Wabash High School

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

Wabash High School in Wabash, Indiana enrolled 469 students in 2024-25 with 29.0 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the Indiana high-school median of 14.5. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% 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 fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

478 students in 2022-23, 492 students in 2023-24, 469 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.3 to 29.0.

Students enrolled at Wabash High School by school year2022-23: 478, 2023-24: 492, 2024-25: 46902004006002022-234782023-244922024-25469
Students enrolled at Wabash High School by school year2022-23: 478, 2023-24: 492, 2024-25: 46902004006002022-234782023-244922024-25469
Students enrolled at Wabash High School by school year2022-23: 478, 2023-24: 492, 2024-25: 46902004006002022-234782023-244922024-25469
Students enrolled at Wabash High School by school year2022-23: 478, 2023-24: 492, 2024-25: 46902004006002022-234782023-244922024-25469
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2347828.316.9
2023-2449231.015.9
2024-2546929.016.2

16.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 67 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; Wabash High School 16.2; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherWabash High School 16.2state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; Wabash High School 16.2; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherWabash High School 16.2state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; Wabash High School 16.2; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherWabash High School 16.2state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; Wabash High School 16.2; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherWabash High School 16.2state 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).

4 AP courses and one counselor per 236 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wabash High School enrolled 471 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses4
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 236 of the 471 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent34.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

91.7% of students were White, 3.4% Hispanic, 2.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White91.7%
  2. Hispanic3.4%
  3. Two or more races2.8%
  4. Black1.1%
  5. Asian0.9%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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 Wabash High School scored proficient or above: 25-29% 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
Math25‑29%20% (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 104 students in Wabash 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 rate95% or more95% or more88.1%
Students in the class10410477,216

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 Wabash

4 public high schools in Wabash report 2024-25 enrollment; Wabash High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Wabash High School46916.248.2%
Southwood Jr-Sr High School44514.028.1%
Northfield Jr-Sr High School42913.138.9%
White's Jr-Sr High School36928.470.5%

All public schools in Wabash →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Wabash High School

  1. Northfield Jr-Sr High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 3.7 miles away: 429 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
  2. White's Jr-Sr High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 4.8 miles away: 369 students, 28.4 per teacher (2024-25).4.8 mi
  3. Compare Wabash High School with Northfield Jr-Sr High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wabash City Schools spends per student$12,562 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,562
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaWabash High School is the number 227 by size of 389 Indiana high schools open in 2024-25.#227 of 389
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.5 for high schools.16.2:1
  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 Wabash High School

  1. How many students attend Wabash High School?
    469 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 478 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Wabash, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Wabash High School?
    16.2 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 Wabash High School a Title I school?
    Wabash High School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Wabash High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Wabash High School scored proficient or above: 25-29% 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 Wabash High School?
    95% or more of the 104 students in Wabash 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 Wabash High School in?
    Wabash City Schools, NCES district ID 1812150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 181215001940 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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