Public schools in Indiana
1,919 public schools and 435 school districts in Indiana: students, class sizes, charter schools and spending per student, by district.
1,919 public schools and 435 school districts in Indiana: students, class sizes, charter schools and spending per student, by district.
Indiana has 1,919 public schools with 1,037,604 students and 15.4 students per teacher (US: 15.2).
5.4% of students attend one of its 134 charter schools.
723 schools serve free meals to every student.
Students proficient across Indiana (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year).
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.
Districts with schools here, by students here.
| District | Schools | Students | Spending / student |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne Community Schools | 51 | 28,537 | $14,349 |
| Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp | 38 | 21,589 | $13,945 |
| Hamilton Southeastern Schools | 22 | 21,062 | $12,846 |
| Indianapolis Public Schools | 50 | 21,055 | $27,545 |
| MSD Lawrence Township | 17 | 16,747 | $14,203 |
| Perry Township Schools | 21 | 16,243 | $13,799 |
| Carmel Clay Schools | 15 | 16,145 | $13,465 |
| MSD Wayne Township |
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indiana Connections AcademyCharterFully virtual | K–12 | 5,376 | 40.1 | 31% | 15% |
Indiana Gateway Digital AcademyMostly virtual |
Sources
| 18 |
| 16,094 |
| $15,156 |
| Tippecanoe School Corp | 21 | 13,663 | $11,150 |
| South Bend Community School Corp | 31 | 13,569 | $17,729 |
| Vigo County School Corp | 26 | 13,277 | $12,486 |
| MSD Warren Township | 16 | 11,915 | $15,178 |
| K–12 |
| 5,318 |
| 33.0 |
| 14% | 3.7% |
| 9–12 | 5,239 | 16.8 | — | — |
Indiana Digital JR and High SchoolMostly virtual | 7–12 | 4,166 | 34.4 | 19% | 4.1% |
| 9–12 | 3,687 | 19.6 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 3,682 | 17.8 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 3,590 | 20.7 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 3,523 | 18.5 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 3,504 | 20.2 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 3,438 | 19.9 | — | — |
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.