1
If you had an hour of school board time for Tri Central Middle-High School, what would you bring up?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
389
High
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRI-CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180804001379
Tri Central Middle-High School
2115 W 500 N, Sharpsville, IN 46068 · (765) 963-2560 · Tipton County
GRADES 06–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Indiana public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
173 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 57 | 15% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 Tri-Central Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
26.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
18.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Tri Central Middle-High School
Tri Central Middle-High School's state test result (24.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri Central Middle-High School this school | 389 | 44.5% | 24.8% |
| Lewis Cass High School Walton | 388 | 43.6% | N/A |
| Clinton Central Junior-Senior HS Michigantown | 375 | 44.5% | 38.3% |
| Winchester Community High School Winchester | 399 | 42.9% | N/A |
| Triton Jr-Sr High School Bourbon | 414 | 43.0% | 40.1% |
| North Miami Middle/High School Denver | 367 | 45.5% | 15.6% |
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 Tri Central Middle-High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #81 of 103 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #83 of 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #83 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #269 of 392 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #69 of 359 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.8% | #181 of 360 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #185 of 373 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #136 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 2024-25Enrollment
389
-33 (-8%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 501
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 389 | 31 | 12.6:1 | 44% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 31.5 | 12.8:1 | 44% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 31.5 | 13.0:1 | 46% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 30 | 14.1:1 | 44% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 30.2 | 13.6:1 | 34% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 30 | 16.4:1 | 38% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 30% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 569 | 31 | 18.4:1 | 11% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 501 | 31 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tri Central Middle-High School.
About Tri Central Middle-High School
Families in Sharpsville, Indiana, are served by Tri Central Middle-High School, a small high school. Its enrollment is 389 students, spread over grades 6 through 12. Across high schools in Indiana, the average enrollment is about 816.
The district, Tri-Central Community Schools, has 786 students enrolled across 2 schools.
White students account for 86% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 8% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Tipton County, the White share is about 94%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 26%.
Tri Central Middle-High School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.6:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Indiana is 16.6:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 44% at Tri Central Middle-High School. The figure for public schools in Tipton County is close, at 43%.
Tri Central Middle-High School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 14% of Indiana public high schools.
Tri Central Middle-High School falls short of its prediction by 19.3 points. The model expects 44.1% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Indiana; the school's rate is 24.8%.
The county, Tipton County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $76,156, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 5 public schools and about 2,152 students.
Of the public schools around it, Tri Central Middle-High School is closest to Tri Central Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Tri Central Middle-High School ranks 4th of 7 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 33 students, from 422 to 389. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.6:1) than in 2020-21 (14.1:1).
This page is set up for the Tri Central Middle-High School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Tipton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,346
Census ACS
Median income
$76,156
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
2,152 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tri-Central Community Schools
- Tri Central ElementaryElementary · 397 students
Nearby schools
- Tri Central Elementary0.1 mi · 397
- Taylor High School4.2 mi · 343
- Taylor Middle School4.2 mi · 368
- Taylor Elementary School4.9 mi · 494
- Maple Crest STEM Elementary School6.9 mi · 187
- Maple Crest Middle School7.0 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About Tri Central Middle-High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tri Central Middle-High School?
Tri Central Middle-High School enrolls approximately 389 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Tri Central Middle-High School serve?
Tri Central Middle-High School serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Tri Central Middle-High School have?
Tri Central Middle-High School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
How diverse is Tri Central Middle-High School?
Tri Central Middle-High School reports a student body of 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Tri Central Middle-High School in?
Tri Central Middle-High School is part of Tri-Central Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.