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Schools in Alton

Alton’s public schools

Crawford County Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above Indiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Indiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▲ 6% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,184 students on the public path
In brief

Alton’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Alton’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Crawford County High School places highest (better than 76%); Crawford County Middle School lowest (19%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Alton, graded from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Crawford County High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Alton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
6–8Crawford County Middle Schoolin MarengoC−
9–12Crawford County High Schoolin MarengoA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Crawford County Community School Corporation.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Crawford County Community School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,235 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$14,499IN $13,688 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 41.3% · 707 students tested
Math31%
State average 37.5% · 707 students tested

Alton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Alton’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Alton—Crawford County Community School Corporation
Boone—Crawford County Community School Corporation
Ohio—Crawford County Community School Corporation

All 2 neighbors share Crawford County Community School Corporation with Alton, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Alton

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Altonin other towns
East Crawford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Milltown
B
233 students16:1Rate it →
West Crawford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eckerty
B
170 students18:1Rate it →
South Crawford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Leavenworth
C−
145 students11:1Rate it →
Crawford County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Marengo
C−
267 students13:1Rate it →
Crawford County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Marengo
A−
369 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Alton’s schools

Are Alton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Alton. Crawford County Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Alton in?

Crawford County Community School Corporation.

Where do Alton kids go to high school?

Crawford County High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.