South Dearborn High School
5770 Highlander Dr
Aurora IN, 47001, Dearborn County
Phone: 812-926-3772
Ranking: 
(204 out of 351, bottom 42%)*
(204 out of 351, bottom 42%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: South Dearborn Community School Corporation
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 49 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 45 | 50 | 50 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 929 | 904 | 868 | 906 | 901 | 973 | 979 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 239 | 25.7% | 248 | 27.4% | 231 | 26.6% | 251 | 27.7% | 223 | 24.8% | 225 | 23.1% | 242 | 24.7% |
| Grade 10: | 245 | 26.4% | 228 | 25.2% | 237 | 27.3% | 231 | 25.5% | 215 | 23.9% | 255 | 26.2% | 260 | 26.6% |
| Grade 11: | 216 | 23.3% | 229 | 25.3% | 211 | 24.3% | 194 | 21.4% | 234 | 26.0% | 252 | 25.9% | 242 | 24.7% |
| Grade 12: | 218 | 23.5% | 199 | 22.0% | 189 | 21.8% | 230 | 25.4% | 229 | 25.4% | 241 | 24.8% | 235 | 24.0% |
| Ungraded: | 11 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 487 | 52.4% | 467 | 51.7% | 449 | 51.7% | 487 | 53.8% | 478 | 53.1% | 516 | 53.0% | 522 | 53.3% |
| Female: | 442 | 47.6% | 437 | 48.3% | 419 | 48.3% | 419 | 46.2% | 405 | 45.0% | 445 | 45.7% | 450 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
| White: | 902 | 97.1% | 878 | 97.1% | 845 | 97.4% | 886 | 97.8% | 886 | 98.3% | 963 | 99.0% | 971 | 99.2% |
| 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: | 10 | 1.1% | 16 | 1.8% | 12 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 315 | 33.9% | 299 | 33.1% | 236 | 27.2% | 209 | 23.1% | 176 | 19.5% | 161 | 16.5% | 148 | 15.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 5.2% | 53 | 5.9% | 53 | 6.1% | 38 | 4.2% | 50 | 5.5% | 40 | 4.1% | 38 | 3.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.96 | 18.08 | 17.36 | 18.67 | 19.86 | 19.50 | 19.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ECA | ||||||
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 27% | 49% | 61% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 77.9% | 84.9% | 72.4% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 66.5% | 74.0% | N/A |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 20% | 20% | 37% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 47.4% | 47.4% | 46.9% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 47.0% | 47.0% | N/A |
| 2010 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 62% | 62% | 63% |
| 2011 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 75.8% | 75.8% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | English 10 | End of course | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | N/A |
| ISTEP+ | ||||||
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 68% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 68% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 67% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 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 | 60% | 60% | 64% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 65% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 66% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 65% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 66% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 67% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 68% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 66% |
| 2005 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 68% |
| 2006 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | 71% |
| 2007 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 67% |
| 2008 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* South Dearborn 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.