Mitchell Jr High School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Mitchell, Indiana

Mitchell Jr High School in Mitchell, Indiana enrolled 336 students in 2024-25 with 27.9 full-time teachers, 12.0 students per teacher against the Indiana middle-school median of 14.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%

359 students in 2022-23, 114 students in 2023-24, 336 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.5 to 27.9.

Students enrolled at Mitchell Jr High School by school year2022-23: 359, 2023-24: 114, 2024-25: 33601002003004002022-233592023-241142024-25336
Students enrolled at Mitchell Jr High School by school year2022-23: 359, 2023-24: 114, 2024-25: 33601002003004002022-233592023-241142024-25336
Students enrolled at Mitchell Jr High School by school year2022-23: 359, 2023-24: 114, 2024-25: 33601002003004002022-233592023-241142024-25336
Students enrolled at Mitchell Jr High School by school year2022-23: 359, 2023-24: 114, 2024-25: 33601002003004002022-233592023-241142024-25336
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2335925.514.1
2023-2411427.34.2
2024-2533627.912.0

12.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 of every 100 Indiana middle schools

Among the 327 Indiana middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; This school 12.0; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 12.0state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; This school 12.0; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 12.0state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; This school 12.0; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 12.0state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; This school 12.0; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 12.0state median 14.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 352 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mitchell Jr High School enrolled 352 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 45 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 352 of the 352 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions45
  • Chronically absent22.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

93.5% of students were White, 4.5% Hispanic, 1.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White93.5%
  2. Hispanic4.5%
  3. Two or more races1.2%
  4. Black0.3%
  5. Asian0.3%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Mitchell Jr High School scored proficient or above: 20% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtIndiana
Math20%24% (2021-22)38.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Mitchell Jr High School

  1. Bedford Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 8.7 miles away: 518 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).8.7 mi
  2. Eastern Greene Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 26 miles away: 254 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).26 mi
  3. Compare Mitchell Jr High School with Bedford Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Mitchell Community Schools spends per student$17,065 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,065
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaMitchell Jr High School is the number 255 by size of 328 Indiana middle schools open in 2024-25.#255 of 328
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher12.0 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.8 for middle schools.12.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Mitchell Jr High School

  1. How many students attend Mitchell Jr High School?
    336 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 359 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Mitchell, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Mitchell Jr High School?
    12.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for middle schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Mitchell Jr High School a Title I school?
    Mitchell Jr High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Mitchell Jr High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Mitchell Jr High School scored proficient or above: 20% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Mitchell Jr High School in?
    Mitchell Community Schools, NCES district ID 1806900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180690002151 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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