Cannelton City Schools

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Cannelton Elementary and High School
Address
Cannelton City Schools
109 3rd St.

Cannelton
,
Perry County
,
Indiana
47520

United States
Coordinates 37°54′38″N86°44′38″W / 37.910469°N 86.743919°W / 37.910469; -86.743919
Information
Typepublic PK-12 school
Established1922
School districtCannelton City Schools
PrincipalFisher Roger
Teaching staff20.00 (FTE) [1]
GradesPreK-12
Enrollment197 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio9.85 [1]
Color(s)  
Athletics conference Southern Roads
Team nameBulldogs
Website Cannelton School District

Cannelton City Schools is a school district headquartered in Cannelton, Indiana.

Contents

It occupies a part of Troy Township in Perry County, and includes Cannelton. It operates a single PK-12 school, Cannelton Elementary & High School. [2] The school has the following facilities: William Bennett Early Learning Center, Myers Grade School, and Cannelton Jr.-Sr. High School. [3]

As of 2015 it is the smallest school district in the State of Indiana. [4]

The Cannelton senior high school program is the second smallest public high school program in the state of Indiana. A built in 1922, serves as the Jr/Sr high school building. It functions as one of three high school programs in Perry County, Indiana.

History

In 2014, the superintendent, Al Sibbitt, stated that the school district community has shown no interest in consolidating into the Tell City-Troy Township School Corporation. [5]

Academics

[ needs update ] In 2015, Seth Slabaugh of The Star Press wrote that the district had "a pattern of earning bad grades from the state department of education." [4]

Athletics

The Cannelton Bulldogs compete in Volleyball, Basketball, Track, Boys Cross Country, Baseball, and Softball.

In 2025, the high school basketball team had five players. As of that year, there is a softball team, though for a period of years prior it had been disbanded. [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cannelton Elementary & High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Cannelton Elementary & High School". National Center for Education Statistics . Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Schools". City of Cannelton. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Slabaugh, Seth (January 31, 2015). "Smallest, biggest schools get 'C' from state". The Star Press . Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ Stokes, Kyle (March 10, 2014). "For Indiana's Smallest Districts, Decision To Consolidate Is More Than Financial". Indiana Public Media . Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ Neddenriep, Kyle (February 20, 2025). "This Indiana high school basketball team has just 5 players: 'We've come this far'". Indianapolis Star . Retrieved June 5, 2025.


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