📍 2501 S Berkley, Kokomo, Howard County, 46902
Kokomo High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kokomo, Howard County. The school has 1,519 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kokomo School Corporation school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 107 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 27 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kokomo High School enrolls 1,519 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 107 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 18% Black or African American and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 887 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 276 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 184 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 132 | 8.7% |
| Asian | 39 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
877 of the school's 1,519 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 822 qualify for free lunch and 55 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.
Kokomo High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 21, state house district 30.
Kokomo High School is one of 12 schools in Kokomo School Corporation, based in Kokomo, Indiana. The district serves 5,197 students district-wide and employs 352 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,519 students, Kokomo High School is larger than the district average of about 433 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small