Crawford County High School (Indiana)

Crawford County Junior-Senior High School is a small high school on the south side of Marengo and near Carefree, El Bethel, English, and Pilot Knob. It serves all of Crawford County and parts of Milltown in Harrison County and serves some people in Orange Country.

For other schools named Crawford, see Crawford High School (disambiguation).
Crawford County High School
Address
1130 South State Road 66

Marengo
,
Indiana
47140

United States
Coordinates38°19′10″N 86°21′10″W
Information
School typepublic
Established1976
School districtCrawford County Community Schools
SuperintendentBrandon Johnson
CEEB code152190
PrincipalBrandy Stroud
Teaching staff29.83 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment415 (2021–22) [1]
Average class size20/>
Student to teacher ratio13.91[1]
Color(s)   .
SloganGrowing Toward Greatness
Athletics conferencePatoka Lake Conference
MascotWolfpack
Team nameWolfpack
RivalsPaoli, North Harrison, Corydon
WebsiteCrawford County High School

History

Crawford County High opened in 1976 after the consolidation of the county's 5 former high schools; Milltown Millers, Marengo Cavemen, Patoka Lakers, Leavenworth Wyandottes, and English Raiders.The Jr. High was moved to the high school and the former high schools then turned into the 5 elementary schools and then the later the elementary schools in English and Marengo would fold and the remaining three elementary schools would change names the names to East Crawford Wolfpack, South Crawford Wolfpack, and West Crawford Wolfpack.

Athletics

The Crawford County Wolfpack compete in the Patoka Lake Conference and the Indiana High School Athletic Association. Crawford County's sports include basketball, baseball, wrestling, volleyball, golf, tennis, softball, cross country, track & field, cheerleading, a dance team, and in 2007 the school added football and later the football program would become an independent and a documentary would later be made about the team. The basketball team plays at the school in Ron Ferguson Court and the volleyball team, cheerleading, and the dance team. The baseball and softball teams play on fields near the school. The track and field team plays on a track that goes around Breeden Field where the football team plays. The cross country team plays at the school but on a football practice field and they run on a course in the woods. The tennis team plays on courts on the schools property and the golf team plays at the near by Lucas Oil Golf Course in English, Indiana. The wrestling team plays at the fairgrounds gym across the road from the high school. In 2017 the boys basketball team went to the state finals and then in 2020 before the pandemic they won the sectional against a rival Paoli in a close game.

Campus

The campus is located outside of Marengo and the campus was recently renovated to separate the school into two the high school and junior high. They built a new cafeteria and renovated classrooms and halls. The gym connects to the school and a courtyard is in the middle of the school. In the fall of 2022 the school decided to add the Crawford County Fieldhouse which would have 3 basketball courts and locker rooms.

Notable faculty

See also

References
  1. "Crawford County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  2. "Oxley is stable and improving, family says". Louisville Courier-Journal. 2009-11-24. Oxley, a teacher at Crawford County Junior-Senior High School, is serving in his first term at the Indiana House.
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