Photo: Steinmek · CC BY-SA 4.0Greenwood’s public schools outscore 85% of Indiana districts
On the state reading tests, 55% of Greenwood’s students scored proficient, above the Indiana average (41%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Greenwood, 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 100% 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.
Greenwood’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 55% and math 49% across its districts in spring 2022, against 41% and 38% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation spends $12,478 per student and Greenwood Community School Corporation $11,660, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
16 elementary schools, then four middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 9% since 2020–21. 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.
What’s behind Greenwood’s grade
A: better than 85% of Indiana school districts, #108 of 592 Indiana towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Indiana average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Greenwood, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Greenwood · depends on your address
Center Grove High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,956 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Whiteland Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,144 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Whiteland
Greenwood Community High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 1,229 students · 17:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Greenwood · depends on your address
Center Grove High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,956 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Whiteland Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,144 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Whiteland
Greenwood Community High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 1,229 students · 17:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Greenwood · depends on your address
Center Grove High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,956 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Whiteland Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,144 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Whiteland
Greenwood Community High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 1,229 students · 17:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Greenwood · depends on your address
Center Grove High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,956 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Whiteland Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,144 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Whiteland
Greenwood Community High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 1,229 students · 17:1 students per teacher
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Greenwood
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Greenwood vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Greenwood’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Greenwood | A | Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation PK–12 · Greenwood Community School Corporation PK–12 · Center Grove Community School Corporation PK–12 |
| Indianapolis | — | — |
| Perry | B | Perry Township Metropolitan |
| Whiteland | B+ | Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation |
| Pleasant | B+ | Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation PK–12 · Greenwood Community School Corporation PK–12 |
| Bargersville | A+ | Center Grove Community School Corporation |
| Franklin | A− | Franklin Township Community School Corporation |
| Clark | B+ | Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation |
| White River | A+ | Center Grove Community School Corporation |
3 of the 8 neighbors share Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation with Greenwood for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Greenwood
23 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 Greenwood’s schools
Are Greenwood’s schools good?
By Indiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Greenwood children attend outscore 85% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #108 of 592 Indiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 84%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Greenwood in?
Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,179 students in 8 schools (2024–25).
Where do Greenwood kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Center Grove High School, Whiteland Community High School and Greenwood Community High Sch.
What is Greenwood’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Center Grove Community School Corporation graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.
How much does Greenwood spend per student?
$12,478 in Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation, $11,660 in Greenwood Community School Corporation and $10,911 in Center Grove Community School Corporation (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Greenwood 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.