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Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 10 towns

Serves Evansville, Knight Township, Center Township, Pigeon Township, Perry Township, Scott Township, German Township, Armstrong Township, Darmstadt and Union Township.

Evansville’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Indiana school districts

Students
21,589
Schools
38
Spent per student
$13,945
IN $13,688
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Debt
$88.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of Indiana districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 15% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $88.7M, about $4,111 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 38% of the 396 Indiana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Evansville. Grade by grade →

K–524 elementary schoolsThis district
6–813 middle schoolsThis district
9–127 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. IN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 37.5% · 11,245 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 41.3% · 11,273 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 88.1% · 1,668 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,945 per student · 2% above IN
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 42%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 58%Federal 17%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
18,777’20
21,187’21
21,547’22
21,444’23
21,589’24

Up 15% since 2020–21.

Students
White 62%Black 16%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 9%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

38 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools.

McCutchanville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Evansville
A+
919 students18:1
Benjamin Bosse High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Evansville
C
868 students14:1
Hebron Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Evansville
C+
726 students17:1
Caze Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Evansville
D
510 students14:1
Cedar Hall Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Evansville
D
496 students11:1
Scott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Evansville
A
475 students14:1
Evans School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Evansville
D−
473 students13:1
Fairlawn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Evansville
C−
450 students13:1
Dexter Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Evansville
D
384 students13:1
Daniel Wertz Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Evansville
C+
282 students12:1
Culver Family Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Evansville
172 students8:1
Highland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Evansville
A−
814 students17:1
Stockwell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Evansville
B−
545 students16:1
Lodge Community School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Evansville
D
510 students12:1
West Terrace Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Evansville
A
504 students16:1
Vogel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Evansville
C+
484 students14:1
Oak Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Evansville
A
476 students17:1
Cynthia Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Evansville
A−
451 students16:1
Tekoppel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Evansville
C+
440 students13:1
Glenwood Leadership Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Evansville
D
436 students11:1
Delaware Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Evansville
D
379 students12:1
Harper Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Evansville
C
344 students12:1
Academy for Innovative Studies
Other · Grades K–12 · Evansville
D−
318 students7:1
Stringtown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Evansville
B−
313 students12:1
Lincoln School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Evansville
D
280 students9:1
EVSC Virtual Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Evansville
151 students13:1
Thompkins Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Evansville
B
622 students16:1
Plaza Park International Prep Acad
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Evansville
C
610 students13:1
Helfrich Park STEM Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Evansville
B−
509 students16:1
Perry Heights Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Evansville
B+
471 students15:1
Washington Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Evansville
D
331 students12:1
McGary Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Evansville
D
295 students10:1
North Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Evansville
B+
925 students18:1
North High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Evansville
A
1,650 students18:1
William Henry Harrison High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Evansville
B−
1,332 students16:1
Francis Joseph Reitz High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Evansville
A−
1,293 students18:1
Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Evansville
A−
1,087 students14:1
New Tech Institute
High · Grades 9–12 · Evansville
A−
264 students17:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Indiana.