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Schools in Shelby Township

Shelby Township’s public schools

South Ripley Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Shelby Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▲ 4% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.7
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,100 students on the public path
In brief

Shelby Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Shelby Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. South Ripley Elementary School places highest (better than 70%); South Ripley Junior High School lowest (65%). 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 Shelby Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6South Ripley Elementary Schoolin VersaillesB+
7–8South Ripley Junior High Schoolin VersaillesB+
9–12South Ripley High Schoolin VersaillesB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the South Ripley Community School Corporation.

The district

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

South Ripley Community School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,100 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$14,239IN $13,688 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 41.3% · 563 students tested
Math46%
State average 37.5% · 563 students tested

Shelby Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Shelby Township—South Ripley Community School Corporation
Otter CreekB+South Ripley Community School Corporation
BrownB+South Ripley Community School Corporation
Monroe—Madison Consolidated Schools
JohnsonB+South Ripley Community School Corporation
CampbellCJennings County Schools
Bigger—Jennings County Schools

3 of the 6 neighbors share South Ripley Community School Corporation with Shelby Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Shelby Township

3 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 Shelby Townshipin other towns
South Ripley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Versailles
B+
581 students15:1Rate it →
South Ripley Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Versailles
B+
161 students10:1Rate it →
South Ripley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Versailles
B+
358 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Shelby Township’s schools

Are Shelby Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Shelby Township. South Ripley Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Shelby Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Shelby Township in?

South Ripley Community School Corporation.

Where do Shelby Township kids go to high school?

South Ripley High 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). Stars are from neighbors.