Fountain Central High School

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Veedersburg, Indiana

Fountain Central High School in Veedersburg, Indiana enrolled 532 students in 2024-25 with 46.3 full-time teachers, 11.5 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; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 23% 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 80-89% (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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 11%

506 students in 2022-23, 508 students in 2023-24, 532 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.8 to 46.3.

Students enrolled at Fountain Central High School by school year2022-23: 506, 2023-24: 508, 2024-25: 53202004006002022-235062023-245082024-25532
Students enrolled at Fountain Central High School by school year2022-23: 506, 2023-24: 508, 2024-25: 53202004006002022-235062023-245082024-25532
Students enrolled at Fountain Central High School by school year2022-23: 506, 2023-24: 508, 2024-25: 53202004006002022-235062023-245082024-25532
Students enrolled at Fountain Central High School by school year2022-23: 506, 2023-24: 508, 2024-25: 53202004006002022-235062023-245082024-25532
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2350641.812.1
2023-2450842.312.0
2024-2553246.311.5

11.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 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.

Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; This school 11.5; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; This school 11.5; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; This school 11.5; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; This school 11.5; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 11.5state median 14.5U.S. 14.5

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).

7 AP courses and one counselor per 213 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fountain Central High School enrolled 425 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 28 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses7
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 213 of the 425 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions28
  • Chronically absent12.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

88.3% of students were White, 8.6% Hispanic, 2.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White88.3%
  2. Hispanic8.6%
  3. Two or more races2.4%
  4. Black0.6%

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 Fountain Central High School scored proficient or above: 23% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtIndiana
Math23%32% (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

80-89% of the 51 students in Fountain Central 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtIndiana
Four-year graduation rate80‑89%80‑89%88.1%
Students in the class515577,216

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.

High schools in Veedersburg

2 public high schools in Veedersburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Fountain Central High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Fountain Central High School53211.540.8%
Southeast Fountain Virtual Academy118.372.7%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Fountain Central High School

  1. Southeast Fountain Virtual AcademyThe nearest public high school, 0.1 miles away: 11 students, 8.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
  2. Covington Community High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 9.3 miles away: 278 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).9.3 mi
  3. Compare Fountain Central High School with Southeast Fountain Virtual AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Southeast Fountain School Corp spends per student$13,170 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,170
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaFountain Central High School is the number 202 by size of 389 Indiana high schools open in 2024-25.#202 of 389
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher11.5 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.5 for high schools.11.5:1
  7. 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 Fountain Central High School

  1. How many students attend Fountain Central High School?
    532 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 506 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Veedersburg, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Fountain Central High School?
    11.5 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.
  3. Is Fountain Central High School a Title I school?
    Fountain Central 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).
  4. How do students at Fountain Central High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Fountain Central High School scored proficient or above: 23% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Fountain Central High School?
    80-89% of the 51 students in Fountain Central 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.
  6. What district is Fountain Central High School in?
    Southeast Fountain School Corp, NCES district ID 1810620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 181062001742 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.

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