📍 3406 W 600 S, Shelbyville, Shelby County, 46176
Southwestern High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Shelbyville, Shelby County. The school has 295 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 7 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southwestern High School enrolls 295 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 281 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
141 of the school's 295 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 128 qualify for free lunch and 13 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, 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-60, state senate district 42, state house district 57.
Southwestern High School is one of 2 schools in Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co, based in Shelbyville, Indiana. The district serves 669 students district-wide and employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 295 students, Southwestern High School is close to the district average of about 335 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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