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Rising Sun-Ohio County Community Schools, Indiana

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Rising Sun-Ohio County Community Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 854 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Rising Sun-Ohio County Community Schools is a school district in Indiana (Ohio County). During the 2024 school year, 854 students attended one of the district's three schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Rising Sun-Ohio County Community Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Renee ColeDistrict 2
Gary KinnettDistrict 4
Andrea KirkpatrickDistrict 3
Corey PottsDistrict 1
Connie SmithDistrict 4

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,590,000 $1,855 12%
Local: $4,084,000 $4,765 32%
State: $7,263,000 $8,475 56%
Total: $12,937,000 $15,096
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $12,206,000 $14,242
Total Current Expenditures: $10,451,000 $12,194
Instructional Expenditures: $6,745,000 $7,870 55%
Student and Staff Support: $598,000 $697 5%
Administration: $1,375,000 $1,604 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,733,000 $2,022 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $941,000 $1,098
Construction: $793,000 $925
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $91,000 $106
Interest on Debt: $143,000 $166


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 24 PS PS PS <50 24
2018-2019 36 PS PS <50 36
2017-2018 50 PS PS <50 <50 50
2016-2017 43 PS PS <50 >=50 43
2015-2016 40 PS PS <50 <50 40
2014-2015 44 PS PS <50 PS 45
2013-2014 79 >=50 PS >=50 >=50 79
2012-2013 75 PS PS >=50 >=50 75
2011-2012 79 PS PS >=50 79
2010-2011 77 PS PS PS PS 77

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 38 PS PS PS <50 39
2018-2019 52 PS PS >=50 52
2017-2018 64 PS PS <50 <50 65
2016-2017 62 PS PS >=50 >=50 61
2015-2016 62 PS PS <50 >=50 62
2014-2015 66 PS PS >=50 PS 66
2013-2014 82 >=50 PS >=50 >=50 82
2012-2013 81 PS PS >=50 >=50 81
2011-2012 82 PS PS >=50 82
2010-2011 83 PS PS PS PS 84

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=90 PS >=90
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS >=90
2017-2018 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2016-2017 >=90 PS >=90
2015-2016 >=90 PS PS >=90
2014-2015 90-94 PS 90-94
2013-2014 >=90 PS >=90
2012-2013 60-69 60-69
2011-2012 80-84 PS 80-84
2010-2011 >=90 PS >=90


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 854 3.4
2022-2023 825 -3.9
2021-2022 857 4.9
2020-2021 815 -1.1
2019-2020 824 3.3
2018-2019 797 -0.6
2017-2018 802 2.2
2016-2017 784 1.8
2015-2016 770 -3.4
2014-2015 796 -5.9
2013-2014 843 -0.8
2012-2013 850 -4.1
2011-2012 885 0.8
2010-2011 878 -2.5
2009-2010 900 -3.0
2008-2009 927 -2.2
2007-2008 947 -0.6
2006-2007 953 -2.8
2005-2006 980 0.0
2004-2005 980 0.5
2003-2004 975 -0.2
2002-2003 977 -0.5
2001-2002 982 -4.6
2000-2001 1,027 -2.2
1999-2000 1,050 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Rising Sun-Ohio County Community Schools (%) Indiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.6 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 3.0
Black 0.6 13.4
Hispanic 1.2 14.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 1.4 5.5
White 95.9 63.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Rising Sun-Ohio County Community Schools had 66.99 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.75.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.45
Kindergarten: 3.98
Elementary: 27.63
Secondary: 31.93
Total: 66.99

Rising Sun-Ohio County Community Schools employed 2.00 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 6.00
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 5.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 16.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 3.50
Other Support Services: 27.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Rising Sun-Ohio County Community Schools operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ohio County Elementary School424PK-5
Ohio County Middle School1976-8
Rising Sun High School2339-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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