Best High Schools in Indiana

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 431)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
180744002750	381	New Castle Schools at the Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy	Public	9-12	10892 N In-140	Knightstown	46148	Henry County	New Castle Community School Corp	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 860-0003	75	4	19.5	4.0%	58 (77.3%)	11 (14.7%)	3 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.0%)								11.6			(n/a)
180004602162	382	21st Century Charter School of Gary	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	556 Washington St	Gary	46402	Lake County	21st Century Charter School of Gary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 886-9339	1,213	100	12.1	78.8%	3 (0.2%)	1,130 (93.2%)	52 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.3%)	$14,596			$5,257			$9,339	11.2	7.1	376	6
180021902704	383	GEO Next Generation Academy	Public, Charter	8-12	4010 N Sherman Drive	Indianapolis	46226	Marion County	GEO Next Generation Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 608-6220	222	19	11.6	82.0%	7 (3.2%)	126 (56.8%)	85 (38.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$16,582			$3,093			$13,489	11.1	8.3	369	14
181218001951	384	White's Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	5233 S 50 E	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	MSD Wabash County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 563-1150	421	13	32.3	70.5%	319 (75.8%)	26 (6.2%)	33 (7.8%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	$8,104			$928			$7,176	10.8	6.5	380	4
180014202548	385	Excel Center - Lafayette	Public, Charter	9-12	615 N 18th St 2nd Floor	Lafayette	47904	Tippecanoe County	Excel Center - Lafayette	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 524-3641	364	19	19.1	61.8%	179 (49.2%)	85 (23.4%)	72 (19.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	$4,913			$224			$4,689	9.6	4.7	389	4
180000601935	385	Pendleton Juvenile Correctional	Public	5-12	9310 S Sr 67	Pendleton	46064	Hamilton County	Indiana Department of Correction	No	No	No	No	(765) 778-3778	180	30	6		84 (46.7%)	56 (31.1%)	15 (8.3%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.1%)								9.6	3.6	393	8
180013102539	385	Smith Academy for Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	725 W Washington Blvd	Fort Wayne	46802	Allen County	Smith Academy for Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(260) 579-6939	76	7	10.8	78.9%	15 (19.7%)	33 (43.4%)	12 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (21.1%)	$12,321			$2,795			$9,527	9.6			(n/a)
180007702425	388	Anderson Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 West 29th Street	Anderson	46016	Madison County	Anderson Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(765) 649-8472	843	68	12.3	56.0%	375 (44.5%)	217 (25.7%)	138 (16.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (12.9%)	$11,194			$2,072			$9,122	9.4	17.2	339	49
180002501807	389	Thea Bowman Leadership Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3401 W 5th Ave	Gary	46406	Lake County	Thea Bowman Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 944-3100	849	48	17.6	74.1%	1 (0.1%)	790 (93.1%)	36 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	$10,211			$4,725			$5,486	9.4	7.2	375	14
180018202619	390	Excel Center - Clarksville	Public, Charter	9-12	1329 Applegate Lane	Clarksville	47129	Clark County	Excel Center - Clarksville	Yes	No	No	No	(812) 283-7908	356	10	35.6	46.9%	188 (52.8%)	60 (16.9%)	69 (19.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.1%)	$4,235			$196			$4,039	9.1	6.1	383	7

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing, SAT Mathematics, ILEARN Biology test scores released by the Indiana Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on July 20, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Indiana Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Indiana Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Indiana Department of Education.