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Schools in Dana

Dana’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools 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
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.1K
▼ 4% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.0
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,548 students on the public path
In brief

Dana’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Dana’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. South Vermillion High School places highest (better than 60%); South Vermillion Middle School lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Dana, graded from C to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: South Vermillion 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 Dana, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
5–8South Vermillion Middle Schoolin ClintonC
9–12South Vermillion High Schoolin ClintonB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the South Vermillion 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.

South Vermillion Community School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,548 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$13,111IN $13,688 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 41.3% · 818 students tested
Math29%
State average 37.5% · 818 students tested

Dana vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dana—South Vermillion Community School Corporation

Every school in Dana

4 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 Danain other towns
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Clinton
C
366 students12:1Rate it →
Van Duyn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Clinton
C+
242 students13:1Rate it →
South Vermillion Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Clinton
C
494 students15:1Rate it →
South Vermillion High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Clinton
B
446 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Dana’s schools

Are Dana’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dana. South Vermillion Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dana. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dana in?

South Vermillion Community School Corporation.

Where do Dana kids go to high school?

South Vermillion High School.

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What Dana 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). Stars are from neighbors.