Griffith High School (Indiana)

Griffith High School is a public high school located in Griffith, Indiana.

Griffith High School
Address
600 North Wiggs Street

Griffith
,
Lake County
,
Indiana
46319

United States
Coordinates41°31′53″N 87°26′15″W
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtGriffith Public Schools
PrincipalBrian Orkis
Teaching staff47.54 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment823 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.31[1]
Color(s)   
Athletics conferenceNorthwest Crossroads Conference
Team namePanthers
RivalsAndrean High School
Munster High School
Highland High School
WebsiteOfficial website
[2]

About

Griffith High School was founded in the mid-1900s after the space at the former high school became overcrowded.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 901 students enrolled for the 2012–2013 school year was:[2]

  • Male - 47.4%
  • Female - 52.6%
  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.2%
  • Asian/Pacific islander - 1.2%
  • Black - 20.6%
  • Hispanic - 23.4%
  • White - 53.3%
  • Multiracial - 1.3%

In addition, 45.6% of the students qualified for free or reduced lunch.

Athletics

Griffith is part of the Northwest Crossroads Conference. They compete under the name "Panthers" and the school colors are black and gold. The following sports are offered at Griffith:[3]

  • Baseball (boys)
  • Basketball
  • Cross country
  • Football (boys)
    • State champions - 1997[4]
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics (girls)
  • Soccer
  • Softball (girls)
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Track
  • Volleyball (girls)
  • Wrestling (boys)
  • Griffith High School
  • Griffith High School Football Field

See also

References
  1. "Griffith Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Griffith Senior High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  3. "IHSAA 2014-2015 School directory" (pdf). ihsaa.org. IHSAA. p. 61. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  4. "IHSAA State Championships by School". ihsaa.org. IHSAA. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2015.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.