West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · West Lafayette, Indiana

West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School in West Lafayette, Indiana enrolled 1,116 students in 2024-25 with 76.5 full-time teachers, 14.6 students per teacher against the Indiana high-school median of 14.5. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 64% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

1,112 students in 2022-23, 1,110 students in 2023-24, 1,116 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 74.5 to 76.5.

Students enrolled at West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School by school year2022-23: 1,112, 2023-24: 1,110, 2024-25: 1,11605001k1.5k2022-231,1122023-241,1102024-251,116
Students enrolled at West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School by school year2022-23: 1,112, 2023-24: 1,110, 2024-25: 1,11605001k1.5k2022-231,1122023-241,1102024-251,116
Students enrolled at West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School by school year2022-23: 1,112, 2023-24: 1,110, 2024-25: 1,11605001k1.5k2022-231,1122023-241,1102024-251,116
Students enrolled at West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School by school year2022-23: 1,112, 2023-24: 1,110, 2024-25: 1,11605001k1.5k2022-231,1122023-241,1102024-251,116
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,11274.514.9
2023-241,11078.514.1
2024-251,11676.514.6

14.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 50 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 14.6; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; This school 14.6; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; This school 14.6; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; This school 14.6; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state 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 275 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School enrolled 1,100 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 20 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses9
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 275 of the 1,100 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions20
  • Chronically absent6.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

55.3% of students were White, 25.2% Asian, 7.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White55.3%
  2. Asian25.2%
  3. Hispanic7.5%
  4. Two or more races7.0%
  5. Black4.8%
  6. American Indian0.1%
  7. 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 West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School scored proficient or above: 64% 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
Math64%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 179 students in West Lafayette 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtIndiana
Four-year graduation rate95% or more95% or more88.1%
Students in the class17917977,216

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 West Lafayette

2 public high schools in West Lafayette report 2024-25 enrollment; West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
William Henry Harrison High School2,19418.322.6%
West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School1,11614.615.9%

All public schools in West Lafayette →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School

  1. Excel Center - LafayetteThe nearest public high school, 2.0 miles away: 366 students, 24.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  2. Jefferson High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.2 miles away: 2,042 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
  3. Compare West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School with Excel Center - LafayetteStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much West Lafayette Community School Corporation spends per student$14,344 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,344
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaWest Lafayette Jr/Sr High School is the number 94 by size of 389 Indiana high schools open in 2024-25.#94 of 389
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.5 for high schools.14.6:1
  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 West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School

  1. How many students attend West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School?
    1,116 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,112 in 2022-23. It is a high school in West Lafayette, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School?
    14.6 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.
  3. Is West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School a Title I school?
    West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School scored proficient or above: 64% 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 West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School?
    95% or more of the 179 students in West Lafayette 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.
  6. What district is West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School in?
    West Lafayette Community School Corporation, NCES district ID 1812870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 181287002048 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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