Original Research by School Decision on Linton-stockton High School
Linton-Stockton High School is the single public high school serving the Linton-Stockton School Corporation in Greene County, Indiana. With an enrollment that is small for a four-year high school, it draws its student body from the city of Linton and the surrounding Stockton Township. The school is a traditional public school and sits in a community whose character is shaped by its coal-mining past and a present-day pace that is slow and small-town.
The student body is overwhelmingly white, with a tiny share of students who are Hispanic and even smaller numbers representing other racial backgrounds. Just over two in five students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that signals that a substantial share of families face economic pressure. The community context bears this out: Linton was a coal-mining town that lost its dominant industry in the 1980s, and while the city is stable and has a well-defined downtown with civic anchors like the historic Linton Public Library and the Carnegie Heritage and Arts Center, its growth is very slow. Housing values in the zip code are well below the state and national benchmarks, which makes this a relatively affordable market for a family buying a home.
State testing data for the school was not available, so there is no direct read on academic proficiency through that lens. This is a gap that a parent considering the school would want to explore further with the school or district. The comparison fact-set, which positions the school relative to other districts in Greene County, could not produce a proficiency index or a graduation rate for Linton-Stockton High School because the values were missing from the data. The school serves grades nine through twelve, so it is a standard high school grade band, and the absence of results is not explained by an untested grade range. A parent should ask the school directly about its state assessment record and its graduation rate.
The school operates without the designations of a charter or magnet school, and Title I status was not reported. Linton-Stockton High School is a straightforward neighborhood public high school. The district itself reports no recent parent-relevant changes in available sources, and the school’s programming data was absent as well, so the range of course offerings, dual-credit opportunities, and career pathways are not documented here.
What is clear is the setting. Linton is a compact city where the traditional downtown along Main Street remains the center of civic life. The community hosts an Independence Day parade that draws a large crowd, and the Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area provides nearby outdoor recreation. The school building sits within a town where residential neighborhoods wrap around that downtown core, so the school is likely within easy reach of most families. For a family looking at the high school, the choice is tied to the town itself: this is a small, stable, affordable community where the school is the local comprehensive high school, and the lack of published academic data means that checking in directly with the school on test scores, graduation rates, and program availability is an essential first step.
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