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Seymour Senior High School

๐Ÿ“ 1350 W 2nd St, Seymour, Jackson County, 47274

1,690
Pupils
17.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Seymour Senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Seymour, Jackson County. The school has 1,690 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Seymour Community Schools school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 97.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 85%. The school offers 4 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
Seymour Community Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Seymour Senior High School enrolls 1,690 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 97.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.

Male students
858 (51%)
Female students
832 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
97.5
Student-teacher ratio
17.3:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 39% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White94056%
Hispanic or Latino66439%
Two or more races472.8%
Asian201.2%
Black or African American16<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

963 of the school's 1,690 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 870 qualify for free lunch and 93 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.

School setting & status

Town, DistantGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Seymour Senior 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 44, state house district 69.

School district: Seymour Community Schools

Seymour Senior High School is one of 7 schools in Seymour Community Schools, based in Seymour, Indiana. The district serves 5,432 students district-wide and employs 320 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,690 students, Seymour Senior High School is larger than the district average of about 776 students per school.

5,432
District students
7
Schools
320
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

55%
Reading proficient
29%
Math proficient
85%
Graduation rate
9%
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 (4) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Town - Distant

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