West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School
| West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School | |
|---|---|
West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School in 2008 | |
| Address | |
1105 North Grant Street , , 47906 | |
| Coordinates | 40°26′10″N 86°54′43″W / 40.43611°N 86.91194°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1939 |
| School district | West Lafayette Community School Corporation |
| Principal | Chad Rodgers |
| Teaching staff | 78.50 (FTE) |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,110 (2023-2024) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.14 |
| Color(s) | Scarlet and gray |
| Athletics conference | Hoosier Athletic Conference |
| Team name | Red Devils |
| Rivals | Jefferson High School, Harrison High School, and Central Catholic High School |
| Website | School website |
West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School (also informally known as West Side High School or simply West Side) is the only high school within the West Lafayette city limits, and is administered by the West Lafayette Community School Corporation.
The school district which this school belongs to covers central portions of West Lafayette municipality.
West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School was constructed in 1939 of cream brick and glass at a cost of $225,000, and was remodeled in the late 1990s. The school is located near Purdue University, and the children of many Purdue faculty and staff attend West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School. In 2012, the school was ranked as the 2nd and 4th best public high school in Indiana by U.S. News & World Report and Newsweek, respectively. As of 2021, the high school was ranked in U.S. News & World Report as 2nd in Indiana and 239th nationwide.