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Kokomo High School

2501 S Berkley, Kokomo, IN, 46902-3099 -

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Definition of Terms

Kokomo High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Howard County, IN

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2044 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

116 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 575 students

Grade 10 - 554 students

Grade 11 - 540 students

Grade 12 - 375 students

This School

( IN ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:18

1:18

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( IN ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	1%
% Hispanic	3%	6%
% Black	15%	13%
% White	81%	79%

Additional Student Information

This School

( IN ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

28%

32%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( IN ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Kokomo-center Township Con Corp School District

This School's Agency

( IN ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	17	4
Number of Students Managed	7,026 students	1,844 students
District Total Revenue	$83,941,000	$18,816,000
District Expenditure	$85,757,000	$18,251,000
District Revenue / Student	$11,947	$13,221
District Expenditure / Student	$12,206	$11,482
District Graduation Rates	n/a	100%

Kokomo High School (merged with Haworth High School in 1984) is a four-year comprehensive secondary school in Kokomo, Indiana. The school is the only high school in the Kokomo-Center Township School Corporation. The school is located at 2501 S. Berkley Road, Kokomo, IN.
History: The campus of Kokomo High School was originally Haworth High School, which was built in 1968, and the downtown campus was known as Kokomo High School. However, in 1983 The Kokomo-Center Township Board of Trustees decided that two high schools were no longer necessary. Consequently, in 1984 Kokomo High School and Haworth High School were combined into one high school with two campuses, and kept the name of the older of the two schools, Kokomo High School. The downtown campus had 8th and 9th grade students, and the south campus (Haworth High School) had 10th, 11th, and 12th graders. After the south campus was expanded, the south campus became the primary location and served 9th to 12th grade students. The downtown campus later became Central Middle School in 1998.
Kokomo High School still has visible reminders of the building's history, including a framed portrait of C.V. Haworth and a case featuring Haworth's mascot, the Haworth Huskies. The C.V. Haworth award is also given to Seniors who show "exceptional ability in writing and speaking".
Basketball History: Kokomo High School has one of the most prestigious histories throughout the entire history of Indiana High School Basketball. The Wildkats (spelled uniquely with a "k") have won one boys state championship in a thrilling 68-66 overtime win against Indianapolis Manual in 1961, capping a 28-1 season. The girls team has featured even more success with three state championships in 1992, 1993, and 2003, while they came close to a 3-peat in 1994, falling to Lake Central 44-42 in the championship game after holding a 10 point fourth quarter lead.
To go with the championships, the Wildkats also appeared in the "Final 4" in 1925, 1941, 1944, 1959, 1962, 1989, and 1997. In 1925, 1944, 1959, and 1989 they finished as state runner-up, while in 1997 their appearance was celebrated as part of the last true Indiana High School Basketball State Tournament before the watered down version of class basketball, which divides schools into four separate classes by enrollment, was implemented for the 1997-98 season. Kokomo's girl's team also has final 4 appearances in 1996, 1999, 2001, 2005, and 2006 to go with their 3 championships, and the girls team is regarded as one of the top programs in the state of Indiana. The 1993 squad featured four Indiana All-Stars in its starting line-up, and was ranked #1 in the Nation by USA Today for two weeks. The 2003 Girls team also featured the first undefeated season by a Kokomo basketball team, boys or girls, in school history. They accomplished feat in the same season that KHS celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first team being fielded in 1903.
Kokomo has also had two players named "Mr. Basketball" in the state of Indiana. The award is given to the top 12th grade player in the state of Indiana for that season. Kokomo's Tom Schwartz won the award in 1944, and Jimmy Rayl won the award in 1961.
KHS holds the state record with 69 sectional championships in the 96 years of the IHSAA state tournament, and they have only once had a drought of at least 4 year between titles. The Wildkats have also won 33 regional championships, 7 Semi-State championships, and 14 North Central Confernence titles. The North Central Conference is generally regarded as the toughest high school basketball conference in the state, if not the whole country, and has been dubbed "The Conference of Champions as conference members have won 30 Indiana High school Boys basketball state championships, including Muncie Central (8) and Marion (7), who are ranked 1-2 in total championships by school. The conference also has numerous runner-up and final four appearances as well. Nine state championship games have featured two NCC teams at the same time, by far the most of any conference in the state. This was capped in 1952 when the NCC, a 10 school conference at the time, went a perfect 50-0 against teams outside the conference int he state tournament. All 10 teams won sectionals that year, and each was defeated by another member school until the State Championship game, which featured Muncie Central defeating fellow NCC foe Indianapolis Tech 68-49.
Kokomo's girls basketball team has more than its own share of success, and indeed can be considered more successful than the boys' program. In the 30 year history of the girl's IHSAA tournament, Kokomo has won 19 (tied 3rd all-time) sectionals, 12 (1st all-time) regionals, and 5 (second all-time) semi-states, and has won 3 state titles (Second all-time, but it should be noted that Ft. Wayne Luers' 5 championships have all come since the change to class sports). The Lady Wildkats have also won 12 North Central Conference championships (1st all-time), all since 1991. Under coach Charlie Hall (1997-8 season through 2003-04 season, plus the 2005-06 season) the Wildkats compiled an astounding 54-1 record against North Central Conference opponents on their way to winning the Conference championship all 8 seasons.
Campus: Kokomo High School is comprised of the original two-story building and the two expansions, as well as the Kokomo Area Career Center (KACC). Kokomo High School also has many athletic facilities. The campus features two indoor gymnasiums, one swimming and diving pool, four soccer fields, a football/track stadium, six tennis courts, and two baseball diamonds. The high school competes in the North Central Conference for athletics.
Notable alumni: Rupert Boneham, competitor on the reality TV show Survivor graduated from Haworth High School.
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About This Zip Code (46902)

School Zip (46902)

(IN) State Average

Population (Approximate)	35,201 people	5,873,444 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	27%	20%
Population Average Age	37 years old	35.2 years old
Average Household size	2.3 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$45,495	$42,072
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.5 rooms	5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	42 years old	43 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	69% / 31%	69% / 31%

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