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)
180363000550	351	North Side High School	Public	9-12	475 E State St	Fort Wayne	46805	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 467-2800	1,474	87	16.9	65.5%	548 (37.2%)	387 (26.3%)	279 (18.9%)	88 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	170 (11.5%)	$10,706			$1,103			$9,603	18.2	18.7	331	20
181206001893	352	Crothersville Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	109 N Preston St	Crothersville	47229	Jackson County	Crothersville Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(812) 793-2051	221	12	18.4	58.4%	202 (91.4%)	5 (2.3%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$8,836			$359			$8,477	18.1	41.9	230	122
180366000574	353	Frankfort High School	Public	9-12	1 S Maish Rd	Frankfort	46041	Clinton County	Community Schools of Frankfort	No	No	No	Yes	(765) 654-8545	895	64	13.9	75.1%	335 (37.4%)	1 (0.1%)	538 (60.1%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.6%)	$10,128			$1,033			$9,095	18.1	19	330	23
180462000781	354	River Forest High School	Public	9-12	3300 Indiana St	Hobart	46342	Lake County	River Forest Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(219) 962-7551	532	31	17.4	82.9%	173 (32.5%)	85 (16.0%)	227 (42.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.7%)	$11,845			$505			$11,340	17.6	14.2	354
180192002690	355	Indiana Gateway Digital Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	200 Ettel Lane	Clarksville	47129	Clark County	Clarksville Community School Corp	No	No	Yes	No	(844) 743-4437	2,617	85	30.7	70.3%	1,715 (65.5%)	440 (16.8%)	267 (10.2%)	20 (0.8%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	168 (6.4%)	$6,158			$377			$5,781	17.6	17.8	338	17
181236001973	356	Warren Central High School	Public	9-12	9500 E 16th St	Indianapolis	46229	Marion County	MSD Warren Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 532-6200	3,414	186	18.3	71.5%	507 (14.9%)	1,912 (56.0%)	742 (21.7%)	22 (0.6%)	7 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	221 (6.5%)	$11,247			$1,492			$9,755	17.6	16.8	342	14
181281002028	357	Ben Davis High School	Public	10-12	1200 N Girls Sch Rd	Indianapolis	46214	Marion County	MSD Wayne Township	No	No	No	No	(317) 988-7000	3,392	184	18.4	66.0%	720 (21.2%)	1,350 (39.8%)	1,126 (33.2%)	21 (0.6%)	4 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	168 (5.0%)	$13,049			$1,094			$11,955	17.3	13	359	2
180477002725	358	Impact Academy 2	Public, Alternative	K-12	320 N Tibbs Ave	Indianapolis	46222	Marion County	Indianapolis Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4411	52	10	5	44.2%	34 (65.4%)	15 (28.8%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)	$21,509			$1,462			$20,047	17.3			(n/a)
180013402549	359	Excel Center - Richmond	Public, Charter	9-12	1215 S 'J' St	Indianapolis	47374	Wayne County	Excel Center - Richmond	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 524-3734	210	13	16.1	34.3%	156 (74.3%)	19 (9.0%)	13 (6.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.5%)	$4,822			$347			$4,474	17.2			(n/a)
180001602313	360	Options Noblesville	Public, Charter	6-12	9945 Cumberland Pointe Blvd	Noblesville	46060	Hamilton County	Options Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(317) 773-8659	171	12	14.2	19.9%	125 (73.1%)	17 (9.9%)	13 (7.6%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.4%)	$12,422			$188			$12,234	16.8	15.5	349	11

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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:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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