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Hauser Jr-Sr High School

9273 N SR 9, Hope, IN 47246 · (812) 546-4421 · Bartholomew County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Indiana public high schools
  • B-Test 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.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

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

Enrollment
435
High
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 816
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
191 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 78219%
Grade 87417%
Grade 96715%
Grade 107016%
Grade 116916%
Grade 127317%
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
40693%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
92%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Two+
164%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
23754%
Female
19846%

School pathway

Feeds from
Hope Elementary SchoolKG–06
Based on grade levels within Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
36.3%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
29.4%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Hauser Jr-Sr High School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Hauser Jr-Sr High School this school43543.9%32.8%
Northfield Jr-Sr High School
Wabash
42943.6%34.6%
Northeastern High School
Fountain City
42644.1%N/A
Shenandoah High School
Middletown
40544.0%N/A
Pike Central High School
Petersburg
45042.7%N/A
N Judson-San Pierre Jr Sr High Sch
North Judson
44343.1%33.2%
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 Hauser Jr-Sr High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Indiana
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
32.8%#51 of 103
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
29.4%#50 of 104
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
36.3%#50 of 104
Enrollment
ranked largest first
435#242 of 392
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.3:1#53 of 359
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
12.7%#296 of 360
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
43.9%#191 of 373
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-0.7%#194 of 201
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 2024-25
Enrollment
435
-55 (-11%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2543535.512.3:144% (191)
2023-244173412.3:146% (192)
2022-234443512.7:146% (203)
2020-214903314.8:136% (177)
2017-1843826.416.6:140% (176)
2015-164032615.5:137% (151)
2010-114423213.8:139% (174)
2000-014772618.4:128% (132)
1990-914412418.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hauser Jr-Sr High School.

About Hauser Jr-Sr High School

Hauser Jr-Sr High School, a small high school, is located in Hope, Indiana. Classes run from 7 through 12, and the school has 435 students. Against the 816-student average for high schools in Indiana, enrollment here is 47% lower.

Within Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp, Hauser Jr-Sr High School is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 982 students.

White students make up 93% of enrollment at Hauser Jr-Sr High School. The next largest groups are 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. In Bartholomew County overall, about 79% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 13%, meaning two students picked at random have a 13% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Its teaching staff equals 35.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.3:1. On average, high schools in Indiana have 16.6:1, compared with 12.3:1 here. Around 44% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 44% average for public schools in Bartholomew County.

Measured against Indiana public high schools, Hauser Jr-Sr High School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Hauser Jr-Sr High School is 11.7 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 32.8% actual, 44.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Indiana.

In Bartholomew County (population about 83,536), the median household income is $79,901, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Hauser Jr-Sr High School is one of 20 public schools in the county.

The closest public school, Hope Elementary School, is about 0.1 miles from Hauser Jr-Sr High School. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Hauser Jr-Sr High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.

Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Enrollment declined 11% from its 2020-21 level of 490. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.8:1 in 2020-21 to 12.3:1 in 2024-25.

Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Bartholomew County at a glance

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Population
83,536
Census ACS
Median income
$79,901
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
12,688 students

Quick facts

School name
Hauser Jr-Sr High School
District
Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp
Address
9273 N SR 9, Hope, IN 47246
Phone
(812) 546-4421
County
Bartholomew County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
435
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
12.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
191 (44%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
180357000509
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp
Other schools in Hope
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Hauser Jr-Sr High School
What is the total enrollment at Hauser Jr-Sr High School?
Hauser Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 435 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Hauser Jr-Sr High School serve?
Hauser Jr-Sr High School serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Hauser Jr-Sr High School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Hauser Jr-Sr High School.
How diverse is Hauser Jr-Sr High School?
Hauser Jr-Sr High School reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hauser Jr-Sr High School in?
Hauser Jr-Sr High School is part of Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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