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Schools in Richland Township · Whitko Community School Corporation

Richland Township’s public schools score below 65% of Indiana districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 31% of Richland Township’s students scored proficient, below the Indiana average (41%). 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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
31%
▼ 10 pts vs IN 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 6 pts vs IN 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IN 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▲ 9% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
IN 15.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,103 students on the public path
In brief

Richland Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1079 Indiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Richland Township’s, its schools beat 13%, lower than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 41% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% 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 $14,900 per student, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Whitko Jr/Sr High School. Enrollment is down 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 Richland Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 35% of Indiana school districts. Both inputs trail the Indiana average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (1079)Better than 13%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 585 test results and a graduating class of 87 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 (585 in math, 585 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
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
7–12Whitko Jr/Sr High Schoolin South WhitleyC

Richland Township’s public schools are run by Whitko Community School Corporation, which also serves Cleveland, Jackson, Larwill and Monroe 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.

Whitko Community School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,103 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$14,900IN $13,688 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 41.3% · 585 students tested
Math31%
State average 37.5% · 585 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 TownshipC+Whitko Community School Corporation
ClevelandC+Whitko Community School Corporation
ThorncreekBWhitley County Consolidated Schools
Etna-TroyBWhitley County Consolidated Schools
ColumbiaBWhitley County Consolidated Schools
MonroeC+Whitko Community School Corporation
WashingtonC+Whitko Community School Corporation

3 of the 6 neighbors share Whitko Community School Corporation with Richland Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Richland Township

3 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).

Also serving Richland Townshipin other towns
South Whitley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · South Whitley
B+
300 students16:1Rate it →
Pierceton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pierceton
C
298 students14:1Rate it →
Whitko Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · South Whitley
C
505 students9:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Whitko Career Academy).

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 65% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 13%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Richland Township in?

Whitko Community School Corporation, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,103 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Richland Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Whitko Community School Corporation graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.

How much does Richland Township spend per student?

$14,900 in Whitko Community School Corporation (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.