Photo: Bedford · Public domainClarksville’s public schools score below 63% of Indiana districts on tests and graduation
25% of students in Clarksville’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Indiana average (38%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Clarksville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Indiana, not nationally.
From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Clarksville’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 941 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Clarksville’s, its schools beat 18%, lower than their 37% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 41% and 38% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Greater Clark County Schools spends $12,144 per student and Clarksville Community School Corporation $8,987, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Clarksville’s grade
C+: better than 37% of Indiana school districts, #482 of 592 Indiana towns. Graduation is above the Indiana average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Clarksville, with each school’s own grade.
Clarksville runs its own schools through grade 12 (Greater Clark County Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Clarksville Community School Corporation. Its elementary school is in Clarksville. Parts of Clarksville (16% of its land) are served by Silver Creek School Corporation instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Clarksville
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Clarksville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Clarksville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Clarksville | C+ | Greater Clark County Schools PK–12 · Clarksville Community School Corporation PK–12 |
| Jeffersonville | B− | Greater Clark County Schools |
| Sellersburg | B+ | Silver Creek School Corporation |
| New Albany | A− | New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated Schools |
| Silver Creek | B+ | Silver Creek School Corporation |
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government, KY borders Clarksville but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.
Every school in Clarksville
18 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).
Questions about Clarksville’s schools
Are Clarksville’s schools good?
On Indiana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Clarksville children attend score below 63% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #482 of 592 Indiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 18%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Clarksville in?
Two districts: Greater Clark County Schools runs grades PK–12, and Clarksville Community School Corporation runs grades PK–12.
Where do Clarksville kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Jeffersonville High School, Charlestown Senior High School, Clarksville Senior High School and New Washington Middle/High School.
What is Clarksville’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Greater Clark County Schools graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.
How much does Clarksville spend per student?
$12,144 in Greater Clark County Schools and $8,987 in Clarksville Community School Corporation (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Clarksville families are saying about 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.