📍 169 S Main Cross St, Hanover, Jefferson County, 47243
Southwestern Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hanover, Jefferson County. The school has 275 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Southwestern-Jefferson Co Con school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southwestern Middle School enrolls 275 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 248 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
174 of the school's 275 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 159 qualify for free lunch and 15 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 Middle 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 Middle 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 275 students, Southwestern Middle School is smaller than 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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