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Schools in Dalton Township

Dalton Township’s public schools

Nettle Creek School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dalton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Indiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Indiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.0K
▼ 20% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.8
IN 15.3
Schools in town
0
1,172 students on the public path
In brief

Dalton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Dalton Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s 1,697 public schools. Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School places highest (better than 64%); Hagerstown Elementary School lowest (59%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Dalton Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Hagerstown Elementary Schoolin HagerstownB
7–12Hagerstown Jr-Sr High Schoolin HagerstownB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Nettle Creek School Corporation.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Nettle Creek School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,172 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$10,957IN $13,688 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 41.3% · 575 students tested
Math38%
State average 37.5% · 576 students tested

Dalton Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Dalton Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dalton Township—Nettle Creek School Corporation
JeffersonBNettle Creek School Corporation
Perry—Nettle Creek School Corporation
Blue RiverCBlue River Valley Schools
UnionDUnion School Corporation

2 of the 4 neighbors share Nettle Creek School Corporation with Dalton Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Dalton Township

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Dalton Townshipin other towns
Hagerstown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hagerstown
B
621 students14:1Rate it →
Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Hagerstown
B
551 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Dalton Township’s schools

Are Dalton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dalton Township. Nettle Creek School Corporation has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dalton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Indiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dalton Township in?

Nettle Creek School Corporation.

Where do Dalton Township kids go to high school?

Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School.

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What Dalton Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.