Burris Laboratory School
Muncie · IN · Burris Laboratory School · Public · K-12 combined
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Indiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn → Excel Center - Muncie → Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School → Cowan High School → Daleville Jr-Sr High School → Wapahani High School → Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch → Monroe Central Jr-Sr High School →At a glance
- 10 AP courses offered — Elite
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- Gifted & talented program
- 2 calculus classes · 1 physics · 5 chemistry
- AP rigor: 66th percentile nationally
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 42% by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 95% in 2019 (75th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Burris Laboratory School compares for families
Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 66th percentile nationally with 10 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyIN students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Indiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn, Excel Center - Muncie, Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
66th percentile nationally
Gifted/talented program
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 42% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
75th percentile nationally
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Mixed-income school
Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)
25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
Indiana University-Bloomington
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,264/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Pay for college in Indiana
Indiana's public scholarships
Indiana's signature aid is income-qualified and front-loaded: families must enroll in 21st Century Scholars back in middle school. The Frank O'Bannon Grant is the open need-based backstop.
Income-qualified promise: sign up in 7th–8th grade, then earn it with a 2.5 GPA and a Core 40 diploma. Covers up to full public-college tuition. (Must enroll in the program in 7th or 8th grade.)
Official program details ↗Indiana's main need-based grant — awarded on FAFSA financial need with no GPA or test gate. (File the FAFSA by April 15; enroll full-time.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-10-21.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -0.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 676 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $10,923 per student in district revenue, the 0 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $0/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn Muncie |
Public | 0.1 | 218 | +5.8% |
| Excel Center - Muncie Indianapolis |
Public · charter | 0.8 | 288 | +7.5% |
| Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School Gaston |
Public | 7.4 | 237 | -17.1% |
| Cowan High School Muncie |
Public | 6.3 | 201 | -19.0% |
| Daleville Jr-Sr High School Daleville |
Public | 9.3 | 271 | -3.6% |
| Wapahani High School Selma |
Public | 8.1 | 349 | -2.5% |
| Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch New Castle |
Public | 14.2 | 196 | +2.6% |
| Monroe Central Jr-Sr High School Parker City |
Public | 12.9 | 303 | -5.3% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantBurris Laboratory School is a public high school in Muncie, IN, enrolling 676 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
It offers 10 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 66% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
49 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 42% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 95% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 338 students per school counselor.
1% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does Burris Laboratory School offer? Burris Laboratory School offers 10 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 66% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Burris Laboratory School's graduation rate? Burris Laboratory School's federal four-year graduation rate was about 95% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Burris Laboratory School? Burris Laboratory School is a public high school in Muncie, IN, enrolling 676 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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