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Gibson Southern High School
3499 West 800 South
Fort Branch IN, 47648, Gibson County
Phone: 812-753-3011
Ranking: 
(60 out of 351, top 17%)*
(60 out of 351, top 17%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: South Gibson School Corporation
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 36 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 682 | 680 | 688 | 710 | 725 | 711 | 683 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 172 | 25.2% | 183 | 26.9% | 177 | 25.7% | 192 | 27.0% | 181 | 25.0% | 201 | 28.3% | 178 | 26.1% |
| Grade 10: | 183 | 26.8% | 165 | 24.3% | 174 | 25.3% | 164 | 23.1% | 198 | 27.3% | 173 | 24.3% | 181 | 26.5% |
| Grade 11: | 159 | 23.3% | 175 | 25.7% | 166 | 24.1% | 188 | 26.5% | 164 | 22.6% | 180 | 25.3% | 171 | 25.0% |
| Grade 12: | 168 | 24.6% | 157 | 23.1% | 171 | 24.9% | 166 | 23.4% | 182 | 25.1% | 157 | 22.1% | 153 | 22.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 318 | 46.6% | 327 | 48.1% | 336 | 48.8% | 365 | 51.4% | 366 | 50.5% | 359 | 50.5% | 346 | 50.7% |
| Female: | 364 | 53.4% | 353 | 51.9% | 352 | 51.2% | 345 | 48.6% | 342 | 47.2% | 337 | 47.4% | 327 | 47.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 658 | 96.5% | 653 | 96.0% | 667 | 96.9% | 689 | 97.0% | 708 | 97.7% | 695 | 97.7% | 669 | 98.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 0.9% | 9 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.2% | 12 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 86 | 12.6% | 81 | 11.9% | 75 | 10.9% | 67 | 9.4% | 60 | 8.3% | 52 | 7.3% | 40 | 5.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 4.5% | 41 | 6.0% | 35 | 5.1% | 47 | 6.6% | 51 | 7.0% | 43 | 6.0% | 36 | 5.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.79 | 18.45 | 19.30 | 22.63 | 24.07 | 24.50 | 22.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 80% | 84% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 90.8% | 92.1% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 94.0% | 95.4% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 35% | 35% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 60.6% | 60.6% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 51.2% | 51.2% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 65% | 65% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 82.1% | 82.1% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 89.3% | 89.3% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Gibson Southern High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.