Silver Creek High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Sellersburg, Indiana

Silver Creek High School in Sellersburg, Indiana enrolled 976 students in 2024-25 with 61.0 full-time teachers, 16.0 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, 34% 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 94% (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 11%

935 students in 2022-23, 943 students in 2023-24, 976 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 55.0 to 61.0.

Students enrolled at Silver Creek High School by school year2022-23: 935, 2023-24: 943, 2024-25: 97602505007501k2022-239352023-249432024-25976
Students enrolled at Silver Creek High School by school year2022-23: 935, 2023-24: 943, 2024-25: 97602505007501k2022-239352023-249432024-25976
Students enrolled at Silver Creek High School by school year2022-23: 935, 2023-24: 943, 2024-25: 97602505007501k2022-239352023-249432024-25976
Students enrolled at Silver Creek High School by school year2022-23: 935, 2023-24: 943, 2024-25: 97602505007501k2022-239352023-249432024-25976
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2393555.017.0
2023-2494358.516.1
2024-2597661.016.0

16.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 65 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 16.0; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; This school 16.0; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; This school 16.0; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; This school 16.0; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state 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).

9 AP courses and one counselor per 303 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Silver Creek High School enrolled 909 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 92 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses9
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 303 of the 909 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions92
  • Chronically absent22.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

78.5% of students were White, 12.1% Hispanic, 5.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White78.5%
  2. Hispanic12.1%
  3. Two or more races5.9%
  4. Black2.3%
  5. Asian1.1%
  6. Pacific Islander0.1%

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 Silver Creek High School scored proficient or above: 34% 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
Math34%40% (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

94% of the 222 students in Silver Creek 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 rate94%94%88.1%
Students in the class22222277,216

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 Silver Creek High School

  1. Charlestown Senior High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 5.8 miles away: 860 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).5.8 mi
  2. Excel Center - ClarksvilleThe next nearest public high school, 6.6 miles away: 329 students, 32.9 per teacher (2024-25).6.6 mi
  3. Compare Silver Creek High School with Charlestown Senior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Silver Creek School Corporation spends per student$10,959 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,959
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaSilver Creek High School is the number 108 by size of 389 Indiana high schools open in 2024-25.#108 of 389
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.5 for high schools.16.0:1
  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 Silver Creek High School

  1. How many students attend Silver Creek High School?
    976 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 935 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Sellersburg, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Silver Creek High School?
    16.0 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 Silver Creek High School a Title I school?
    Silver Creek 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 Silver Creek High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Silver Creek High School scored proficient or above: 34% 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 Silver Creek High School?
    94% of the 222 students in Silver Creek 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 Silver Creek High School in?
    Silver Creek School Corporation, NCES district ID 1800213. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180021301536 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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