| Greater Clark County Schools | |
| Type: | Public |
| Grades: | Pre-K through 12 |
| Superintendent: | Mark Laughner |
| Students: | Approx. 10,533 |
| Location: | Southern and Eastern Clark County, Indiana, specifically Jeffersonville, Utica, Charlestown, New Washington, and parts of Clarksville |
| Country: | USA |
Greater Clark County Schools is a public school district serving sections of Clark County, Indiana. The district is the largest in the county, out of three, and one of the largest in southern Indiana. The district operates 20 schools located in Jeffersonville, Utica, Charlestown, New Washington, and Clarksville. The current superintendent is Mark Laughner.[1]
The corporation is led by a superintendent, who oversees the day-to-day operation of the district and is appointed by the school board; the board, elected at large in the district's service area, has responsibility for fiscal matters, hiring, firing, and other responsibilities. School board elections are non-partisan, and members serve four year terms.[2]
A number of programs and departments fall under the superintendent's direction.[3] They are:
As of 2019, GCCS operates a total of twenty schools, including twelve elementary schools, four middle schools, three high schools, and two alternative schools.[4] Two of the middle and high schools are combined into one building.
| Name | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin Square Elementary School | Jeffersonville | |
| Jonathan Jennings Elementary School | Charlestown | |
| Maple Elementary School (Closed) | Jeffersonville | |
| New Washington Elementary School | New Washington | |
| Northaven Elementary School | Jeffersonville | |
| Parkwood Elementary School | Clarksville | |
| Pleasant Ridge Elementary School | Charlestown | |
| Riverside Elementary School | Jeffersonville | |
| Spring Hill Elementary School (Closed) | Jeffersonville | |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | Jeffersonville | |
| Utica Elementary School | Utica | |
| Wilson Elementary School | Jeffersonville |
| Name | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| Charlestown Middle School | Charlestown | |
| New Washington Middle/High School | New Washington | |
| Parkview Middle School | Jeffersonville | |
| River Valley Middle School | Jeffersonville |
| Name | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| Charlestown | ||
| Jeffersonville | ||
| New Washington |
| Name | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| Corden Porter School | Jeffersonville | |
| Greater Clark Virtual Academy | Jeffersonville |
As of April 2019, a new elementary school is under construction in downtown Jeffersonville; when completed, this school will replace Spring Hill and Maple Elementary Schools. The school will be open by the start of the 2020–2021 school year.[5]
One school in the district's service area, Sacred Heart School in Jeffersonville, is operated by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Students in Clarksville attend either GCCS or Clarksville Community School Corporation, depending on the section of the town they live in. All high school juniors and seniors can attend the Prosser Career Education Center, located in nearby New Albany and operated by New Albany-Floyd County Schools.
Most of the district's auxiliary and administrative buildings are located in Jeffersonville.
As of the 2012–2013 school year, the overall graduation rate for GCCS was 90.2%, above the state average.[6] 58.1% of students received free or reduced lunch, above the state average.
School athletics are largely overseen at the individual school level. Charlestown High School is a part of the Indiana High School Athletic Association Mid-Southern Conference, and is Class 3A except for the soccer teams, which are Class 2A; Jeffersonville High School is part of the Hoosier Hills Conference, and is in Class 4A except for football, which is Class 6A, and the soccer teams, which are Class 2A, and New Washington Middle/High School is part of the Southern Athletic Conference and is class A; football and soccer are not part of New Washington's athletic offerings.[7]
Jeffersonville High School won the 1992-1993 boys' basketball, 2010-2011 girls' 4A basketball, and the 1974-1975 and 1976-1977 girls' track championships.[8]