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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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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
566
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

10

(10 is best)

Better than 91.6% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

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

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
66%
36%
74%
41%
58%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
65%
35%
67%
42%
62%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
63%
46%
72%
61%
53%
31%
    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
15
17
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 92 16.3%
Grade 8 89 15.7%
Grade 9 107 18.9%
Grade 10 73 12.9%
Grade 11 98 17.3%
Grade 12 105 18.6%
Total 566 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.1% 94.8% 68.5%
Black 0.2% 0.2% 13.9%
Hispanic 5.0% 4.5% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 0.4% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 20.5% 23.7% 44.1%
Free lunch eligible 17.3% 19.5% 38.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.2% 4.2% 5.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 7,292 6,833,037
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 67.5 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.7% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 24.0% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.7% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 21.0% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,754 2,653,596
Single Parent Households With Children 4.2% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.5% 90.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.5% 28.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.2% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.3% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.8% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 24.1% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.9% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.8% 11.9%
$15,000 or less 6.0% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,467 $7,036,029 50.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $341 $438,867 3.1%
Staff $472 $607,464 4.3%
General Administration $200 $257,400 1.8%
School Administration $619 $796,653 5.7%
Operation $1,093 $1,406,691 10.1%
Transportation $543 $698,841 5.0%
Other $196 $252,252 1.8%
Total Support $3,465 $4,459,455 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,916 $2,465,892 17.7%
Total Expenditures $10,848 $13,961,376 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,123 $6,347,040,080 45.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $591 $612,609,704 4.4%
Staff $485 $502,506,672 3.6%
General Administration $212 $220,137,486 1.6%
School Administration $723 $749,401,736 5.4%
Operation $1,201 $1,245,441,314 9.0%
Transportation $625 $648,238,953 4.7%
Other $362 $374,825,865 2.7%
Total Support $4,199 $4,353,144,682 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,087 $3,200,552,293 23.0%
Total Expenditures $13,410 $13,900,756,372 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%