William Henry Harrison High School

Summary:

William Henry Harrison High School is a public high school in Evansville, Indiana, serving 1,158 students in grades 9-12 and part of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, which is ranked 242 out of 381 school districts in the state.

While William Henry Harrison High School has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools like North High School, Francis Joseph Reitz High School, and Central High School, it consistently underperforms these schools academically. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 34.93% of 11th-grade students at William Henry Harrison were proficient or better in SAT/Evidence-based Reading and Writing, compared to 58.64% at North High School, 47.12% at Francis Joseph Reitz High School, and 48.41% at Central High School. The school also has lower four-year graduation rates and higher chronic absenteeism rates than its neighbors.

The data suggests that the school's diverse student population and high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, with 60.79% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, may be contributing factors to its academic challenges. While there are high-performing schools within the same district, such as New Technical Institute, which ranked 31st out of 431 Indiana high schools, William Henry Harrison High School may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes and address any potential achievement gaps or inequities among different racial and socioeconomic groups.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 211 Fielding Rd
       Evansville, IN  47715


(812) 477-1046

District: Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp

SchoolDigger Rank:
302nd of 431 Indiana High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,710 Help


Feeder schools for William Henry Harrison High School:

Elementary:    Caze Elementary School
    Fairlawn Elementary School
    Hebron Elementary School
    Stockwell Elementary School
Middle:    McGary Middle School
    Plaza Park International Prep Academy

Student/teacher ratio:  18.9 Help
Number of students:  1,158

Racial breakdown:

White:
49.0%
African American:
23.0%
Two or more races:
13.0%
more

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  60.8% Help


 See top rated Indiana high schools

 Compare William Henry Harrison High School to nearby high schools!

Performance Trends
Help
Compare Details William Henry Harrison High School ranks worse than 70.1% of high schools in Indiana. It also ranks last among 5 ranked high schools in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp District. (See more...)
Help
Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.2. (See more...)
Help
The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at William Henry Harrison High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
Help
Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
Help
Compare Details Student population at William Henry Harrison High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (49%), African American (23%), two or more races (13%). (See more...)
Help
Compare Details 60.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp District. (See more...)
Teachers
Help
Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at William Henry Harrison High School is 18.9, which is the highest among 6 high schools in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp District! (See more...)
Help
Compare William Henry Harrison High School employs 61.1 full-time teachers.
Finance
Help
Compare Details The average total spent per student at William Henry Harrison High School is $10,710, which is the 2nd highest among 5 high schools in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

William Henry Harrison High School:

SchoolDigger ranks William Henry Harrison High School 302nd of 431 Indiana public high schools. (See William Henry Harrison High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Multi-racial students:
English Language Learner students:
Special Education students:
Low Socio Economic Status students:
Female students:
Male students:
African American students:
Hispanic students:
White students:


Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp:

SchoolDigger ranks Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp 239th of 381 Indiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


What do you think?

Your rating for William Henry Harrison High School?

Rank History for William Henry Harrison High School

Help
Compare

Rank History for all students at William Henry Harrison High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 39.84 261st 349 25.2%
2006 41.73 257th 349 26.4%
2007 37.54 273rd 354 22.9%
2008 39.67 268th 360 25.6%
2009 39.76 275th 364 24.5%
2010 21.30 315th 362 13.0%
2011 25.56 298th 364 18.1%
2012 15.97 340th 373 8.8%
2013 19.74 312th 353 11.6%
2014 37.89 230th 379 39.3%
2015 35.37 286th 400 28.5%
2016 55.12 166th 394 57.9%
2017 37.07 267th 380 29.7%
2018 38.22 268th 385 30.4%
2019 44.49 224th 389 42.4%
2021 42.69 224th 388 42.3%
2022 32.85 288th 409 29.6%
2023 34.61 274th 398 31.2%
2024 31.20 302nd 431 29.9%
See the entire list of Indiana High School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at William Henry Harrison High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 22.55 74th 94 21.3%
2023 35.54 62nd 104 40.4%
2024 37.27 60th 102 41.2%
See the entire list of Best Indiana High Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at William Henry Harrison High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 37.25 41st 74 44.6%
2024 17.85 92nd 94 2.1%
See the entire list of Best Indiana High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at William Henry Harrison High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 28.50 223rd 285 21.8%
2024 29.40 204th 289 29.4%
See the entire list of Best Indiana High Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at William Henry Harrison High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 36.95 248th 379 34.6%
2024 34.13 257th 377 31.8%
See the entire list of Best Indiana High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at William Henry Harrison High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 28.53 292nd 388 24.7%
2024 23.86 307th 392 21.7%
See the entire list of Best Indiana High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at William Henry Harrison High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 39.00 242nd 383 36.8%
2024 34.12 264th 392 32.7%
See the entire list of Best Indiana High Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at William Henry Harrison High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 38.50 71st 125 43.2%
2023 40.20 56th 125 55.2%
2024 31.34 87th 132 34.1%
See the entire list of Best Indiana High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at William Henry Harrison High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 37.63 94th 164 42.7%
2023 30.09 112th 166 32.5%
2024 39.17 103rd 184 44.0%
See the entire list of Best Indiana High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at William Henry Harrison High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 48.44 194th 378 48.7%
2023 45.75 179th 375 52.3%
2024 37.72 235th 381 38.3%
See the entire list of Best Indiana High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Indiana Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

William Henry Harrison High School Test Scores
Tests: 
  
Grades: 
  
Years: 
  
Group by: 
District Scores:
State Scores:    
  
Subgroup: 




Data source: Indiana Department of Education

We're sorry, but no reviews have been submitted for William Henry Harrison High School.

If you have first-hand knowledge about William Henry Harrison High School, submit a rating!


Reviews:
No reviews have been submitted!


Enrollment information for William Henry Harrison High School

Help
Compare
Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1318 213 11 5 1 n/a n/a 0 1548
1989 1202 233 17 7 1 n/a n/a 0 1460
1990 1113 233 15 11 1 n/a n/a 0 1373
1991 1136 235 18 9 1 n/a n/a 0 1399
1992 1196 239 19 7 0 n/a n/a 0 1461
1993 1244 252 18 13 1 n/a n/a 0 1528
1994 1235 263 19 7 2 n/a n/a 0 1526
1995 1222 252 19 7 3 n/a n/a 0 1503
1996 1222 252 19 7 3 n/a n/a 0 1503
1997 1256 261 18 5 0 n/a n/a 5 1545
1998 1281 245 24 5 1 n/a n/a 0 1556
1999 1271 259 19 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1555
2000 1251 232 20 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1509
2001 1223 235 19 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1480
2002 1124 296 21 10 1 n/a n/a 0 1452
2003 1124 296 21 10 1 n/a n/a 0 1452
2004 1121 303 13 15 3 n/a n/a 0 1455
2005 1117 299 15 19 1 n/a n/a 0 1451
2006 1083 298 20 24 2 n/a n/a 0 1427
2007 1073 305 14 28 2 n/a n/a 36 1458
2008 1030 293 23 24 2 n/a n/a 51 1423
2009 1004 298 21 25 1 n/a n/a 65 1414
2010 1002 322 30 25 3 n/a n/a 78 1460
2011 933 346 28 39 3 1 101 0 1451
2013 676 284 25 45 4 0 116 0 1150
2014 618 247 15 45 5 1 113 0 1044
2015 628 221 16 45 4 2 123 0 1039
2016 658 235 18 56 5 1 143 0 1116
2017 648 240 22 60 4 3 140 0 1117
2018 646 261 26 73 3 3 126 0 1138
2019 608 270 21 77 2 6 131 0 1115
2020 583 286 18 87 2 12 143 0 1131
2021 502 201 14 84 1 12 109 0 923
2022 563 267 11 113 0 19 151 0 1124
2023 567 266 17 134 0 23 151 0 1158

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at William Henry Harrison High School

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1548 82.7 18.7 3.2
1989 1460 82.8 17.6 6.7
1990 1373 87.0 15.7 10.8
1991 1399 88.8 15.7 12.9
1992 1461 88.4 16.5 18.8
1993 1528 94.3 16.2 20
1994 1526 91.5 16.7 19.5
1995 1503 95.6 15.7 19
1996 1503 95.6 15.7 19
1997 1545 94.9 16.3 18.7
1998 1556 95.1 16.4 19
1999 1555 96.1 16.2 24.4
2000 1509 95.6 15.8 22.1
2001 1480 93.8 15.8 23.8
2002 1452 92.7 15.7 29.1
2003 1452 92.7 15.7 29.1
2004 1455 90.6 16.1 30.9
2005 1451 92.6 15.7 33.6
2006 1427 89.9 15.9 36
2007 1458 n/a n/a 42.4
2008 1423 89.0 16.0 44.8
2009 1414 87.2 16.2 50.9
2010 1460 89.8 16.2 54.2
2011 1451 91.7 15.8 55.7
2013 1150 88.4 13.0 59
2014 1044 111.9 9.3 63.1
2015 1039 112.0 9.2 62.8
2016 1116 113.0 9.8 61.8
2017 1117 116.0 9.6 60.2
2018 1138 115.8 9.8 61.1
2019 1115 117.8 9.4 60.8
2020 1131 122.1 9.2 61.4
2021 923 137.0 6.7 53.5
2022 1124 n/a n/a 53.7
2023 1158 61.1 18.9 60.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio William Henry Harrison High School

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1548 82.7 18.7 3.2
1989 1460 82.8 17.6 6.7
1990 1373 87.0 15.7 10.8
1991 1399 88.8 15.7 12.9
1992 1461 88.4 16.5 18.8
1993 1528 94.3 16.2 20
1994 1526 91.5 16.7 19.5
1995 1503 95.6 15.7 19
1996 1503 95.6 15.7 19
1997 1545 94.9 16.3 18.7
1998 1556 95.1 16.4 19
1999 1555 96.1 16.2 24.4
2000 1509 95.6 15.8 22.1
2001 1480 93.8 15.8 23.8
2002 1452 92.7 15.7 29.1
2003 1452 92.7 15.7 29.1
2004 1455 90.6 16.1 30.9
2005 1451 92.6 15.7 33.6
2006 1427 89.9 15.9 36
2007 1458 n/a n/a 42.4
2008 1423 89.0 16.0 44.8
2009 1414 87.2 16.2 50.9
2010 1460 89.8 16.2 54.2
2011 1451 91.7 15.8 55.7
2013 1150 88.4 13.0 59
2014 1044 111.9 9.3 63.1
2015 1039 112.0 9.2 62.8
2016 1116 113.0 9.8 61.8
2017 1117 116.0 9.6 60.2
2018 1138 115.8 9.8 61.1
2019 1115 117.8 9.4 60.8
2020 1131 122.1 9.2 61.4
2021 923 137.0 6.7 53.5
2022 1124 n/a n/a 53.7
2023 1158 61.1 18.9 60.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for William Henry Harrison High School

Help

YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $620 (5.9%) $9,878 (94.1%) $10,498
2020 $526 (5.4%) $9,227 (94.6%) $9,753
2021 $986 (8.4%) $10,688 (91.6%) $11,674
2022 $1,218 (11.4%) $9,492 (88.6%) $10,710

Data source: Indiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on William Henry Harrison High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 224th of 389 High schoolsRanks 274th of 398 High schools
 11.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (William Henry Harrison High School)36.317
 19.3%
   End of Course Biology (Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp)35.728.6
 7.1%
   End of Course Biology (Indiana)38.629
 9.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students11151158
 3.9%
African American270266
 1.5%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian2117
 19%
Hispanic77134
 74%
Pacific Islander623
 283.3%
White608567
 6.7%
Two or More Races131151
 15.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients60.8%60.8%
 0%


Schools Near William Henry Harrison High School









Frequently Asked Questions about William Henry Harrison High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,158 students attended William Henry Harrison High School.

Students at William Henry Harrison High School are 49% White, 23% African American, 13% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

William Henry Harrison High School ranks 302nd of 431 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


Rate William Henry Harrison High School!



Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for William Henry Harrison High School!




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

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.





Diagnostics

None retrieved from Database in 38 milliseconds.