Editing Tipton, Indiana (section)

==Education==
===Early history===
The first school to open in Tipton was in the winter of 1846–7. School took place at a [[log cabin]] in what is now downtown Tipton. Students attended school two to three months out of the year. Teachers were poorly paid and often boarded with the families of the students they taught to make ends meet. A [[frame house|frame school house]] was built in 1852, which provided a permanent learning space for residents. The school was also used as a church at times, and as of 1914 a church had been built on the former school site.<ref name="Pershing186">Pershing, p. 186</ref>

In 1867, a new school was built due to the growth of the population. The new school cost $15,000, had two stories and six rooms and a library. Classes were first held in 1869. A second school, totaling eight rooms, was built in 1890. A high school was built in 1910.<ref name="Pershing187">Pershing, p. 187</ref>

The [[Sisters of St. Joseph]] came to Tipton in 1888 and founded a parochial school called St. Joseph's Academy. The school served [[High school (North America)|high school]] students. It ceased operations in 1972.<ref name=cullen/>

===Today===
====Primary and secondary schooling====
Tipton Community School Corporation serves the city of Tipton, and the southern half of Tipton County, with an [[elementary school]], [[middle school]], and [[High school (North America)|high school]] co-located on one campus on the south-side of town. District enrollment for the 2014–15 school year comprised 1,732 students.<ref>[http://www.doe.in.gov/accountability/find-school-and-corporation-data-reports School Enrollment by Grade Level, 2014], Indiana Department of Education</ref> As of 2006, 93% of the school population was [[Caucasian race|Caucasian]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Corporation Enrollment by Ethnicity and Free/Reduced Price Meal Status, 2006, Indiana Department of Education |url=http://www.doe.in.gov/accountability/find-school-and-corporation-data-reports}}</ref>

Tipton Schools counts 1,851 students in K-12, with 97% being [[white American|white]], and the remaining 3% either [[African-American]], [[Hispanic]], [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], Indian, or [[multiracial]].
St. John the Baptist School served grades K-5, and was a [[Roman Catholic]] school. This institution closed in 2014 due to low enrollment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St John the Baptist School - Tipton, Indiana |url=http://schools.privateschoolsreport.com/Indiana/Tipton/StJohnTheBaptistSchool.html |website=privateschoolsreport.com}}</ref>

[[File:Tipton-indiana-county-jail.jpg|thumb|Tipton County jail.]]

Tipton has a [[public library]], a branch of the Tipton County Public Library.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Homepage |url=http://www.tiptoncountylibrary.org |access-date=15 March 2018 |publisher=Tipton County Public Library}}</ref>