Forest Park Jr-Sr High School
Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Ferdinand, Indiana
Forest Park Jr-Sr High School in Ferdinand, Indiana enrolled 555 students in 2024-25 with 44.0 full-time teachers, 12.6 students per teacher against the Indiana high-school median of 14.5. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 53% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Indiana: 88.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%
533 students in 2022-23, 521 students in 2023-24, 555 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.0 to 44.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 533 | 41.0 | 13.0 |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 43.3 | 12.0 |
| 2024-25 | 555 | 44.0 | 12.6 |
12.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 78 of every 100 Indiana high schools
Among the 383 Indiana high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.5; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
3 AP courses and one counselor per 283 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Forest Park Jr-Sr High School enrolled 565 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 17 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses3
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 283 of the 565 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions17
- Chronically absent11.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
93.3% of students were White, 3.8% Hispanic, 2.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White93.3%
- Hispanic3.8%
- Two or more races2.2%
- Asian0.5%
- Black0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Forest Park Jr-Sr High School scored proficient or above: 53% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 53% | 67% (2021-22) | 38.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
95% or more of the 95 students in Forest Park Jr-Sr High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Indiana | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 95% or more | 95% or more | 88.1% |
| Students in the class | 95 | 95 | 77,216 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about Forest Park Jr-Sr High School
- Southridge High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 6.6 miles away: 583 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).6.6 mi
- Heritage Hills High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 10 miles away: 634 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
- Compare Forest Park Jr-Sr High School with Southridge High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Southeast Dubois Co Sch Corp spends per student$11,120 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,120
- The largest public schools in IndianaForest Park Jr-Sr High School is the number 190 by size of 389 Indiana high schools open in 2024-25.#190 of 389
- Indiana schools by students per teacher12.6 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.5 for high schools.12.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Forest Park Jr-Sr High School
How many students attend Forest Park Jr-Sr High School?
555 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 533 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Ferdinand, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Forest Park Jr-Sr High School?
12.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Forest Park Jr-Sr High School a Title I school?
Forest Park Jr-Sr High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Forest Park Jr-Sr High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Forest Park Jr-Sr High School scored proficient or above: 53% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Forest Park Jr-Sr High School?
95% or more of the 95 students in Forest Park Jr-Sr High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Forest Park Jr-Sr High School in?
Southeast Dubois Co Sch Corp, NCES district ID 1810640. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 181064001745 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.