Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation

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951 Walnut Street
Evansville, Indiana
United States
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Athletic conference SIAC
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Location of Vanderburgh County within Indiana

The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC) is a public school corporation serving Evansville, Indiana and Vanderburgh County; its boundary includes the entire county. [1] It is the third largest school district in the state of Indiana, behind Indianapolis Public Schools and Fort Wayne Community Schools and the largest in Southern Indiana. The headquarters are located on Walnut Street in downtown Evansville. The school district serves nearly 23,000 students educated by more than 1,600 teachers.

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The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation comprises 37 different schools – 17 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, 4 K-8 schools, 5 high schools and 4 magnet schools, one of which draws students from 8 other school corporations across 4 other counties.

On November 4, 2008 voters approved a $149 million bond issue for the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, which paid for the new North High school and a list of other projects. [2]

Elementary, K-8, and Middle Schools

Elementary schools

K-8

Middle schools

High schools

SchoolTypeEnrollment
Central High School Public1,237
North High School Public1,550
FJ Reitz High School Public1,355
Harrison High School Public1,166
Benjamin Bosse High School Public764
Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center *Public788
New Tech InstitutePublic322
Virtual AcademyPublic22
Academy for Innovative Studies (Diamond Ave)Public248

*The Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center draws students from eight school districts. [3]

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References

  1. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Vanderburgh County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2022-07-22. - Text list
  2. "It's now full speed ahead for EVSC's strategic plan". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
  3. "SICTC at-A-Glance". Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center. Retrieved 2008-09-08.