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Pike County School Corp School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Indiana for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 375 students in Pike County School Corp School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Indiana.
Public Middle School in Pike County School Corp School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Indiana public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Indiana public middle school average of 36% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IN)
# Schools
4 Schools
576 Schools
# Students
1,594 Students
286,750 Students
# Teachers
131 Teachers
19,838 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Pike County School Corp School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 394 school districts in Indiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#238 out of 400 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
41%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
34%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.10
0.55
# American Indian Students
6 Students
487 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
3 Students
7,060 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
33 Students
38,734 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
14%
# Black Students
1 Student
41,316 Students
% Black Students
n/a
14%
# White Students
1,512 Students
183,320 Students
% White Students
95%
64%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
393 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
39 Students
15,440 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
70
895
# Students in K Grade:
120
4,381
# Students in 1st Grade:
111
4,494
# Students in 2nd Grade:
102
4,603
# Students in 3rd Grade:
107
4,543
# Students in 4th Grade:
108
4,581
# Students in 5th Grade:
127
9,646
# Students in 6th Grade:
121
45,633
# Students in 7th Grade:
123
76,601
# Students in 8th Grade:
131
78,092
# Students in 9th Grade:
111
12,669
# Students in 10th Grade:
120
13,766
# Students in 11th Grade:
132
13,563
# Students in 12th Grade:
111
13,042
# Ungraded Students:
-
241
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,142 is higher than the state median of $13,214. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,516 is higher than the state median of $12,844. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$23 MM
$13,615 MM
Spending
$22 MM
$13,234 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,142
$13,214
Spending / Student
$13,516
$12,844
Best Pike County School Corp School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pike Central Middle School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1814 E Sr 56
Petersburg, IN 47567
(812) 354-8478
Petersburg, IN 47567
(812) 354-8478
Grades: 6-8
| 375 students
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