School district · Indiana

Indianapolis Public Schools

Indianapolis Public Schools in Indiana: 50 public schools with 21,055 students and 12.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $27,545 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 50
Students: 21,055
Students per teacher: 12.3; IN 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $27,545; IN $13.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 1,716
Counselors (FTE): 30.0
Students per counselor: 702; IN 453 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 17.0; Librarians (FTE): 3.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Indiana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Indiana: 41%

21%proficient

+0.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 82% of school districts in Indiana

Median 36% · 385 school districts compared

8,824 students tested, grades 3–8 · ILEARN; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Indiana: 42%

21%proficient

+1.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 77% of school districts in Indiana

Median 38% · 385 school districts compared

8,817 students tested, grades 3–8 · ILEARN; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$12.0K15

$12.7K16

$13.7K17

$15.0K18

$15.9K19

$18.3K20

$22.2K21

$23.5K22

$27.3K23

$27.5K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 18% · $133.6M
State: 46% · $332.9M
Local: 36% · $257.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $15,796
Support services: $10,877
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $111.8M
Long-term debt: $367.2M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 35Middle schools: 7High schools: 5Other schools: 3

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Anna Brochhausen School 88 - a STEM SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	326	13.6	9.9%	13%	Indianapolis
Benjamin Harrison School 2 Center for InquiryFree meals for all	K–5	303	12.1	52%	52%	Indianapolis
Brookside School 54 - an Exploratory SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	366	11.6	17%	20%	Indianapolis
Carl Wilde School 79 Center For Inquiry - an Inquiry SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	472	13.3	14%	19%	Indianapolis
Charity Dye School 27 Center for InquiryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	348	10.4	26%	29%	Indianapolis
Charles Warren Fairbanks School 105 - an Exploratory SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	398	13.3	6.7%	13%	Indianapolis
Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	251	12.6	8.3%	17%	Indianapolis
Clarence Farrington School 61 - an Exploratory SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	451	11.4	6.1%	11%	Indianapolis
Cold Spring SchoolFree meals for all	K–8	359	13.3	35%	35%	Indianapolis
Daniel Webster School 46 - an Exploratory SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	416	13.9	15%	14%	Indianapolis
Edison School of the Arts 47Free meals for all	K–8	617	16.7	20%	15%	Indianapolis
Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	328	9.9	14%	17%	Indianapolis
Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	301	14.3	39%	39%	Indianapolis
Ernie Pyle School 90 - a Paideia SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	268	11.2	16%	23%	Indianapolis
Fredrick Douglas School 19 - an Exploratory SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	259	10.8	9.2%	13%	Indianapolis
George W. Julian School 57 Center for InquiryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	165	8.5	51%	49%	Indianapolis
George Washington Carver School 87 - a Montessori SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	246	10.3	27%	30%	Indianapolis
James A. Garfield School 31 - a STEM SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	173	6.8	34%	31%	Indianapolis
James Russell Lowell School 51 - a Montessori SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	363	11.7	6.1%	4.8%	Indianapolis
James Whitcomb Riley School 43Free meals for all	Pre-K–5	240	8.7	5.3%	4.2%	Indianapolis
Jonathan Jennings School 109 - an Exploratory SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	275	12.0	13%	17%	Indianapolis
Joseph J. Bingham School 84 Center for InquiryFree meals for all	K–5	360	13.3	63%	75%	Indianapolis
Lew Wallace School 107 - an Exploratory SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	440	13.1	10%	25%	Indianapolis
Mary Nicholson School 70 Center for InquiryFree meals for all	K–5	351	14.3	58%	64%	Indianapolis
Meredith Nicholson School 96 - an Exploratory SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	391	12.2	21%	24%	Indianapolis
Merle Sidener Academy 59 - a High Ability SchoolFree meals for all	1–5	228	10.9	65%	69%	Indianapolis
Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58 - an Exploratory SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	241	11.0	13%	24%	Indianapolis
Robert Lee Frost School 106 - a STEM SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	308	15.9	3.2%	6.5%	Indianapolis
Rousseau McClellan School 91 - a Montessori SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	506	15.8	41%	33%	Indianapolis
Sankofa School of Success at Arlington Woods School 99Free meals for all	Pre-K–6	361	21.2	12%	7.5%	Indianapolis
Theodore Potter School 74 - a Dual Language SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	208	9.5	21%	28%	Indianapolis
Thomas Gregg Neighborhood School 15Free meals for all	Pre-K–5	525	13.5	10%	10%	Indianapolis
Washington Irving Neighborhood School 14Free meals for all	Pre-K–5	230	12.8	11%	13%	Indianapolis
William Bell School 60 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	381	10.4	21%	24%	Indianapolis
William McKinley School 39 - an Exploratory SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	386	14.3	27%	40%	Indianapolis
Arlington Middle School - a STEM SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	365	12.0	4.0%	2.5%	Indianapolis
Broad Ripple Middle School - an IB World SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	623	11.9	19%	17%	Indianapolis
H. L. Harshman Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	509	13.9	57%	49%	Indianapolis
H.W. Longfellow Middle School - an IB World SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	538	12.1	14%	11%	Indianapolis
Northwest Middle School - an IB World SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	623	12.2	8.4%	4.0%	Indianapolis
Thomas Carr Howe Middle School - an IB World SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	455	10.7	9.9%	7.3%	Indianapolis
William Penn Middle School - a STEM SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	367	10.1	13%	7.3%	Indianapolis
Arsenal Technical High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	2,360	14.9	—	—	Indianapolis
Crispus Attucks High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,269	17.1	—	—	Indianapolis
George Washington High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	729	14.6	—	—	Indianapolis
Shortridge High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,206	14.6	—	—	Indianapolis
Thrival Academy	9–12	0	—	—	—	Indianapolis
Impact Academy 1	Pre-K–12	56	1.9	—	—	Indianapolis
Impact Academy 2	K–12	64	2.2	2.7%	5.3%	Indianapolis
Impact Academy 3	K–12	50	1.1	13%	0.0%	Indianapolis

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 120 E Walnut St, Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317)226-4000

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.