📍 800 W Walnut, North Vernon, Jennings County, 47265
Jennings County High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in North Vernon, Jennings County. The school has 1,184 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jennings County School Corporation school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jennings County High School enrolls 1,184 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 72 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,058 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 84 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
622 of the school's 1,184 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 539 qualify for free lunch and 83 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.
Jennings County High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 43, state house district 69.
Jennings County High School is one of 8 schools in Jennings County School Corporation, based in North Vernon, Indiana. The district serves 3,800 students district-wide and employs 262 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,184 students, Jennings County High School is larger than the district average of about 475 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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