Warrick County School Corporation

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Warrick County School Corporation
Map of Indiana highlighting Warrick County.svg
Map of Indiana highlighting Warrick County
Location
300 East Gum Street
Boonville, Indiana 47601
United States
District information
GradesK-12
SuperintendentTodd Lambert
Students and staff
Students9,647 (27) [1]
Athletic conference Big 8, PAC, SIAC
District mascot Brave, Knight, Pioneer
ColorsSee school list at left and below
Other information
Graduation rate84.7% [2]
Website Official website

The Warrick County School Corporation (WCSC) is the second largest public school-governing body in Southwestern Indiana, and the 27th largest in the state. [1] It is responsible for providing education to the second largest county in the area,[ clarification needed ] Warrick County.

Contents

The WCSC has two high schools, two middle schools, one junior/senior high school, and ten elementary schools. Its headquarters is located at 300 East Gum Street in Boonville, Indiana. WCSC was in one of the three Indiana counties of the Gibson-Pike-Warrick Special Education Cooperative, along with Gibson and Pike, but now operates its special education independently.

Schools

High schools

SchoolLocationPrincipal2008
size
IHSAA
class
NicknameColorsConference
Boonville High School Boonville Mike Whitten890AAA(A)Pioneers    Big Eight
John H. Castle Sr. High School Newburgh Jim Hood1,783AAAA(A)Knights    Southern Indiana
Tecumseh Sr. High School Lynnville Richard Lance344
ABraves    Pocket
Independent*

(A) Castle: 5A in football, 4A in all other classed sports. Boonville: 4A in football, 3A in all other classed sports.

Middle schools

SchoolLocationPrincipal2008
size
GradesMascotColorsHigh school
Boonville Middle School Boonville William Wilder4806-8Panthers    Boonville High School
Castle North Middle School Newburgh John Bertram9056-8Squires    John H. Castle High School
Castle South Middle School Newburgh Jim Hood6706-8Dragons    John H. Castle High School
Tecumseh Junior High School Lynnville Richard Lance1907-8Braves    Tecumseh Sr. High School

Other facilities

Neighboring school districts

Indiana

Kentucky

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