Connersville High School is the only high school in

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. Connersville High School is located in

Connersville, Indiana Connersville is a city in Fayette County, east central Indiana, United States, east by southeast of Indianapolis. The population was 13,481 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of and the largest and only incorporated town in F ...

Academics

Connersville High School has been

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by AdvancED or its predecessors since April 1, 1908. The 2018 '' U.S. News & World Report'' annual high school ranking awarded Connersville a bronze rating.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,115 students enrolled in 2015-2016 was: *Male - 50.8% *Female - 49.2% *Asian - 0.2% *Black - 1.1% *Hispanic - 1.1% *White - 94.6% *Multiracial - 3.0% 51.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch. Connersville was a

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school in 2015–2016.

Athletics

The Connersville Spartans compete in the Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference. The school colors are red and white. The following

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(IHSAA) sanctioned sports are offered: *Baseball (boys) *Basketball (girls and boys) **Boys state champions - 1972, 1983 *Cross country (girls and boys) *Football (boys) *Golf (girls and boys) *Gymnastics (girls) **State champions - 1987, 1988, 1989 *Soccer (girls and boys) *Softball (girls) *Swimming (girls and boys) *Tennis (girls and boys) *Track (girls and boys) *Volleyball (girls) *Wrestling

Notable alumni

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– film director, producer and editor *

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– actor * Matt Howard – basketball player

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