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Schools in Richland Township · North Miami Community Schools

Richland Township’s public schools score below 52% of Indiana districts on tests and graduation

23% of students in Richland Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Indiana average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Richland 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.

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.

Reading proficiency
36%
▼ 5 pts vs IN 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
▼ 14 pts vs IN 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IN 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 6% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.6
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
367 students on the public path
In brief

Richland Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1085 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Richland Township’s, its schools beat 32%, lower than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 23% in math, against 41% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana (the state reports Richland Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,827 per student, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

North Miami Elementary School, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓

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 Richland Township’s grade

C Test scoresB+ Graduation

B−: better than 48% of Indiana school districts. Graduation is above the Indiana average; test scores are below it.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 48%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (1085)Better than 32%
Towns in Miami County (14)Better than 57%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 436 test results and a graduating class of 80 could put Richland Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Richland Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (436 in math, 436 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
7–12North Miami Middle/High SchoolNorth Miami Community SchoolsC

Richland Township’s public schools are run by North Miami Community Schools, which also serves Allen, Denver, Jefferson and Macy and others. 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.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 41.3% · 436 students tested
Math23%
State average 37.5% · 436 students tested

Richland Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Richland TownshipB−North Miami
JeffersonB−North Miami
Perry—North Miami
Erie—Peru
Peru—Peru

2 of the 4 neighbors share North Miami with Richland Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Richland 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 Richland Townshipby address
Online schools based in Richland Townshipnot counted as local schools

Questions about Richland Township’s schools

Are Richland Township’s schools good?

On Indiana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Richland Township children attend score below 52% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Richland Township in?

North Miami Community Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 818 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Richland Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in North Miami Community Schools graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.

How much does Richland Township spend per student?

$12,827 in North Miami 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.