Jennings County High School
800 West Walnut
North Vernon IN, 47265, Jennings County
Phone: 812-346-5588
Ranking: 
(247 out of 351, bottom 30%)*
(247 out of 351, bottom 30%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Jennings County Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 85 | 87 | 90 | 84 | 79 | 75 | 76 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,487 | 1,496 | 1,521 | 1,583 | 1,624 | 1,614 | 1,612 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 436 | 29.3% | 448 | 29.9% | 446 | 29.3% | 439 | 27.7% | 471 | 29.0% | 477 | 29.6% | 523 | 32.4% |
| Grade 10: | 388 | 26.1% | 357 | 23.9% | 374 | 24.6% | 413 | 26.1% | 425 | 26.2% | 419 | 26.0% | 430 | 26.7% |
| Grade 11: | 343 | 23.1% | 363 | 24.3% | 385 | 25.3% | 380 | 24.0% | 384 | 23.6% | 380 | 23.5% | 382 | 23.7% |
| Grade 12: | 320 | 21.5% | 328 | 21.9% | 316 | 20.8% | 351 | 22.2% | 344 | 21.2% | 338 | 20.9% | 277 | 17.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 736 | 49.5% | 757 | 50.6% | 774 | 50.9% | 808 | 51.0% | 793 | 48.8% | 790 | 48.9% | 806 | 50.0% |
| Female: | 751 | 50.5% | 739 | 49.4% | 747 | 49.1% | 775 | 49.0% | 798 | 49.1% | 796 | 49.3% | 790 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.4% | 9 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 53 | 3.6% | 39 | 2.6% | 29 | 1.9% | 26 | 1.6% | 22 | 1.4% | 20 | 1.2% | 20 | 1.2% |
| Black: | 9 | 0.6% | 11 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.5% |
| White: | 1,393 | 93.7% | 1,415 | 94.6% | 1,451 | 95.4% | 1,523 | 96.2% | 1,560 | 96.1% | 1,561 | 96.7% | 1,558 | 96.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 27 | 1.8% | 24 | 1.6% | 27 | 1.8% | 17 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 538 | 36.2% | 528 | 35.3% | 556 | 36.6% | 521 | 32.9% | 478 | 29.4% | 401 | 24.8% | 390 | 24.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 191 | 12.8% | 177 | 11.8% | 156 | 10.3% | 209 | 13.2% | 210 | 12.9% | 212 | 13.1% | 149 | 9.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.49 | 17.21 | 16.95 | 18.79 | 20.47 | 21.50 | 21.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 35% | 41% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 53.2% | 59.3% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 55.5% | 61.8% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 24% | 24% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 29.6% | 29.6% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 29.8% | 29.8% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 47% | 47% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 72% | 72% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 68.9% | 68.9% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 67% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Jennings County High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.