📍 1 Big Blue Ave, South Whitley, Whitley County, 46787
Whitko Jr/Sr High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in South Whitley, Whitley County. The school has 541 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Whitko Community School Corp school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. 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.
Whitko Jr/Sr High School enrolls 541 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 61 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 496 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
232 of the school's 541 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 208 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
Whitko Jr/Sr 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-30, state senate district 17, state house district 83.
Whitko Jr/Sr High School is one of 4 schools in Whitko Community School Corp, based in Larwill, Indiana. The district serves 1,103 students district-wide and employs 107 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 541 students, Whitko Jr/Sr High School is larger than the district average of about 276 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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