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Hamilton Southeastern Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Fishers, Noblesville, Fall Creek Township, Delaware Township and Wayne Township.

Fishers’ School Grade A+ better than 97% of Indiana school districts

Students
21,062
Schools
22
Spent per student
$12,846
IN $13,688
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Debt
$230.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hamilton Southeastern Schools

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 97% of Indiana districts
  • Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the IN average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $230.6M, about $10,951 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 97% of the 396 Indiana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fishers. Grade by grade →

PK–413 elementary schoolsThis district
7–84 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. IN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency61%
State average 37.5% · 11,439 students tested
Reading / language arts62%
State average 41.3% · 11,451 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)99–100%
State average 88.1% · 1,778 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,846 per student · 6% below IN
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 54%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
21,438’20
21,259’21
21,612’22
21,299’23
21,062’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 64%Asian 10%Hispanic 10%Black 9%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

22 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools.

Southeastern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fishers
A
773 students17:1
Brooks School Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fishers
A
715 students15:1
Deer Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Noblesville
613 students16:1
Geist Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fishers
A+
608 students17:1
Thorpe Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fishers
A
607 students16:1
New Britton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fishers
A
572 students15:1
Harrison Parkway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fishers
A−
568 students15:1
Fall Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fishers
A+
525 students16:1
Cumberland Road Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fishers
A−
521 students15:1
Sand Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fishers
A−
520 students16:1
Lantern Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fishers
A
470 students14:1
Hoosier Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fishers
A
463 students15:1
Fishers Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fishers
A−
437 students15:1
Hamilton SE Int and Jr High Sch
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Fishers
A−
1,238 students18:1
Fall Creek Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Fishers
A
909 students21:1
Riverside Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Fishers
A−
891 students18:1
Sand Creek Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Fishers
B
812 students17:1
Fall Creek Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Fishers
A−
1,001 students16:1
Riverside Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Fishers
B+
885 students16:1
Fishers Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Fishers
B+
840 students15:1
Fishers High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fishers
A+
3,590 students21:1
Hamilton Southeastern HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Fishers
A+
3,504 students20:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Indiana.