Best High Schools in Indiana

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the SAT and ILEARN test scores by the Indiana Department of Education. The most recent update was on Saturday, July 20, 2024.

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for Indiana schools were revised on October 21^st after the IN Department of Education's recent release of the 2024 iLEARN Biology scores.

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)
180969001586	331	Merrillville High School	Public	9-12	276 E 68th Pl	Merrillville	46410	Lake County	Merrillville Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 650-5307	2,042	125	16.3	63.9%	163 (8.0%)	1,387 (67.9%)	378 (18.5%)	11 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (4.8%)	$11,799			$1,080			$10,719	23.5	21.8	322	9
180477002238	332	Shortridge High School	Public	9-12	3401 N Meridian	Indianapolis	46208	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-2810	1,089	74	14.7	70.2%	174 (16.0%)	528 (48.5%)	321 (29.5%)	18 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.4%)	$17,187			$2,076			$15,111	23.2	18	335	3
180252000301	333	Culver Community Middle/High School	Public	6-12	701 School	Culver	46511	Marshall County	Culver Community Schools Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 842-3391	425	37	11.4	62.1%	351 (82.6%)	5 (1.2%)	44 (10.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.9%)	$13,314			$1,146			$12,168	23.2	41.8	231	102
180732001242	334	Muncie Central High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	801 N Walnut St	Muncie	47305	Delaware County	Muncie Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 747-5260	1,326	90	14.7	70.4%	720 (54.3%)	330 (24.9%)	86 (6.5%)	15 (1.1%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	166 (12.5%)	$10,100			$1,125			$8,975	23	19.7	327	7
180363000568	335	Wayne High School	Public	9-12	9100 Winchester Rd	Fort Wayne	46819	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-6400	1,419	80	17.6	68.1%	400 (28.2%)	462 (32.6%)	268 (18.9%)	152 (10.7%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	132 (9.3%)	$11,180			$1,106			$10,074	22.7	25.5	308	27
180639001117	336	Marion High School	Public	9-12	750 W 26th St	Marion	46953	Grant County	Marion Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 664-9051	1,050	51	20.5	66.0%	489 (46.6%)	220 (21.0%)	165 (15.7%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	166 (15.8%)	$12,942			$3,108			$9,835	22.6	17.9	337	1
181017001635	337	Shoals Community High School	Public	9-12	7900 US Hwy 50	Shoals	47581	Martin County	Shoals Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(812) 247-2090	192	14	14.2	53.6%	180 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$10,368			$807			$9,560	22	17.2	340	3
180001602700	338	Options Indiana	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	18077 River Rd	Noblesville	46062	Hamilton County	Options Charter Schools	Yes	No	Yes	No	(765) 621-0832	534	18	30.5	24.9%	402 (75.3%)	42 (7.9%)	48 (9.0%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.6%)	$9,477			$188			$9,288	21.7	13.2	358	20
181029001649	339	Clay High School	Public	9-12	19131 Darden Rd	South Bend	46637	St. Joseph County	South Bend Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(574) 393-4900	628	66	9.4	64.8%	207 (33.0%)	264 (42.0%)	93 (14.8%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.4%)	$17,717			$2,816			$14,901	21.2	23.3	316	23
180019802665	340	Indiana Agriculture and Technology	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	650 East Carmel Drive - Suite	Carmel	46032	Hamilton County	Indiana Agriculture and Technology	Yes	No	Yes	No	(317) 201-8734	312	3	104	10.9%	288 (92.3%)	6 (1.9%)	11 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$9,058			$1,259			$7,799	21.2	18.1	333	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.

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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.