suggests that additional resources or targeted interventions may be needed to address the challenges faced by the school and its student population, which includes a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students. Improving student engagement and academic achievement should be key priorities for the school and the Peru Community Schools district.