📍 2072 W Sr 67, Portland, Jay County, 47371
Jay County Jr/Sr High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Portland, Jay County. The school has 1,242 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jay School Corporation school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 80.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jay County Jr/Sr High School enrolls 1,242 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 80.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,113 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
624 of the school's 1,242 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 542 qualify for free lunch and 82 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.
Jay County Jr/Sr High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-30, state senate district 19, state house district 33.
Jay County Jr/Sr High School is one of 6 schools in Jay School Corporation, based in Portland, Indiana. The district serves 2,950 students district-wide and employs 216 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,242 students, Jay County Jr/Sr High School is larger than the district average of about 492 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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