Bluffton High School (Indiana)

Bluffton High School is a public high school located in Bluffton, Indiana, United States.

Bluffton High School
Location
1 Tiger Trail Bluffton , Indiana 46714 United States
Coordinates	40°43′25″N 85°09′45″W
Information
Type	Public high school
Motto	Excellence is Expected Here
Established	1883
Locale	Suburban
School district	Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan School District
Principal	Steve Baker
Teaching staff	38.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	507 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	13.17[1]
Color(s)
Athletics	Yes
Athletics conference	Allen County Athletic Conference
Team name	Tigers
Website	Official website

Curriculum

Classes

Bluffton uses four class periods of one hour and twenty-five minutes each, as opposed to the seven-period system used at other schools. Bluffton offers various honors, AP, and dual-credit classes in social studies, science, mathematics, and English. Dual-credit engineering and vocational classes are also offered.

Diplomas

Along with most Indiana high schools, Bluffton has adopted a credit system called Core 40, requiring 40 credits — four years of English, three years of math, social studies, and science, and ten to twelve elective credits, plus two semesters of physical education, and a credit in health education. Bluffton also offers a slightly more rigorous Academic Honors Diploma, which requires 47 credits, and a basic one which requires 40 credits like Core 40, but lowers the bar in the Core 40 six-credit subjects to just four credits.^[2]

Notable alumni

• D'Wayne Eskridge - Professional football player for the Miami Dolphins
• Adam Ballinger - National Basketball Association (Australia) / NCAA
• Verdi Karns, ragtime composer, class of 1901
• Everett Scott - Major League Baseball

See also

• List of high schools in Indiana