Griffith High School (Indiana)

Griffith High School
Address
600 North Wiggs Street Griffith, Indiana, 46319 United States
Coordinates	41°33′16″N 87°30′17″W / 41.55444°N 87.50472°W / 41.55444; -87.50472Coordinates: 41°33′16″N 87°30′17″W / 41.55444°N 87.50472°W / 41.55444; -87.50472
Information
Funding type	Public
School district	School Town of Griffith
Principal	Brian Orkis
Teaching staff	46.0 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	901 (2012-2013)
Student to teacher ratio	19.59
Color(s)	Black and gold
Athletics conference	Northwest Crossroads Conference
Nickname	Panthers
Rivals	Andrean High School Munster High School Highland High School
Website	www.griffith.k12.in.us
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Griffith High School is a public high school located in Griffith, Indiana. It was founded in the mid-1900s after the space at the former high school, now soon to be a "YMCA", became overcrowded.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 901 students enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year was:^[1]

• 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:^[2]

References

External links

• Web Site