Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Laconia

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Laconia General StorePhoto: Nyttend · Public domain
Schools in Laconia

Laconia’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools 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
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▼ 1% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.6
IN 15.3
Schools in town
0
1,888 students on the public path
In brief

Laconia’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Laconia’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Corydon Central Jr High School places highest (better than 74%); New Middletown Elementary School lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Laconia, graded from C+ to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Corydon Central Jr High School and South Central Jr & Sr 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 Laconia, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–64 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the South Harrison Community Schools.

The district

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

South Harrison Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 3,123 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$13,496IN $13,688 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 41.3% · 1582 students tested
Math44%
State average 37.5% · 1581 students tested

Laconia vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Laconia—South Harrison

Every school in Laconia

6 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 Laconiain other towns
Corydon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Corydon
B
644 students16:1Rate it →
South Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Elizabeth
B
344 students17:1Rate it →
Heth-Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Central
B−
162 students16:1Rate it →
New Middletown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · New Middletown
C+
120 students12:1Rate it →
Corydon Central Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Corydon
B+
358 students15:1Rate it →
South Central Jr & Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Elizabeth
B−
260 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Laconia’s schools

Are Laconia’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Laconia. South Harrison Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Laconia. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Laconia in?

South Harrison Community Schools.

Where do Laconia kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Corydon Central Jr High School and South Central Jr & Sr High School.

Parents talk

What Laconia families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Laconia → They have their own page.

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.