School district · Indiana

Perry Township Schools

Perry Township Schools in Indiana: 21 public schools with 16,243 students and 16.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,799 per student in FY2024.

Schools
21
Students
16,243
Students per teacher
16.6
IN 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,799
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)
977
Counselors (FTE)
18.0
Students per counselor
902
IN 453 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
17.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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%

34%proficient

−4.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 54% of school districts in Indiana

Median 36% · 385 school districts compared

7,478 students tested, grades 3–8 · ILEARN; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Indiana: 42%

36%proficient

−1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 54% of school districts in Indiana

Median 38% · 385 school districts compared

7,475 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
$9.9K15
$9.8K16
$9.7K17
$10.2K18
$10.8K19
$11.1K20
$12.0K21
$12.4K22
$13.8K23
$13.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
13% · $35.4M
State
58% · $162.8M
Local
30% · $84M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,893
Support services
$5,109
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$35.2M
Long-term debt
$76.3M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 15Middle schools: 4High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
1–563314.723%32%
1–559515.817%26%
1–557915.742%52%
Pre-K–K27314.8——
1–553314.640%51%
Homecroft Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
1–549317.429%39%
Homecroft KindergartenFree meals for all
Pre-K–K35915.9——
1–559116.329%32%
Jeremiah Gray KindergartenFree meals for all
Pre-K–K41719.8——
1–564415.132%41%
1–565815.437%48%
Rosa Parks KindergartenFree meals for all
Pre-K–K29516.9——
Southport Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
1–545013.632%47%
1–544915.137%46%
1–554615.114%21%
661717.141%36%
7–81,27816.247%42%
Southport 6th Grade AcademyFree meals for all
664315.632%28%
Southport Middle SchoolFree meals for all
7–81,30417.731%26%
Perry Meridian High SchoolFree meals for all
9–122,45518.8——
Southport High SchoolFree meals for all
9–122,43118.2——

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.

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.

Sources

Address
6548 Orinoco Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46227
Phone
(317)789-3700
Website