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Schools in West Harrison

West Harrison’s public schools

Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Harrison. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/5schools 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
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▼ 3% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.0
IN 15.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,682 students on the public path
In brief

West Harrison’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of West Harrison’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. East Central High School places highest (better than 85%); East Central Middle School lowest (51%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve West Harrison, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: East 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 West Harrison, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
6–8East Central Middle Schoolin St LeonB−
9–12East Central High Schoolin St LeonA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sunman-Dearborn 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.

Sunman-Dearborn Community School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 3,682 students · 16.0 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$13,247IN $13,688 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 41.3% · 1995 students tested
Math42%
State average 37.5% · 1989 students tested

West Harrison vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
West Harrison—Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation
HarrisonA−Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation

Harrison, OH borders West Harrison but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in West Harrison

5 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 West Harrisonin other towns
North Dearborn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
793 students16:1Rate it →
Bright Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lawrenceburg
B+
534 students15:1Rate it →
Sunman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sunman
B−
327 students13:1Rate it →
East Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · St Leon
B−
803 students16:1Rate it →
East Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · St Leon
A
1,225 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about West Harrison’s schools

Are West Harrison’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for West Harrison. Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Harrison. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is West Harrison in?

Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation.

Where do West Harrison kids go to high school?

East Central High School.

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What West Harrison 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.