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Forest Park Jr-Sr High School

Serves grades 7 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1440 Michigan St
Ferdinand, IN 47532
Phone
(812) 817-0900
District
Southeast Dubois Co Sch Corp
County
DUBOIS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
521
Classroom Teachers
43

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

9

(10 is best)

Better than 82.5% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Forest Park Jr-Sr High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
65%
35%
67%
38%
63%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
37%
55%
43%
42%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
51%
39%
62%
49%
39%
29%
51%
39%
62%
49%
39%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
14
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 86 16.5%
Grade 8 82 15.7%
Grade 9 89 17.1%
Grade 10 85 16.3%
Grade 11 109 20.9%
Grade 12 70 13.4%
Total 521 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.3% 94.9% 67.7%
Black 0.6% 0.2% 14.1%
Hispanic 4.5% 4.5% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.3% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 24.0% 27.3% 50.9%
Free lunch eligible 18.8% 21.9% 46.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.2% 5.4% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 7,105 6,862,199
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 66.2 190
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.7% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.9% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.2% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.3% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 20.8% 16.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,716 2,681,537
Single Parent Households With Children 5.0% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.6% 90.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.9% 28.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.8% 15.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 24.5% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 20.5% 13.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.4% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.3% 16.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.3% 11.0%
$15,000 or less 5.1% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,471 $8,082,000 48.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $456 $569,000 3.4%
Staff $805 $1,006,000 6.0%
General Administration $196 $245,000 1.5%
School Administration $869 $1,086,000 6.5%
Operation $1,315 $1,643,000 9.8%
Transportation $587 $733,000 4.4%
Other $419 $523,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,648 $5,805,000 34.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,275 $2,842,000 17.0%
Total Expenditures $13,394 $16,729,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,644 $5,847,671,000 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $574 $594,242,000 4.5%
Staff $515 $533,647,000 4.0%
General Administration $209 $216,618,000 1.6%
School Administration $667 $690,724,000 5.2%
Operation $1,217 $1,261,217,000 9.5%
Transportation $551 $570,491,000 4.3%
Other $366 $379,113,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,098 $4,246,052,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,018 $3,126,987,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $12,760 $13,220,710,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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