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MSD Washington Township

Indianapolis, Indiana · Public school district · #15 of 235 Indiana districts by enrollment

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11,391

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,057

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 24% above the Indiana median

16.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Indiana median 15.0

MSD Washington Township is a public school district based in Indianapolis, Indiana, serving 11,391 students in 14 schools. By enrollment it ranks #15 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 94% of them. Its schools average 814 students each, more than the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $12,057 per student on day-to-day operations, 24% more than the Indiana median. It has roughly 16.3 students per teacher.

How MSD Washington Township compares

MSD Washington TownshipIndiana median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,057

Indiana median $9,723 · 24% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,009

Indiana median $5,344 · 31% above · FY2020-21

Students per school814

Indiana median 498 · 63% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher16.3

Indiana median 15.0 · 9% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor456

Indiana median 443 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$173.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 8%State 46%Local 45%

Measure	MSD Washington Township	Indiana median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,057	$9,723	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,009	$5,344	FY2020-21
Total spending	$177.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$173.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	700	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,466	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	16.3	15.0	2024-25
Students per counselor	456	443	2024-25

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.

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Peer districts in Indiana

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Bartholomew Con School CorporationColumbus	11,657	17	$9,902	16.1	#13
Franklin Township Community School CorporationIndianapolis	11,413	11	$8,623	18.5	#14
MSD Washington TownshipIndianapolis · this district	11,391	14	$12,057	16.3	#15
New Albany-Floyd Co Con SchNew Albany	11,362	16	$9,723	16.0	#16
Penn-Harris-Madison School CorporationMishawaka	11,329	15	$8,919	18.4	#17

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Yuba City UnifiedYuba City, CA	11,401	$12,758	20.4
Williamsburg-James City County Public SchoolsWilliamsburg, VA	11,371	$13,562	13.8
Midlothian ISDMidlothian, TX	11,356	$10,005	16.7
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City SchoolsChapel Hill, NC	11,353	$14,165	12.7

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.

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