Edgewood High School (Indiana) Explained

Edgewood High School
Streetaddress:601 South Edgewood Drive
City:Ellettsville
State:Indiana
Zipcode:47429
Country:United States
Coordinates:39.2358°N -86.6331°W
Established:1964
Type:Public high school
District:Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation
Grades:9–12
Principal:Dirk Ackerman
Enrollment:820 (as of 2022-23)
Faculty:53.75 FTEs
Ratio:15.26
Team Name:Mustangs
Conference:Western Indiana Conference
Footnotes:[1]

Edgewood High School is located in Ellettsville, Indiana. The school is the sole high school in the Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation and opened in 1965, shortly after the school district consolidated Ellettsville and Stinesville schools.

Demographics

As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 819 students and 46.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.8:1. There were 193 students (23.6% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 43 (5.3% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.[2]

The demographic breakdown of the 748 students enrolled in 2012-2013 was:

Additionally, 27.9% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[1]

Athletics

The Edgewood Mustangs compete in the Western Indiana Conference of the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA). The school colors are black, red and white. Currently offered boys' sports are cross country, football, soccer, tennis, basketball, swimming, wrestling, baseball, golf, and track. Currently offered girls' sports are cross country, golf, soccer, volleyball, basketball, swimming, softball, tennis, track and wrestling.[3]

Marching Band

The Marching Mustangs placed first in the 2018 Open Class C Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) competition with their show "From the Ashes."[4] They also placed second in the 2019 Open Class C ISSMA competition with their show "The Space Between" and 3rd with "Out of the Woods" in 2021."[5] [6] [7] In 2022 the Marching Mustangs placed first in the Open Class C ISSMA competition with their show "Break Free,"[8] and in 2023 they did so again with their show "On Your Spot."[9]

Notable alumni

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Edgewood High School. ed.gov. January 22, 2024.
  2. http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1809480&ID=180948001546 School data for Edgewood High School
  3. Web site: 2015-16 School Directory. ihsaa.org. Indiana High School Athletic Association. 2 September 2016. 48. pdf.
  4. Web site: Reschke . Michael . Edgewood Marching Mustangs win first state title . 2022-12-01 . The Herald-Times . en-US.
  5. Web site: Report. H.-T.. Edgewood marching band 2nd in Class C at state finals. 2021-11-07. The Herald-Times. en-US.
  6. Web site: November 4, 2021. 2021-11-16. Edgewood Schools. en-US.
  7. Web site: November 8, 2021. 2021-11-16. Edgewood Schools. en-US.
  8. Web site: Indiana state marching band competition results . 2022-12-01 . The Indianapolis Star . en-US.
  9. Web site: Bloomington, IN . 2023-10-30 . en-US.
  10. Web site: A Hoosier leads New Orleans into NCAA tourney. Neddenriep. Kyle. The Indianapolis Star. March 14, 2017. December 10, 2023.

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