Can I use Harrison County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Harrison County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Harrison County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Harrison County?

Start with the 15 listed public schools and 3 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Harrison County Schools & Education

Name: Harrison County, Indiana Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Harrison County, Indiana

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

47/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Midrange Signal

Graduation Rate

95.9%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

95.9%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 92.6%

Per-Pupil Spending

$5,059

National avg $13,239

State avg $5,507

School Score

47/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 39/100

State Score Position

#27

of 92 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Harrison County

Measured School Summary

Harrison County performs at an average level with a school score of 47/100 and a solid graduation rate of 95.9%.

Funding Context

At $5,059 per pupil, Harrison County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 20% above the Indiana average, and its graduation rate exceeds the state average by 3.3 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 8% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Harrison County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

15 public schools and 3 districts are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

47/100

Mixed county signal. Ranks #27 of 92 Indiana counties with school score data.

Completion

95.9%

3.3 pts above the state average

Funding context

$5,059

$448 below the state average

School coverage

3 districts represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

This county needs a closer look at district mix, school level, and local context. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Harrison County has 15 public schools across 3 districts, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Harrison County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Dominant-district county

South Harrison Com Schools carries most of the listed public-school system, with 9 of 15 schools. Start there, then verify whether your target address sits inside that district slice.

State position

#27

of 92 Indiana counties with school score data. The county score is 8 points above the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

South Harrison Com Schools

Elementary to high school visible

3,079 students

Elementary 4Middle 2High 2Other 1

9 listed schools in this county slice.

North Harrison Com School Corp

Elementary to high school visible

2,141 students

Elementary 2Middle 1High 1Other 0

4 listed schools in this county slice.

Lanesville Community School Corp

Elementary and high visible

744 students

Elementary 1Middle 0High 1Other 0

2 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

South Harrison Com Schools is the largest listed district slice, with 9 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Harrison County?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Harrison County district systems?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

If we need a program not visible in the NCES flags, which district office can confirm current offerings?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Data Story

Harrison County Graduation Rate Reaches Nearly 96 Percent

Education data brief for Harrison County, Indiana.

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorPublished Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Lead metric:Graduation rate

Harrison County’s graduation rate of 95.9% is its most distinctive metric, standing nearly nine percentage points above the national average of 87% and well above the Indiana average of 92.6%. The county’s 15 public schools are organized into three districts, with South Harrison Community Schools serving the largest portion of the population with 3,079 students. The largest individual school is Corydon Central High School, which enrolls 749 students. The county’s composite school score of 46.8 is higher than the state average of 39.2 but remains below the national median of 50.0. Financial data shows a per-pupil expenditure of $5,059, which is lower than the state average of $5,507 and significantly below the national average of $13,000. The school directory indicates a predominantly rural environment, with 10 rural schools and five town schools. Compare district boundaries before drawing conclusions.

Sources

NCES Common Core of Data
U.S. Census Bureau ACS

School Overview

Total Schools

in Harrison County

Reported Enrollment

5,964

15 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary7

Middle3

High4

Other1

3 School Districts in Harrison County

South Harrison Com Schools

9 schools

3,079 students

North Harrison Com School Corp

4 schools

2,141 students

Lanesville Community School Corp

2 schools

744 students

15 Public Schools in Harrison County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Every NCES public school remains listed here; no school-level profile pages are included in the current generated coverage for this county.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Harrison County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
Corydon Central High School	Record	South Harrison Com Schools	Corydon, 47112Town: Fringe	9–12	High	749
Corydon Elementary School	Record	South Harrison Com Schools	Corydon, 47112Town: Fringe	PK–3	Primary	651
North Harrison High School	Record	North Harrison Com School Corp	Ramsey, 47166Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	633
North Harrison Elementary School	Record	North Harrison Com School Corp	Ramsey, 47166Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	621
North Harrison Middle School	Record	North Harrison Com School Corp	Ramsey, 47166Rural: Fringe	6–8	Middle	467
Corydon Intermediate School	Record	South Harrison Com Schools	Corydon, 47112Town: Fringe	4–6	Middle	441
Morgan Elementary School	Record	North Harrison Com School Corp	Palmyra, 47164Rural: Distant	PK–5	Primary	420
Lanesville Elementary School	Record	Lanesville Community School Corp	Lanesville, 47136Rural: Fringe	KG–6	Primary	407
Corydon Central Jr High School	Record	South Harrison Com Schools	Corydon, 47112Town: Fringe	7–8	Middle	383
Lanesville Jr-Sr HS	Record	Lanesville Community School Corp	Lanesville, 47136Rural: Fringe	7–12	High	337
South Central Elementary	Record	South Harrison Com Schools	Elizabeth, 47117Rural: Distant	PK–6	Primary	310
South Central Jr & Sr High School	Record	South Harrison Com Schools	Elizabeth, 47117Rural: Distant	7–12	High	291
Heth-Washington Elementary School	Record	South Harrison Com Schools	Central, 47110Rural: Distant	PK–6	Primary	150
New Middletown Elementary School	Record	South Harrison Com Schools	New Middletown, 47160Rural: Distant	PK–6	Primary	104
Harrison County Spec Ed Coop	Record	South Harrison Com Schools	Corydon, 47112Town: Fringe	PK–12	Special Education	0

Corydon Central High School

South Harrison Com Schools

Corydon, 47112 / Town: Fringe

Record9–12High749 students

Corydon Elementary School

South Harrison Com Schools

Corydon, 47112 / Town: Fringe

RecordPK–3Primary651 students

North Harrison High School

North Harrison Com School Corp

Ramsey, 47166 / Rural: Fringe

Record9–12High633 students

North Harrison Elementary School

North Harrison Com School Corp

Ramsey, 47166 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary621 students

North Harrison Middle School

North Harrison Com School Corp

Ramsey, 47166 / Rural: Fringe

Record6–8Middle467 students

Corydon Intermediate School

South Harrison Com Schools

Corydon, 47112 / Town: Fringe

Record4–6Middle441 students

Morgan Elementary School

North Harrison Com School Corp

Palmyra, 47164 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary420 students

Lanesville Elementary School

Lanesville Community School Corp

Lanesville, 47136 / Rural: Fringe

RecordKG–6Primary407 students

Corydon Central Jr High School

South Harrison Com Schools

Corydon, 47112 / Town: Fringe

Record7–8Middle383 students

Lanesville Jr-Sr HS

Lanesville Community School Corp

Lanesville, 47136 / Rural: Fringe

Record7–12High337 students

South Central Elementary

South Harrison Com Schools

Elizabeth, 47117 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–6Primary310 students

South Central Jr & Sr High School

South Harrison Com Schools

Elizabeth, 47117 / Rural: Distant

Record7–12High291 students

Heth-Washington Elementary School

South Harrison Com Schools

Central, 47110 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–6Primary150 students

New Middletown Elementary School

South Harrison Com Schools

New Middletown, 47160 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–6Primary104 students

Harrison County Spec Ed Coop

South Harrison Com Schools

Corydon, 47112 / Town: Fringe

RecordPK–12Special Education0 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$5,059

State avg $5,507

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Indiana counties have the highest graduation rates?

Boone County (97.5%), Benton County (97.0%), and Brown County (97.0%) currently lead Indiana among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in Indiana?

Across Indiana counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $5,507. The highest current county values are Ohio County ($6,794), DeKalb County ($6,730), and Vigo County ($6,496). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

How should I read the school score in Harrison County?

Harrison County has a school score of 47/100, which is a midrange measured signal in this county-level index. This score is calculated from available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data, with school-level records shown separately below.

What is the graduation rate in Harrison County?

The high school graduation rate in Harrison County is 95.9%, which is above the national average of 87.5%. This figure is based on NCES district-level data for public high schools in the county.

How much does Harrison County spend per student?

Harrison County spends $5,059 per pupil annually on public education, based on NCES district finance data. Current operating spending per fall enrollment, including instruction, support services, administration, transportation, and operations. It excludes capital outlays and debt service in the SchoolsByCounty methodology.

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By Evan Brooks, Data EditorUpdated Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

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