📍 56100 Bittersweet Rd, Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, 46545
Penn High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mishawaka, St. Joseph County. The school has 3,624 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 180 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1. 83% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 26 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Penn High School enrolls 3,624 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 180 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino and 7.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 2,583 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 312 | 8.6% |
| Black or African American | 276 | 7.6% |
| Asian | 235 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 202 | 5.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
975 of the school's 3,624 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 884 qualify for free lunch and 91 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.
Penn High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-20, state senate district 11, state house district 21.
Penn High School is one of 15 schools in Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp, based in Mishawaka, Indiana. The district serves 11,329 students district-wide and employs 586 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 3,624 students, Penn High School is larger than the district average of about 755 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large