Tri Central Middle-High School

Tri Central Middle-High School is a secondary school of cozy scale in Sharpsville, Indiana, operated by Tri-Central Community Schools, enrolling 389 students in grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 816 students per school, that is 52% below typical.

Across the 2 schools in Tri-Central Community Schools (786 students total), Tri Central Middle-High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Tri Central Middle-High School reports that nearly all students (86%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Tipton County as a whole is about 94% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Tri Central Middle-High School lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Tri Central Middle-High School is in the bottom 10% of Indiana public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 44.1%; Tri Central Middle-High School posts 24.8%, -19.3 points below that line.

In the area at large, census data for Tipton County shows median household income runs about $76,156, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Tipton County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,152 students), Tri Central Middle-High School is one campus in the mix.

Tri Central Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Tri Central Middle-High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 32.4%.

Tri Central Middle-High School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Tri Central Middle-High School's enrollment has declined 6% since 2018, when it stood at 412 (now 389). White enrollment moved from 92% to 86% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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