Public schools in Shelbyville, IN

Shelbyville has 9 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 3 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 4,661 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Shelbyville Central Schools runs 6 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 3 districts and agencies that run Shelbyville's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in ShelbyvilleDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Shelbyville Central Schools64,036$12,582
Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co2634$11,500
Excel Center - Shelbyville1141$3,773

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

3 high schools in Shelbyville, 1,463 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Shelbyville Sr High School1,06817.936.0%Shelbyville Central Schools
Southwestern High School26412.039.0%Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co
Excel Center - Shelbyville13121.852.7%Excel Center - Shelbyville

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One middle school in Shelbyville, 886 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Shelbyville Middle School88617.543.5%Shelbyville Central Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

4 elementary schools in Shelbyville, 2,017 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
William F Loper Elementary School61915.335.4%Shelbyville Central Schools
Thomas A Hendricks Elementary School56514.345.0%Shelbyville Central Schools
Coulston Elementary School42812.446.5%Shelbyville Central Schools
Southwestern Elementary School40515.632.6%Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One other school in Shelbyville, 295 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Golden Bear Preschool29517.227.5%Shelbyville Central Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Shelbyville's public schools compare with Indiana's

The median Shelbyville school has 15.6 students per full-time teacher, more than the Indiana median of 14.8. 33% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 43% across the state. Its median school enrolls 428 students (state 456).

Shelbyville against Indiana, schools open in 2024-25 with students
ShelbyvilleIndiana
Median students per teacher15.614.8
Median school size (students)428456
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)33%43%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%38%
Charter schools11%6.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 9 Shelbyville schools and the 1,822 Indiana schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Shelbyville

  1. Shelbyville Central SchoolsRuns 6 of Shelbyville's 9 public schools and spent $12,582 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,582
  2. Shelbyville Sr High School, the largest high school in Shelbyville1,068 students in 2024-25, 17.9 per teacher.1,068
  3. Compare Shelbyville Central Schools with Southwestern Con Sch Shelby CoShelbyville's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in IndianaIndiana's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Shelbyville addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Indiana

  1. Indianapolis219 schools
  2. Fort Wayne74 schools
  3. Evansville40 schools
  4. South Bend35 schools
  5. Elkhart29 schools
  6. Bloomington26 schools
  7. Lafayette24 schools
  8. Valparaiso23 schools

Questions about schools in Shelbyville

  1. How many public schools are in Shelbyville, IN?
    9 public schools with an address in Shelbyville were open in 2024-25: 3 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 4,661 students. 1 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Shelbyville?
    Shelbyville Sr High School, with 1,068 students in 2024-25 (Shelbyville Central Schools).
  3. Which districts run Shelbyville's schools?
    Shelbyville Central Schools (6 schools), Southwestern Con Sch Shelby Co (2 schools), Excel Center - Shelbyville (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .