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District profile / Indiana

Indianapolis Public Schools

Indianapolis, Indiana · Public school district · #4 of 235 Indiana districts by enrollment

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21,055
Students
2024-25 school year
50
Schools
2024-25 school year
$17,156
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · 76% above the Indiana median
12.3
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Indiana median 15.0

Indianapolis Public Schools is a public school district based in Indianapolis, Indiana, serving 21,055 students in 50 schools. By enrollment it ranks #4 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 99% of them. Its schools average 421 students each, fewer than the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $17,156 per student on day-to-day operations, 76% more than the Indiana median. It has roughly 12.3 students per teacher. We've matched 28 news stories to the district.

How Indianapolis compares

IndianapolisIndiana median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending per student$17,156
Indiana median $9,723 · 76% above · FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student$8,264
Indiana median $5,344 · 55% above · FY2020-21
Students per school421
Indiana median 498 · 15% below · 2024-25
Students per teacher12.3
Indiana median 15.0 · 18% below · 2024-25
Students per counselor702
Indiana median 443 · 58% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$527.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 10%State 50%Local 40%
MeasureIndianapolisIndiana medianYear
Current spending per student$17,156$9,723FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student$8,264$5,344FY2020-21
Total spending$541.8 millionn/aFY2020-21
Total revenue$527.0 millionn/aFY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)1,715n/a2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)2,931n/a2024-25
Students per teacher12.315.02024-25
Students per counselor7024432024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Indiana median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

In the news

28 stories matched

Peer districts in Indiana

Compare side by side →
DistrictStudentsSchoolsSpending per studentStudents per teacherRank
Evansville Vanderburgh School CorporationEvansville21,58938$10,38514.0#2
Hamilton Southeastern SchoolsFishers21,06222$9,28717.5#3
Indianapolis Public SchoolsIndianapolis · this district21,05550$17,15612.3#4
MSD Lawrence TownshipIndianapolis16,74717$10,68218.1#5
Perry Township SchoolsIndianapolis16,24321$10,68616.6#6

Similar-size districts nationally

DistrictStudentsSpending per studentStudents per teacher
Osseo Public School DistrictMaple Grove, MN21,138$14,71715.5
Little Rock School DistrictLittle Rock, AR21,086$13,98815.0
Beaufort 01Beaufort, SC21,050$14,13311.3
Iredell-Statesville SchoolsStatesville, NC21,017$9,50516.6

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-in-indianapolis-public-schools