Kokomo High School and Memorial Gymnasium · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainKokomo’s public schools score below 72% of Indiana districts on tests and graduation
24% of students in Kokomo’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Indiana average (38%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Kokomo, 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.
From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.
Kokomo’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 762 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Kokomo’s, its schools beat 7%, lower than their 28% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 28% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 41% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Kokomo School Corporation spends $14,636 per student and Taylor Community School Corporation $12,512, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Kokomo’s grade
C: better than 28% of Indiana school districts, #540 of 592 Indiana towns. Both inputs trail the Indiana average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Kokomo, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Kokomo · depends on your address
Kokomo High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,393 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Taylor High School
Grades 9–12 · 343 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Kokomo · depends on your address
Kokomo High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,393 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Taylor High School
Grades 9–12 · 343 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Kokomo · depends on your address
Kokomo High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,393 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Taylor High School
Grades 9–12 · 343 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Kokomo · depends on your address
Kokomo High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,393 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Taylor High School
Grades 9–12 · 343 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Kokomo runs its own schools through grade 12 (Kokomo School Corporation). From grade PK, students attend the Taylor Community School Corporation, shared with Taylor. Its elementary school is in Kokomo. Parts of Kokomo (15% and 4% of its land) are served by Western School Corporation and Northwestern School Corporation instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Kokomo
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Kokomo vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Kokomo’s borders.
Every school in Kokomo
15 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).
Questions about Kokomo’s schools
Are Kokomo’s schools good?
On Indiana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Kokomo children attend score below 72% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #540 of 592 Indiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 7%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Kokomo in?
Two districts: Kokomo School Corporation runs grades PK–12, and Taylor Community School Corporation runs grades PK–12, shared with Taylor.
Where do Kokomo kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Kokomo High School and Taylor High School.
What is Kokomo’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Kokomo School Corporation graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.
How much does Kokomo spend per student?
$14,636 in Kokomo School Corporation and $12,512 in Taylor Community School Corporation (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Kokomo families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Kokomo → They have their own page.
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.