Park Mary Historic District · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLafayette’s public schools outscore 62% of Indiana districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Lafayette, 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.
Lafayette’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 43% and math 40% across both districts in spring 2022, against 41% and 38% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Tippecanoe School Corporation spends $11,150 per student and Lafayette School Corporation $16,144, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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 Lafayette’s grade
B: better than 62% of Indiana school districts, #295 of 592 Indiana towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Indiana average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lafayette, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Lafayette
Glen Acres Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 550 students · 17:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Lafayette · depends on your address
William Henry Harrison High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,194 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in West Lafayette
Jefferson High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,042 students · 14:1 students per teacher
McCutcheon High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,835 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Lafayette · depends on your address
William Henry Harrison High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,194 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in West Lafayette
Jefferson High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,042 students · 14:1 students per teacher
McCutcheon High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,835 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Lafayette · depends on your address
William Henry Harrison High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,194 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in West Lafayette
Jefferson High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,042 students · 14:1 students per teacher
McCutcheon High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,835 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Lafayette · depends on your address
William Henry Harrison High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,194 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in West Lafayette
Jefferson High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,042 students · 14:1 students per teacher
McCutcheon High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,835 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Lafayette runs its own schools through grade 12 (Lafayette School Corporation). From grade K, students attend the Tippecanoe School Corporation, shared with Battle Ground, Clarks Hill, Dayton, Fairfield, Jackson, Lauramie, Perry, Randolph, Shadeland, Sheffield, Tippecanoe, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, Wea and West Lafayette. Its elementary school is in West Lafayette. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Lafayette
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Lafayette vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Lafayette’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lafayette | B | Lafayette School Corporation PK–12 · Tippecanoe School Corporation K–12 |
| Shadeland | B+ | Tippecanoe School Corporation |
| Union | B+ | Tippecanoe School Corporation |
| Wea | B+ | Tippecanoe School Corporation |
| Fairfield | B | Lafayette School Corporation PK–12 · Tippecanoe School Corporation K–12 |
| Dayton | B+ | Tippecanoe School Corporation |
All 5 neighbors share Tippecanoe School Corporation with Lafayette for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Lafayette
29 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 Lafayette’s schools
Are Lafayette’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Indiana: the public schools Lafayette children attend outscore 62% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #295 of 592 Indiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 61%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lafayette in?
Two districts: Lafayette School Corporation runs grades PK–12, and Tippecanoe School Corporation runs grades K–12, shared with Battle Ground, Clarks Hill, Dayton, Fairfield, Jackson, Lauramie, Perry, Randolph, Shadeland, Sheffield, Tippecanoe, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, Wea and West Lafayette.
Where do Lafayette kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: William Henry Harrison High School, Jefferson High School and McCutcheon High School.
What is Lafayette’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Tippecanoe School Corporation graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.
How much does Lafayette spend per student?
$11,150 in Tippecanoe School Corporation and $16,144 in Lafayette School Corporation (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Lafayette 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.