DeKalb High School vs Garrett High School

How do these schools compare?

Metric DeKalb High School Garrett High School
Location Waterloo, IN Garrett, IN
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 1,007 553
Student:Teacher Ratio 17.6:1 12.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 31.0% 31.5%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric DeKalb High School Garrett High School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $10,445 $12,053
District DeKalb County Central United Schools Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group DeKalb High School Garrett High School
White 89.2% 88.2%
African American 0.4% 0.4%
Hispanic or Latino 5.6% 6.3%
Asian 1.5% 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.5%
Multiracial 2.8% 3.4%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric DeKalb High School Garrett High School
AP Courses Offered 15 -
Gifted Program Yes No
Counselor Ratio 270:1 305:1
Chronic Absenteeism 33.1% 17.1%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 70 57
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.