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Schools in Spurgeon

Spurgeon’s public schools

Pike County School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spurgeon. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▲ 6% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.9
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,561 students on the public path
In brief

Spurgeon’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Spurgeon’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Pike Central High School places highest (better than 60%); Pike Central Middle School lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Spurgeon, graded from C to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Pike Central 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 Spurgeon, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
6–8Pike Central Middle Schoolin PetersburgC−
9–12Pike Central High Schoolin PetersburgB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pike County 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.

Pike County School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,561 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$14,548IN $13,688 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 41.3% · 802 students tested
Math31%
State average 37.5% · 802 students tested

Spurgeon vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Spurgeon—Pike County School Corporation

Every school in Spurgeon

4 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 Spurgeonin other towns
Petersburg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Petersburg
C
460 students12:1Rate it →
Winslow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Winslow
B−
268 students11:1Rate it →
Pike Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Petersburg
C−
383 students13:1Rate it →
Pike Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Petersburg
B
450 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Spurgeon’s schools

Are Spurgeon’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Spurgeon. Pike County School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spurgeon. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Spurgeon in?

Pike County School Corporation.

Where do Spurgeon kids go to high school?

Pike Central High School.

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What Spurgeon 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). Stars are from neighbors.