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Mississinewa High School

๐Ÿ“ 1 Indian Trl, Gas City, Grant County, 46933

796
Pupils
15.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Mississinewa High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gas City, Grant County. The school has 796 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mississinewa Community School Corp school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Mississinewa Community School Corp

Enrollment & staffing

Mississinewa High School enrolls 796 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 53 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.

Male students
428 (54%)
Female students
368 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
53
Student-teacher ratio
15.0:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 7.9% Two or more races and 6% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White66083%
Two or more races637.9%
Hispanic or Latino486%
Black or African American212.6%
Asian3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

487 of the school's 796 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 447 qualify for free lunch and 40 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, DistantGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Mississinewa 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-50, state senate district 19, state house district 31.

School district: Mississinewa Community School Corp

Mississinewa High School is one of 5 schools in Mississinewa Community School Corp, based in Gas City, Indiana. The district serves 2,453 students district-wide and employs 152 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 796 students, Mississinewa High School is larger than the district average of about 491 students per school.

2,453
District students
5
Schools
152
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

57%
Reading proficient
22%
Math proficient
95%
Graduation rate
15%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (11) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Town - Distant

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