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Jefferson High School

(765) 772-4700

Physical Address:
1801 South 18th ST
Lafayette, IN  47905
Mailing Address:
1801 S 18th ST
Lafayette, IN  47905

School Information

District:
Lafayette School Corporation
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Tippecanoe County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
2278

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Jefferson High School

This School County Average State Average
White 69.05% 73.01% 76.17%
Hispanic 15.28% 11.59% 7.07%
Black 10.89% 6.50% 13.86%
Others 3.82% 0% 0%
Asian/Pacific 0.66% 3.22% 1.68%
American Indian 0.31% 0.48% 0.49%

Genders in Jefferson High School

This School County Average State Average
Female 51.76% 53.35% 51.8%
Male 48.24% 46.65% 48.20%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Jefferson High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 1738 1682 1573
Hispanic 313 337 348
Black 197 215 248
Others 78 93 87
Asian/Pacific 8 11 15
American Indian 12 6 7
Total 2346 2344 2278

Enrollment by Gender for Jefferson High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 1204 1216 1179
Male 1142 1128 1099
Total 2346 2344 2278

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Jefferson High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 2346 2344 2278
# Eligible for free lunch 686 (29%) 828 (35%) 920 (40%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 168 (7%) 168 (7%) 206 (9%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 854 (36%) 996 (42%) 1126 (49%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Jefferson High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 2346 2344 2278
Fulltime teachers 131.4 133.3 138.5
Student/Teacher Ratio 17.90 17.60 16.45
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 16.58 16.82 16.98