Rising Sun High School
120 South Henrietta St
Rising Sun IN, 47040, Ohio County
Phone: 812-438-2652
Ranking: 
(198 out of 351, bottom 44%)*
(198 out of 351, bottom 44%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Rising Sun-Ohio County Community Schools
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: | 20 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 245 | 237 | 255 | 243 | 264 | 284 | 305 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 69 | 28.2% | 68 | 28.7% | 79 | 31.0% | 70 | 28.8% | 66 | 25.0% | 62 | 21.8% | 67 | 22.0% |
| Grade 10: | 51 | 20.8% | 65 | 27.4% | 61 | 23.9% | 52 | 21.4% | 62 | 23.5% | 67 | 23.6% | 89 | 29.2% |
| Grade 11: | 70 | 28.6% | 56 | 23.6% | 49 | 19.2% | 60 | 24.7% | 60 | 22.7% | 78 | 27.5% | 78 | 25.6% |
| Grade 12: | 55 | 22.4% | 48 | 20.3% | 66 | 25.9% | 61 | 25.1% | 76 | 28.8% | 77 | 27.1% | 71 | 23.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 127 | 51.8% | 117 | 49.4% | 122 | 47.8% | 126 | 51.9% | 137 | 51.9% | 150 | 52.8% | 162 | 53.1% |
| Female: | 118 | 48.2% | 120 | 50.6% | 133 | 52.2% | 117 | 48.1% | 119 | 45.1% | 126 | 44.4% | 139 | 45.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% |
| White: | 240 | 98.0% | 232 | 97.9% | 253 | 99.2% | 241 | 99.2% | 262 | 99.2% | 281 | 98.9% | 302 | 99.0% |
| 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: | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 56 | 22.9% | 50 | 21.1% | 52 | 20.4% | 49 | 20.2% | 50 | 18.9% | 37 | 13.0% | 35 | 11.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 7.8% | 29 | 12.2% | 24 | 9.4% | 19 | 7.8% | 24 | 9.1% | 22 | 7.7% | 27 | 8.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.25 | 11.29 | 12.14 | 14.75 | 14.83 | 14.80 | 16.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 10% | 38% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 19.5% | 41.9% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 32.1% | 48.0% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 8% | 8% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 36.7% | 36.7% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 38.9% | 38.9% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 67% | 67% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 76.6% | 76.6% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 68% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 67% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 64% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Rising Sun High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.