The Lebanon Community School Corporation governs education in the areas surrounding the city of Lebanon, Indiana

Lebanon, Indiana

Lebanon is a city in and the county seat of Boone County, Indiana, United States. The population was 15,792 at the 2010 census. The city was named Lebanon because a stand of hickory trees on the site reminded one of the town's commissioners of the Biblical cedars of Lebanon...

, the county seat and largest city in Boone County, Indiana

Boone County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 46,107 people, 17,081 households, and 12,810 families residing in the county. The population density was 109 people per square mile . There were 17,929 housing units at an average density of 42 per square mile...

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The Corporation is run by a powerful five member school board who appoints a superintendent to administer the Corporation's day-to-day affairs.

The school board has final say in all hiring and other activities throughout the six school district.

District Snapshot

• Students: 3,549
  • Ethnicity: 96% White, 2% Multiracial, 2% Hispanic
• Teachers:
  • Avg. Teacher Salary: $47,800
  • Avg. Teacher Age: 43 years

Schools

• Elementary School
  Elementary school
  An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
  
  s: Harney Elementary, Hattie B. Stokes Elementary, Central Elementary, and Perry Worth Elementary
• Middle School: Lebanon Middle School
• High School
  High school
  High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
  
  : Lebanon Sr. High School

Lebanon Senior High School

• Students: 1,024
• Principal: Mr. Kevin O'Rourke
  • Asst. Principals: Mr. Chad Briggs and Mrs. Kari Ottinger
• Teachers: 61
  • Average Salary:
  • Average Age: 42 years
• Ethnicity: 98% White, 1.5% Hispanic, .5% Multiracial

Lebanon Middle School

• Students: 826
• Principal: Mr. Brad Allen
  • Assistant Principals: Mrs. Debbie Beigh and Mr. Doyle Dunshee
• Teachers: 45
  • Average Salary: $49,093
  • Average Age: 45 years
• Student Ethnicity: 96% White, 2% Multiracial, 1% Hispanic, 1% Native American

Elementary Schools

• Hattie B. Stokes: 540 students
• Harney: 453 students
• Central: 378 students
• Perry Worth: 328 students

Administration and School Board

• School Board Members: Alan Cragun, John Rice (Vice President), Roger Neal, Ronald Morelock (President), and Tom Merritt (Secretary)
• Administration
  • Superintendent: Dr. Robert Taylor
  • Business Manager: Mr. Charles Tait
  • Executive Director of Resources and Operations: Mr. Bob Ross
  • Director of Curriculum: Mrs. Diane Scott

Famous Graduates

Craig Terrill

Craig Terrill

Craig Adam Terrill is an American football defensive tackle who is currently with the Seattle Seahawks. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue....

, defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks

Seattle Seahawks

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 and Rick Mount, named Indiana's Mr. Basketball in 1966 are two notable graduates.
Also, parts of the Academy Award-nominated movie Hoosiers

Hoosiers

Hoosiers is a 1986 sports film about a small-town Indiana high school basketball team that wins the state championship. It is loosely based on the Milan High School team that won the 1954 state championship....

 was filmed in the old Lebanon Senior High School

Lebanon Senior High School

Lebanon Senior High School is the only secondary school in the Lebanon Community School Corporation. It is a medium sided school and a suburban school district located in Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana, about forty minutes from downtown Indianapolis. They are a 4A high school. Lebanon is part of...

 building now called Memory Hall. John Cougar Mellencamp, an Indiana native, recently filmed a commercial in Memory Hall, now owned by a fitness gym but restored to its original condition with the addition of a mural.