B−
Greater Clark County Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 11 towns
Serves Jeffersonville Township, Jeffersonville, Clarksville, Charlestown Township, Utica Township, Charlestown, Oregon Township, Washington Township, Owen Township, Utica and Bethlehem Township.
Students
10,615
Schools
16
Spent per student
$12,144
IN $13,688
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Debt
$254.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Greater Clark County Schools
- School Grade B−: better than 46% of Indiana districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 5 pts above the state
- Spends 11% less per student than the IN average
- 16 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 5.4% since 2020
- Debt of $254.5M, about $23,979 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Letts.
PK–62 schoolsDecatur County Community Schools
7–122 schoolsDecatur County Community Schools
Test scores vs. IN
2020–21Math proficiency26%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 42.6%
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 90.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,144 per student · 11% below IN
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 58%Federal 9%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
10,067’20
10,060’21
10,246’22
10,469’23
10,615’24
Up 5.4% since 2020.
Students
White 53%Hispanic 17%Black 15%Two or more races 13%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
16 public schools.
Utica Elementary School
A608 students17:1
Pleasant Ridge Elementary School
588 students15:1
Riverside Elementary School
C+568 students16:1
Parkwood Elementary School
D561 students12:1
Northaven Elementary School
C544 students13:1
Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch
C+529 students18:1
Franklin Square Elementary School
C−524 students15:1
W E Wilson Elementary
C518 students15:1
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
B−326 students14:1
New Washington Elementary School
B−296 students16:1
River Valley Middle School
C857 students14:1
Parkview Middle School
C656 students14:1
Charlestown Middle School
C647 students17:1
Jeffersonville High School
C+2,202 students19:1
Charlestown Senior High School
C+860 students17:1
New Washington Middle/High School
C+331 students13:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Silver Creek School CorporationSellersburg, Silver Creek Township
$11,109per student
New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated SchoolsNew Albany, New Albany Township
$12,957per student
Borden-Henryville School CorpMonroe Township, Union Township
$13,192per student
Scott County School District 2Lexington Township
$12,921per 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.