Delta High School (Indiana)

Delta High School
Location
3400 E. State Road 28 Muncie postal address , Indiana United States
Coordinates	40°16′44″N 85°20′54″W
Information
Other name	University of Delta High School[1]
Type	Public
Established	1967
School district	Delaware Community School Corporation
Principal	Chris Conley
Teaching staff	55.58 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	800[2] (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	14.39[2]
Color(s)
Athletics conference	IHSAA District 2 Hoosier Heritage Conference
Mascot	Eagle
Website	Delta High School Website

Delta High School, is a public high school located in Hamilton Township, Delaware County, Indiana,[3] northeast of Muncie. The school serves about 800 students in grades 9 to 12. It is a part of the Delaware Community School Corporation. The school district, of which this is the sole comprehensive high school, includes Eaton, most of Albany, a small piece of Muncie,[4] DeSoto, and Royerton.^[citation needed]

Delta High School is a member of the IHSAA. The school's mascot is the Eagle and the school's colors are navy blue, gold, and white.[5][6] Delta High School is part of the Hoosier Heritage Conference.[7] As of 2023 the principal is Chris Conley.[8]

History

Delta High School opened in 1967 as the consolidation of the three high schools — DeSoto, Eaton, and Royerton — in the newly formed Delaware Metropolitan School District (name changed to Delaware Community School Corporation in 1973). Classes were originally held in the former Royerton High School building. During the 1967–68 school year, a committee of students was given the task of selecting a name for the high school, as well as the colors, mascot, and school song. "Delta" was chosen because it consisted primarily of letters that the names of the previous high schools and "Delaware" had in common.[9]

Construction of the current building started in 1972 and completed in 1974. The new building cost $7 million and had 213,000 square feet (19,800 m^2). The increased space allowed Albany High School to join the consolidation.[9] In August 1974, Albany High closed and its students were sent to Delta High.[10]

Delta High School was remodeled in 1992. It was remodeled again in 2007 due to a mold problem.[11]

Campus

An athletics center is in the high school. It had a total cost of $6,000,000. It opened in 2021.[12]

Academics

The school has an early college program called the "University of Delta High School".[13]

Notable alumni

• Matt Painter - varsity basketball player, assistant coach, and, later, head coach at Purdue University[14]
• John Paul Jr. - IMSA Racing Champion, IndyCar driver, 2 time Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona Winner^[citation needed]

See also

• List of high schools in Indiana

References

1. "Home". Delta High School. Retrieved June 3, 2025. - See logo which states: "University of Delta High School"
2. "Delta High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
3. Geography Division (April 9, 2021). 2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Hamilton township, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 3, 2025. - Find the intersection of Indiana State Road 28 and Williamson Rd. Compare to the address: "3400 E SR 28, Muncie, IN 47303"
4. Geography Division (January 12, 2021). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Delaware County, IN (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 3, 2025. - Text list
5. Conference Alignments – Updated for 2008-09 Archived October 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Indiana High School Athletic Association. Retrieved on 15 September 2008.
6. 2007-08 School Directory Archived June 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (PDF) Indiana High School Athletic Association. Retrieved on 15 September 2008.
7. "About the HHC". Hoosier Heritage Conference Athletics. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
8. Fast Facts Archived 2008-12-11 at the Wayback Machine. Delta High School. Retrieved on 15 September 2008.
9. "About Us / History". Delta High School. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
10. "Final Albany graduating class to hear Sen. Bayh". Muncie Evening Press. Muncie, Indiana. May 15, 1974. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Delta's History Page Archived 2008-08-21 at the Wayback Machine. Delta High School. Retrieved on 15 September 2008.
12. Stefanski, Charlotte (October 20, 2021). "'They have been thrilled': Delta High School debuts its $6M fitness center to students, community next". The Star Press. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
13. Fittes, Emma Kate (February 12, 2015). "Del-Com superintendent to retire". The Star Press. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
14. "Matt Painter bio". CBS Interactive and Purdue Sports. Archived from the original on January 4, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2016.

External links

• Delta High School website