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Schools in Franklin Township · Hamilton Community Schools

Franklin Township’s public schools score below 76% of Indiana districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 22% of Franklin Township’s students scored proficient, below the Indiana average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Franklin Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Indiana, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from D to B−K–12Where will my kid go?

From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
27%
▼ 14 pts vs IN 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 16 pts vs IN 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs IN 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.2K
▲ 48% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.9
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
375 students on the public path
In brief

Franklin Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1074 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Franklin Township’s, its schools beat 4%, lower than their 24% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 41% and 38% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana (the state reports Franklin Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,221 per student, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Hamilton Community High School. Enrollment is up 13% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Franklin Township’s grade

C− Test scoresC− Graduation

C−: better than 24% of Indiana school districts. Both inputs trail the Indiana average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 24%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (1074)Better than 4%
Towns in DeKalb County (15)Better than 0%
DB−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 172 test results and a graduating class of 31 could put Franklin Township anywhere from D to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Franklin Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (172 in math, 172 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Franklin Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Hamilton Community Elementary SchHamilton Community SchoolsB−
6–12Hamilton Community High SchoolHamilton Community SchoolsC−

Franklin Township’s public schools are run by Hamilton Community Schools, which also serves Hamilton, Otsego and Richland. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Hamilton Community SchoolsGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 375 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$20,221IN $13,688 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 41.3% · 172 students tested
Math22%
State average 37.5% · 172 students tested

Franklin Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Franklin TownshipC−Hamilton
OtsegoC−Hamilton
SmithfieldB+DeKalb County Central United
WilmingtonBDeKalb County Eastern
Troy—DeKalb County Eastern

Every school in Franklin 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).

District schools in Franklin Townshipby address
Hamilton Community Elementary Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hamilton
B−
192 students12:1Rate it →
Hamilton Community High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Hamilton
C−
183 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Franklin Township’s schools

Are Franklin Township’s schools good?

On Indiana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Franklin Township children attend score below 76% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Franklin Township in?

Hamilton Community Schools, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 375 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Franklin Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Hamilton Community Schools graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.

How much does Franklin Township spend per student?

$20,221 in Hamilton Community Schools (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.