Milan High School (Indiana)

Milan High School is a small high school located in Milan, Indiana, and is a part of the Milan Community Schools district which covers Franklin and Washington townships in eastern Ripley County.

Milan High School
Location
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609 N Warpath Drive

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47031

United States
Coordinates39°07′44″N 85°07′41″W / 39.129°N 85.128°W / 39.129; -85.128
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtMilan Community Schools
PrincipalRyan Langferman
Faculty33.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades9 - 12
Enrollment498 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.87[1]
Color(s) Black  and  Gold 
Athletics conferenceOhio River Valley Conference
MascotIndian/Lady Indian
Websitehs.milan.k12.in.us

Courses

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Milan High School offers a variety of courses in the general and advanced levels. Dual-credit college classes are available as well.

Athletics

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The Milan Indians compete in the Ohio River Valley Conference in the following sports:

1954 State Basketball Champions

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Milan High School is most famous for its 1954 basketball team, which won the Indiana state championship against Muncie Central High School, a school ten times its size. The 1986 movie Hoosiers is based on the story of this team, which had lost in the semifinals the preceding year.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Milan High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "IHSAA Boys Basketball State Championship Records Book: Year-by-Year State Finals Scores" (PDF). ihsaa.org. September 16, 2019. p. 20. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Merron, Jeff. "'Hoosiers' in reel life". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
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