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Schools in Shirley

Shirley’s public schools

Eastern Hancock County Community School Corporation and C. A. Beard Memorial School Corporation have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Shirley. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/6schools 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.3K
▼ 10% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024 · Eastern Hancock County Community School Corporation
Students per teacher
14.7
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,296 students on the public path
In brief

Shirley’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Shirley’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Eastern Hancock High School places highest (better than 90%); Knightstown Intermediate School lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Shirley, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Eastern Hancock High School and Knightstown 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 Shirley, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Eastern Hancock County Community School Corporation.

Two districts serve Shirley

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

Eastern Hancock County Community School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,219 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$12,329IN $13,688 · FY2024
A−
C. A. Beard Memorial School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,077 students · 14.4 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$13,446IN $13,688 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Eastern Hancock County Community School Corporation47%
State average 41.3% · 618 students tested
Math · PK–12, Eastern Hancock County Community School Corporation47%
State average 37.5% · 618 students tested
Reading · PK–12, C. A. Beard Memorial School Corporation38%
State average 41.3% · 537 students tested
Math · PK–12, C. A. Beard Memorial School Corporation37%
State average 37.5% · 537 students tested

Shirley vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Shirley—Eastern Hancock County Community School Corporation PK–12 · C. A. Beard Memorial School Corporation PK–12

Every school in Shirley

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 Shirleyin other towns
Eastern Hancock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charlottesville
A−
549 students16:1Rate it →
Knightstown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Knightstown
B
372 students18:1Rate it →
Knightstown Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Knightstown
C−
387 students14:1Rate it →
Eastern Hancock Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Charlottesville
B−
299 students16:1Rate it →
Eastern Hancock High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charlottesville
A
371 students14:1Rate it →
Knightstown High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Knightstown
B+
318 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Shirley’s schools

Are Shirley’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Shirley. Eastern Hancock County Community School Corporation and C. A. Beard Memorial School Corporation have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Shirley. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 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 Shirley in?

Eastern Hancock County Community School Corporation and C. A. Beard Memorial School Corporation.

Where do Shirley kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Eastern Hancock High School and Knightstown 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.