Delphi Community Middle School

Delphi Community Middle School is a middle school of small scale in Delphi, Indiana, part of Delphi Community School Corp, hosting 289 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 594 students per school, that is 51% below typical.

Within Delphi Community School Corp, which oversees 3 schools and 1,311 students, Delphi Community Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Delphi Community Middle School reports that nearly all students (85%) are White; the rest comes out to 9% Hispanic, 3% Black. By comparison, Carroll County as a whole is about 94% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Delphi Community Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.4%; this one delivers 33.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Carroll County indicate median household income runs about $65,645, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Carroll County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,334 students), of which Delphi Community Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Delphi Community High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Delphi Community Middle School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 47.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 17%: 349 students in 2018 compared to 289 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.