📍 1106 E Grace St, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 47978
Rensselaer Central High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Rensselaer, Jasper County. The school has 472 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rensselaer Central School Corp school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rensselaer Central High School enrolls 472 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 379 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 77 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
200 of the school's 472 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 174 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Rensselaer Central 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-40, state senate district 7, state house district 16.
Rensselaer Central High School is one of 4 schools in Rensselaer Central School Corp, based in Rensselaer, Indiana. The district serves 1,522 students district-wide and employs 106 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 472 students, Rensselaer Central High School is larger than the district average of about 381 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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