Funding Challenges and High School Expansion Focus of Annual State of the Schools Address

A video of Hile’s address can be found here.

Noblesville Schools superintendent Dr. Daniel G. Hile presented his annual State of the Schools address November 4, 2025 at Noblesville High School. The event was hosted in partnership with the Noblesville Chamber of Commerce and set a record for State of the Schools attendance.

Hile reported that the district is facing serious funding challenges, including new state legislation that will reduce school funding, declining student enrollment demographics, increasing inflation, and the scheduled expiration of referendum funds in 2026.  

He also noted several achievements for the district including:

• National recognition for STEM for the eighth year in a row
• National recognition for music education for the eleventh year in a row
• Reduced tax rate for seventh year in a row
• Record five National Merit Scholars and two Lilly full-ride scholarships
• The NHS Class of 2025 had a 98% graduation rate and earned over $5 million in scholarships
• Indiana School Resource Officer of the Year
• Color guard bronze champions in national competition

The public was invited to tour the newly completed high school expansion and renovation spaces including welding and construction labs, engineering and medical classrooms, journalism studio, music rooms and more. They heard from students and teachers about the impact these spaces have made to expand hands-on, real-world learning. The new spaces were funded through a bond (loan) with no increase to the tax rate and no use of education or referendum dollars.

Other updates about the district included:

• Ongoing student mental health challenges
• An update on the Noblesville Schools Hall of Fame
• A collaboration with the City of Noblesville and the Noblesville Preservation Alliance to commemorate an 1850s school bell
• Construction project updates

Attendees were greeted by NHS cheerleaders and the Miller Man mascot when they arrived and enjoyed live music performed by NHS students.

A video of Hile’s address can be found here.