📍 2101 S 18th St, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, 47905
Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County. The school has 1,043 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lafayette School Corporation school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 80.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High School enrolls 1,043 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 80.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 402 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 338 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 219 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 76 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
779 of the school's 1,043 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 728 qualify for free lunch and 51 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.
Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-40, state senate district 22, state house district 27.
Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High School is one of 12 schools in Lafayette School Corporation, based in Lafayette, Indiana. The district serves 7,090 students district-wide and employs 516 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,043 students, Lafayette Tecumseh Jr High School is larger than the district average of about 591 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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