Hamilton Community High School

Hamilton Community High School operates as a very small 9-12 campus in Hamilton, Indiana, one of the schools within Hamilton Community Schools. Current enrollment sits at 183 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 816 students per school, that is 78% smaller than typical.

Within Hamilton Community Schools, which oversees 2 schools and 375 students, Hamilton Community High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Hamilton Community High School shows that nearly all students (94%) are White; the rest breaks down as 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with DeKalb County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Roughly 49% of students at Hamilton Community High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Hamilton Community High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.7%; this one delivers 28.7%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for DeKalb County put median household earnings sit near $74,331, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, DeKalb County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,781 students), of which Hamilton Community High School is one.

Hamilton Community Elementary Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Hamilton Community High School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 41.7%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hamilton Community High School has rose 42%, going from 129 students in 2018 to 183 in 2025. The White share of enrollment grew from 89% to 94% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 7.5:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 in 2025.

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