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Blackford County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Licking Township, Hartford City, Harrison Township, Montpelier, Jackson Township, Washington Township and Shamrock Lakes, and parts of Dunkirk.

Licking Township’s School Grade B better than 55% of Indiana school districts

Students
1,412
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,509
IN $13,688
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Debt
$10.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Blackford County Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 55% of Indiana districts
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $10.1M, about $7,118 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 55% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BLicking Township 7,506BHartford City 5,898BHarrison Township 2,268BMontpelier 1,489BJackson Township 1,190Washington Township 766Shamrock Lakes 215

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Licking Township. Grade by grade →

PK–62 schoolsThis district
7–12Blackford Jr-Sr High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency34%
State average 37.5% · 791 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 41.3% · 791 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 88.1% · 106 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
$13,509 per student · 1% below IN
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 44%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 61%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,343’20
1,406’21
1,496’22
1,471’23
1,412’24

Up 5.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 5%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Blackford Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hartford City
B−
447 students16:1
Blackford Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Hartford City
314 students14:1
Blackford Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Hartford City
C+
651 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Jay School CorporationKnox Township, Penn Township, Richland Township
$13,097per student
Delaware Community School CorporationNiles Township, Union Township
$12,377per student
Eastbrook Community School CorporationJefferson Township, Monroe Township
$11,512per student
Southern Wells Community SchoolsChester Township, Jackson Township
$11,699per student

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.