Lebanon Community School Corporation

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The Lebanon Community School Corporation governs education in the areas surrounding the city of Lebanon, Indiana, the county seat and largest city in Boone County, Indiana.

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.

Contents 1 District Snapshot 2 Schools 2.1 Lebanon Senior High School 2.2 Lebanon Middle School 2.3 Elementary Schools 3 Administration and School Board 4 Famous Graduates

[edit] District Snapshot

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

[edit] Schools

• Elementary Schools: Harney Elementary, Hattie B. Stokes Elementary, Central Elementary, and Perry Worth Elementary
• Middle School: Lebanon Middle School
• High School: Lebanon Sr. High School

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Elementary Schools

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Famous Graduates

Craig Terrill, defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks and Rick Mount, named Indiana's Mr. Basketball in 1966 are two notable graduates. Also, parts of the Academy Award-nominated movie Hoosiers was filmed in the old Lebanon Senior High School 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.