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Arcadia, Indiana - 3 schools
An equity score of 18/100 ranks Hamilton Heights School Corp #361 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,742 per pupil, Hamilton Heights School Corp ranks #306 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,307
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,742
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hamilton Heights School Corp operates 3 public schools serving 2,307 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Hamilton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,742 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 46.1% local, 46.3% state, and 7.6% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 18/100, ranked #361 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 390.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.8% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hamilton Heights Elementary School, with a diversity index of 17.5/100.
Hamilton Heights Elementary School accounts for 38.0% of all Hamilton Heights School Corp student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hamilton Heights School Corp-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Hamilton Heights School Corp student-counselor ratio is 390:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Hamilton Heights School Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 14.0% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
How many schools are in Hamilton Heights School Corp?
Hamilton Heights School Corp has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 2,307 students.
How much does Hamilton Heights School Corp spend per student?
Hamilton Heights School Corp spends $10,742 per student. The district has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #361 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Hamilton Heights School Corp?
Hamilton Heights School Corp students are 91.8% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hamilton Heights School Corp?
Hamilton Heights School Corp has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #361 out of 373 districts in Indiana.