📍 167 S Main Cross St, Hanover, Jefferson County, 47243
Southwestern High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hanover, Jefferson County. The school has 361 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Southwestern-Jefferson Co Con school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southwestern High School enrolls 361 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 328 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
188 of the school's 361 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 171 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Southwestern High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 45, state house district 66.
Southwestern High School is one of 3 schools in Southwestern-Jefferson Co Con, based in Hanover, Indiana. The district serves 1,263 students district-wide and employs 91 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 361 students, Southwestern High School is close to the district average of about 421 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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