Wabash High School

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Wabash High School ranks 261 st of 431 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Summary:

Wabash High School is a public high school located in Wabash, Indiana, serving 478 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the MSD Wabash County Schools district, which is ranked 254 out of 381 districts in Indiana and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wabash High School has a significantly higher percentage of white students (91.63%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 74.94% to 92.78% white students. The school has consistently high 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 90.7% to 96.1% over the past 5 years, higher than the state average and most of the nearby schools. However, Wabash High School has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 20.0% in 2020-2021 to 33.8% in 2022-2023, notably higher than the nearby Huntington North High School, Oak Hill High School, and Southwood Junior-Senior High School, which range from 15.1% to 28.9% chronic absenteeism.

Despite higher spending per student, Wabash High School's test scores, particularly in mathematics, are lower than the state and district averages. In 2022-2023, only 27.59% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to the state average of 31.14%. This suggests that the school may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and instructional strategies to better support student learning. Examining the practices and strategies of higher-performing nearby schools could provide valuable insights for Wabash High School to improve its overall performance and provide a high-quality education for its students.

Detail:

Public 9-12

580 N Miami St
Wabash, IN 46992

(260) 563-4131

District: Wabash City Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
261^st of 431 Indiana High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,377

Feeder schools for Wabash High School:

Elementary:	O J Neighbours Elementary School
Middle:	Wabash Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.8

Number of students: 478

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.6%

Hispanic:

3.1%

Two or more races:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 52.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wabash High School ranks worse than 60.6% of high schools in Indiana. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.45. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Wabash High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (91.6%), Hispanic (3.1%), two or more races (2.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 52.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wabash High School is 16.8. (See more...)

Compare Wabash High School employs 28.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wabash High School is $13,377.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wabash High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wabash High School 261^st of 431 Indiana public high schools. (See Wabash High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

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White students:

Wabash City Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Wabash City Schools 259^th of 381 Indiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wabash High School

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Rank History for all students at Wabash High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IN State Percentile
2005	40.40	256^th	349	26.6%
2006	36.46	281^st	349	19.5%
2007	43.94	249^th	354	29.7%
2008	55.27	194^th	360	46.1%
2009	66.72	130^th	364	64.3%
2010	46.37	158^th	362	56.4%
2011	28.12	286^th	364	21.4%
2012	26.64	313^th	373	16.1%
2013	26.28	274^th	353	22.4%
2014	47.56	169^th	379	55.4%
2015	38.49	269^th	400	32.8%
2016	47.22	229^th	394	41.9%
2017	23.53	312^th	380	17.9%
2018	26.16	312^th	385	19.0%
2019	21.92	325^th	389	16.5%
2021	28.48	296^th	388	23.7%
2022	52.82	197^th	409	51.8%
2023	55.19	152^nd	398	61.8%
2024	40.45	261^st	431	39.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Wabash High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IN State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	36.01	179^th	285	37.2%
2024	81.17	35^th	289	87.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wabash High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IN State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	55.22	140^th	379	63.1%
2024	41.38	219^th	377	41.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Wabash High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IN State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	42.42	213^th	388	45.1%
2024	41.24	229^th	392	41.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Wabash High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IN State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	65.13	94^th	383	75.5%
2024	34.15	263^rd	392	32.9%

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Rank History for White students at Wabash High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IN State Percentile
2022	45.21	206^th	378	45.5%
2023	45.97	178^th	375	52.5%
2024	30.49	283^rd	381	25.7%

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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.

Data source: Indiana Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Wabash High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	590	2	5	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	603
1989	597	6	4	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	614
1990	557	3	3	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	568
1991	552	6	3	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	568
1992	530	3	2	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	540
1993	529	3	2	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	543
1994	510	3	4	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	524
1995	541	4	7	4	0	n/a	n/a	1	557
1996	541	4	7	4	0	n/a	n/a	1	557
1997	551	1	6	4	0	n/a	n/a	2	564
1998	559	1	7	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	575
1999	537	1	5	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	552
2000	517	1	4	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	529
2001	497	2	2	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	510
2002	421	2	0	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	431
2003	421	2	0	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	431
2004	415	4	0	7	5	n/a	n/a	0	431
2005	430	3	2	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	441
2006	438	3	5	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	453
2007	444	2	4	10	1	n/a	n/a	1	462
2008	443	2	3	13	0	n/a	n/a	2	463
2009	409	1	4	8	3	n/a	n/a	2	427
2010	435	1	2	7	2	n/a	n/a	4	451
2011	432	2	2	2	2	0	7	0	447
2012	451	0	5	3	2	0	8	0	469
2013	458	2	5	3	2	0	6	0	476
2014	437	2	3	6	5	0	4	0	457
2015	397	4	2	8	4	0	3	0	418
2016	402	2	3	10	3	0	2	0	422
2017	402	4	3	11	1	0	6	0	427
2018	423	8	4	13	0	0	12	0	460
2019	418	4	4	15	0	0	15	0	456
2020	422	4	3	11	0	0	15	0	455
2021	431	4	3	10	2	0	15	0	465
2022	437	3	4	12	3	0	12	0	471
2023	438	6	5	15	3	0	11	0	478

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 Wabash High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	603	33.6	17.9	8.1
1989	614	32.7	18.7	23.3
1990	568	31.4	18.0	22.4
1991	568	31.9	17.8	12.3
1992	540	31.9	16.9	14.6
1993	543	30.5	17.8	17.3
1994	524	31.3	16.7	13.2
1995	557	31.8	17.5	9.9
1996	557	31.8	17.5	9.9
1997	564	31.7	17.8	10.3
1998	575	31.9	18.0	9.2
1999	552	31.6	17.5	12.7
2000	529	32.6	16.2	11.7
2001	510	32.1	15.9	13.9
2002	431	29.3	14.7	22.5
2003	431	29.3	14.7	22.5
2004	431	28.7	15.0	23.9
2005	441	28.3	15.6	31.7
2006	453	27.2	16.7	34.9
2007	462	n/a	n/a	38.4
2008	463	29.9	15.5	41
2009	427	28.1	15.2	44.9
2010	451	29.2	15.4	52.3
2011	447	26.9	16.5	52.8
2012	469	33.5	13.9	54.4
2013	476	20.5	23.1	53.8
2014	457	29.8	15.3	54.9
2015	418	29.0	14.4	51.7
2016	422	30.0	14.0	47.4
2017	427	31.0	13.7	45.9
2018	460	31.0	14.8	47.2
2019	456	32.1	14.1	49.3
2020	455	34.4	13.2	52.7
2021	465	35.1	13.2	50.1
2022	471	30.8	15.2	48.8
2023	478	28.3	16.8	52.7

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 Wabash High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	603	33.6	17.9	8.1
1989	614	32.7	18.7	23.3
1990	568	31.4	18.0	22.4
1991	568	31.9	17.8	12.3
1992	540	31.9	16.9	14.6
1993	543	30.5	17.8	17.3
1994	524	31.3	16.7	13.2
1995	557	31.8	17.5	9.9
1996	557	31.8	17.5	9.9
1997	564	31.7	17.8	10.3
1998	575	31.9	18.0	9.2
1999	552	31.6	17.5	12.7
2000	529	32.6	16.2	11.7
2001	510	32.1	15.9	13.9
2002	431	29.3	14.7	22.5
2003	431	29.3	14.7	22.5
2004	431	28.7	15.0	23.9
2005	441	28.3	15.6	31.7
2006	453	27.2	16.7	34.9
2007	462	n/a	n/a	38.4
2008	463	29.9	15.5	41
2009	427	28.1	15.2	44.9
2010	451	29.2	15.4	52.3
2011	447	26.9	16.5	52.8
2012	469	33.5	13.9	54.4
2013	476	20.5	23.1	53.8
2014	457	29.8	15.3	54.9
2015	418	29.0	14.4	51.7
2016	422	30.0	14.0	47.4
2017	427	31.0	13.7	45.9
2018	460	31.0	14.8	47.2
2019	456	32.1	14.1	49.3
2020	455	34.4	13.2	52.7
2021	465	35.1	13.2	50.1
2022	471	30.8	15.2	48.8
2023	478	28.3	16.8	52.7

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 Wabash High School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$48 (0.4%)	$11,021 (99.6%)	$11,070
2020	$99 (0.8%)	$11,611 (99.2%)	$11,710
2021	$629 (5.1%)	$11,593 (94.9%)	$12,222
2022	$801 (6.0%)	$12,576 (94.0%)	$13,377

Data source: Indiana Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Wabash High School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 325^th of 389 High schools	Ranks 152^nd of 398 High schools	45.4%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
End of Course Biology (Wabash High School)	5.2	8.9	3.7%
End of Course Biology (Wabash City Schools)	31.5	27.5	4%
End of Course Biology (Indiana)	38.6	29	9.6%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	456	478	4.8%
African American	4	6	50%
American Indian	0	3
Asian	4	5	25%
Hispanic	15	15
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	418	438	4.8%
Two or More Races	15	11	26.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	49.3%	52.7%	3.4%

Schools Near Wabash High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2024)				ILEARN Math (2024)				ILEARN Biology (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wabash High School	Public	9-12	580 N Miami St	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	Wabash City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(260) 563-4131	478	28	16.8	52.7%	438 (91.6%)	6 (1.3%)	15 (3.1%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	40.5	261^st of 431 public high schools	39.4%		55.2	152^nd of 398 public high schools	61.8%	109	50.8	12.3									26.8	$13,377	$801	$12,576
Heartland Career Center	Public	6-12	79 S 200 W	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	Heartland Career Center	No	No	No	No	(260) 563-7481	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Northfield Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	154 W 200 N	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	MSD Wabash County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 563-8050	439	29	15.1	43.7%	413 (94.1%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	50.8	195^th of 431 public high schools	54.8%		46.7	198^th of 398 public high schools	50.3%	3	42.9	18.2		30.8	36.6	33.8		23.1	25.4	24.3	50.6	$9,475	$189	$9,286
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	411	13	31.6	72.5%	308 (74.9%)	33 (8.0%)	39 (9.5%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	10.8	384^th of 431 public high schools	10.9%		6.5	380^th of 398 public high schools	4.5%	4	22.7	1.6			4.8	4.4			0.0	0.0		$8,104	$928	$7,176
Southwood Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	564 E Sr 124	Wabash	46992	Wabash County	MSD Wabash County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 563-8050	457	31	14.7	37.2%	424 (92.8%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	71.7	72^nd of 431 public high schools	83.3%		74.3	61^st of 398 public high schools	84.7%	11	53.3	31.7	47.5	35.3	45.0	42.3	41.0	38.2	48.3	42.3	55.7	$10,303	$193	$10,110
Peru Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	401 N Broadway	Peru	46970	Miami County	Peru Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 472-3301	883	50	17.6	59.2%	733 (83.0%)	33 (3.7%)	43 (4.9%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.1%)	44.1	238^th of 431 public high schools	44.8%		33	282^nd of 398 public high schools	29.1%	44	46.4	18.4		39.5	33.6	36.6		29.3	22.0	25.7	34.1	$10,938	$962	$9,975
North Miami Middle/High School	Public	7-12	570 E 900 N	Denver	46926	Miami County	North Miami Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(765) 985-2931	400	27	14.8	41.8%	369 (92.3%)	4 (1.0%)	14 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	43.6	243^rd of 431 public high schools	43.6%		51.6	169^th of 398 public high schools	57.5%	74	45.1	14.1		23.3	28.8	26.2		21.0	9.1	14.8	42.4	$10,561	$419	$10,142
Manchester Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Squire Dr	North Manchester	46962	Wabash County	Manchester Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 982-2196	672	44	15.2	49.7%	572 (85.1%)	5 (0.7%)	65 (9.7%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	59.4	142^nd of 431 public high schools	67.1%		68.3	77^th of 398 public high schools	80.7%	65	47.1	31.1		36.5	30.4	33.9		32.0	30.4	31.3	41.6	$10,511	$906	$9,605
Oak Hill High School	Public	9-12	7756 W Delhpi Pk-27	Converse	46919	Miami County	Oak Hill United School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 395-3341	537	32	16.7	38.0%	466 (86.8%)	8 (1.5%)	41 (7.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	61.5	129^th of 431 public high schools	70.1%		42	229^th of 398 public high schools	42.5%	100	59.4	22.5									42.0	$10,649	$698	$9,951
Maconaquah High School	Public	9-12	256 E 800 S	Bunker Hill	46914	Miami County	Maconaquah School Corp	No	No	No	No	(765) 689-9131	594	36	16.5	52.2%	497 (83.7%)	6 (1.0%)	47 (7.9%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.4%)	55.5	158^th of 431 public high schools	63.3%		56.7	145^th of 398 public high schools	63.6%	13	52.9	22.8									40.0	$10,741	$1,934	$8,807

Frequently Asked Questions about Wabash High School

Is Wabash High School a good school?

Wabash High School ranks 261^st of 431 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wabash High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 478 students attended Wabash High School.

What schools feed into Wabash High School?

Wabash High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : O J Neighbours Elementary School
Middle : Wabash Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Wabash High School?

Students at Wabash High School are 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Wabash High School in?

Wabash City Schools

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