Enrollment
183
High
DISTRICT 188 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAMILTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180423000724
Hamilton Community High School
903 S Wayne St, Hamilton, IN 46742 · (260) 488-2161 · DeKalb County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL183 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Indiana public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public high schools
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
90 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 33 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 26 | 14% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hamilton Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
33.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
20.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hamilton Community High School
Hamilton Community High School's state test result (28.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Community High School this school | 183 | 49.2% | 28.7% |
| White River Valley High School Switz City | 208 | 49.5% | N/A |
| Crothersville Jr-Sr High School Crothersville | 221 | 52.5% | 23.7% |
| Waldo J Wood Memorial High Oakland City | 226 | 53.1% | N/A |
| Blue River Valley Jr-Sr High Sch New Castle | 289 | 50.5% | 18.9% |
| Oregon-Davis Jr-Sr High School Hamlet | 228 | 52.6% | 33.3% |
Matched among Indiana high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hamilton Community High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #70 of 103 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #77 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #59 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 183 | #363 of 392 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.2% | #137 of 373 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
183
+8 (+5%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 325
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 11.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 183 | 21.5 | 8.5:1 | 49% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 168 | 19.5 | 8.6:1 | 40% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 186 | 19 | 9.8:1 | 42% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 175 | 15 | 11.7:1 | 45% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 129 | 17.2 | 7.5:1 | 36% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 176 | 20 | 8.8:1 | 26% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 243 | 20 | 12.2:1 | 32% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 342 | 20 | 17.1:1 | 12% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 325 | 22 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamilton Community High School.
About Hamilton Community High School
Hamilton Community High School is a high school in Hamilton, Indiana, reachable at (260) 488-2161. The school offers grades 6 through 12 and enrolls 183 students. That puts enrollment 78% below the 816-student average for high schools in Indiana.
Hamilton Community Schools is responsible for 2 schools, Hamilton Community High School included, with 375 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Hamilton Community High School, about 94 are White. The school is also 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put DeKalb County at about 95% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 11% means there is an 11% chance two randomly chosen students at Hamilton Community High School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hamilton Community High School is 8.5:1, based on 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Indiana, 16.6:1, is higher. Hamilton Community High School counts 49% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in DeKalb County average a similar 49%.
Among Indiana public high schools, Hamilton Community High School outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Hamilton Community High School is 40.7%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.7%.
In DeKalb County, home to about 43,807 people, the median household earns about $74,331 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in DeKalb County number 14, with about 6,781 students.
Hamilton Community High School's closest public school neighbor is Hamilton Community Elementary Sch, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Hamilton Community High School is 5th of 7 on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% rise, from 175 to 183. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.7:1 in 2020-21, and 8.5:1 in 2024-25.
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DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,807
Census ACS
Median income
$74,331
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,781 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hamilton Community Schools
- Hamilton Community Elementary SchElementary · 192 students
Other schools in Hamilton
- Hamilton Community Elementary SchElementary · 192 students
Nearby schools
- Hamilton Community Elementary Sch0.0 mi · 192
- Pleasant Lake Montessori School6.0 mi · 99
- Eastside Junior-Senior High School6.9 mi · 559
- Edon High School7.6 mi · 231
- Edon Elementary School7.6 mi · 296
- Butler Elementary School7.7 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Hamilton Community High SchoolHow large is Hamilton Community High School?
Hamilton Community High School enrolls approximately 183 students in grades 06-12.
Is Hamilton Community High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hamilton Community High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Hamilton Community High School?
Approximately 8.5:1 students per teacher at Hamilton Community High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hamilton Community High School?
At Hamilton Community High School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Hamilton Community High School public or private?
Hamilton Community High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hamilton Community Schools.
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