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Vigo County School Corporation
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 16 towns
Serves Terre Haute, Harrison Township, Honey Creek Township, Lost Creek Township, Otter Creek Township, Sugar Creek Township, Riley Township, Fayette Township, West Terre Haute, Pierson Township, Nevins Township, Prairie Creek Township, Prairieton Township, Seelyville, Linton Township and Riley.
Students
13,277
Schools
26
Spent per student
$12,304
IN $13,688
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$29.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Vigo County School Corporation
- School Grade C: better than 34% of Indiana districts
- Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 6 pts below the state
- Spends 10% less per student than the IN average
- 13 students per teacher
- Debt of $29.2M, about $2,197 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Avoca.
K–65 schoolsNorth Lawrence Community Schools
7–82 middle schoolsNorth Lawrence Community Schools
9–12Bedford-North Lawrence High SchoolNorth Lawrence Community Schools
Test scores vs. IN
2020–21Math proficiency32%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 42.6%
Graduation rate (4-year)85%
State average 90.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,304 per student · 10% below IN
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 65%Federal 10%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
13,233’20
13,739’21
13,787’22
13,524’23
13,277’24
About steady.
Students
White 79%Two or more races 9%Black 6%Hispanic 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
26 public schools.
Lost Creek Elementary School
A672 students14:1
Dixie Bee Elementary School
B+564 students16:1
Terre Town Elementary School
B−553 students15:1
Sugar Creek Consolidated Elem Sch
C+452 students14:1
Benjamin Franklin Elem School
C−441 students14:1
Adelaide De Vaney Elementary Sch
A−440 students16:1
Rio Grande Elementary School
B408 students12:1
Riley Elementary School
A401 students16:1
Farrington Grove Elementary School
C−380 students12:1
Ouabache Elementary School
C366 students11:1
Sugar Grove Elementary School
C+360 students12:1
Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School
C354 students13:1
Hoosier Prairie Elementary School
B−336 students13:1
Davis Park Elementary School
C325 students12:1
Fayette Elementary School
A−307 students15:1
Deming Early Learning Center
D306 students16:1
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
C−686 students13:1
Otter Creek Middle School
C−670 students14:1
Honey Creek Middle School
B−666 students13:1
West Vigo Middle School
C−390 students12:1
Sarah Scott Middle School
D371 students11:1
Terre Haute South Vigo High School
A−1,544 students14:1
Terre Haute North Vigo High School
B1,486 students14:1
West Vigo High School
B531 students10:1
Booker T Washington Alt Sch
D−62 students3:1
Vigo Virtual School Academy
D−206 students21:1
Towns served
Terre Haute 58,427Harrison Township 48,962Honey Creek Township 17,366Lost Creek Township 11,246Otter Creek Township 8,987Sugar Creek Township 7,154Riley Township 3,173Fayette Township 2,730West Terre Haute 2,092Pierson Township 1,739Nevins Township 1,510Prairie Creek Township 1,145Prairieton Township 1,132Seelyville 986Linton Township 965Riley 441
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Clay Community SchoolsDick Johnson Township, Perry Township, Posey Township
$12,687per student
Marshall Community Unit School District 2CDarwin Township, Wabash Township
$13,637per student
Northeast School CorporationCurry Township, Fairbanks Township, Farmersburg
$13,367per student
Paris Community Unit School District 4Elbridge Township
$10,056per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.