📍 3400 e Sr 28, Muncie, Delaware County, 47303
Delta High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Muncie, Delaware County. The school has 787 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Delaware Community School Corp school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 55.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Delta High School enrolls 787 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 55.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 4.3% Two or more races and 3.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 703 | 89% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 4.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
340 of the school's 787 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 302 qualify for free lunch and 38 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Delta High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-50, state senate district 26, state house district 31.
Delta High School is one of 5 schools in Delaware Community School Corp, based in Muncie, Indiana. The district serves 2,581 students district-wide and employs 168 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 787 students, Delta High School is larger than the district average of about 516 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe