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Schools in Highland Township · North Vermillion Community School Corporation

Highland Township’s public schools score below 67% of Indiana districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Highland Township’s districts is 24%, below the Indiana average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Highland Township, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
36%
▼ 5 pts vs IN 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 14 pts vs IN 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IN 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 1% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
731 students on the public path
In brief

Highland Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 885 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Highland Township’s, its schools beat 9%, lower than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 41% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana (the state reports Highland Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,586 per student, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is North 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Highland Township’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 33% of Indiana school districts. Both inputs trail the Indiana average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 33%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (885)Better than 9%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 416 test results and a graduating class of 63 could put Highland Township anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Highland Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (416 in math, 416 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Highland Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6North Vermillion Elementary Schoolin CayugaC
7–12North Vermillion High Schoolin CayugaC−

Highland Township’s public schools are run by North Vermillion Community School Corporation, which also serves Cayuga, Eugene, Newport and Perrysville and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

North Vermillion Community School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 731 students · 10.9 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$13,586IN $13,688 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 41.3% · 416 students tested
Math24%
State average 37.5% · 416 students tested

Highland Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Highland TownshipCNorth Vermillion Community School Corporation
Wabash—Covington Community School Corporation
TroyACovington Community School Corporation
EugeneCNorth Vermillion Community School Corporation
Mound—Covington Community School Corporation
Fulton—Covington Community School Corporation

Danville, IL, McKendree, IL and Newell, IL border Highland Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Highland Township

2 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 Highland Townshipin other towns
North Vermillion Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Cayuga
C
367 students13:1Rate it →
North Vermillion High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Cayuga
C−
364 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Highland Township’s schools

Are Highland Township’s schools good?

On Indiana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Highland Township children attend score below 67% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 9%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Highland Township in?

North Vermillion Community School Corporation, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 731 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Highland Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in North Vermillion Community School Corporation graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.

How much does Highland Township spend per student?

$13,586 in North Vermillion Community School Corporation (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.