📍 9135 Erie St, Highland, Lake County, 46322
Highland High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Highland, Lake County. The school has 987 pupils enrolled. It is part of the School Town of Highland school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 57.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland High School enrolls 987 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 57.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 9.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 497 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 351 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 97 | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
415 of the school's 987 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 365 qualify for free lunch and 50 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highland High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-10, state senate district 1, state house district 12.
Highland High School is one of 6 schools in School Town of Highland, based in Highland, Indiana. The district serves 3,165 students district-wide and employs 166 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 987 students, Highland High School is larger than the district average of about 528 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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