Batesville High School (Indiana)


Batesville High School, part of the Batesville Community School District, is a public high school in Batesville, Indiana with an enrollment of about 700.

History

1875 marked the erection of the Batesville schoolhouse which was a two-story, four room brick building. To keep up with the increasing population there was an addition made to the schoolhouse in 1888, and in 1896 a second schoolhouse was built. As the town continued to grow it became apparent that a stand-alone high school was needed. Batesville High School was constructed in 1927 on a large plot of land donated to the Batesville school system by George M. Hillenbrand. In 1963, the Batesville schools consolidated with the schools of Hamburg, St. Mary's and Oldenburg, which marks the beginning of the Batesville Community School Corporation. With the rapid growth of the school district it again became necessary for the school corporation to build a new high school. Construction on the new high school finished in the fall of 1968, and still serves as the home to Batesville High School. Growing enrollment in the district has resulted in a $12 million addition to BHS in 2000 and another $10 million addition in 2017.

Athletics

Batesville High School is a member of the Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference.

Notable alumni

Bryan Hutson. Former member of several top quartets in Christian music and is also a member of The Gospel Music Hall Of Fame. He and his brother; Jim formed a local Christian band in 1985.
He graduated in 1987.