📍 401 N Broadway, Peru, Miami County, 46970
Peru Jr/Sr High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Peru, Miami County. The school has 883 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Peru Community Schools school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Peru Jr/Sr High School enrolls 883 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 50 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 7.1% Two or more races and 4.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 733 | 83% |
| Two or more races | 63 | 7.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 4.9% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
523 of the school's 883 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 505 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Peru Jr/Sr 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-20, state senate district 18, state house district 23.
Peru Jr/Sr High School is one of 3 schools in Peru Community Schools, based in Peru, Indiana. The district serves 1,830 students district-wide and employs 112 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 883 students, Peru Jr/Sr High School is larger than the district average of about 610 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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