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Indianapolis Public Schools
A public school district in Indianapolis, Indiana, with 50 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 21,055
- Students enrolled
- 1,716
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,931.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $23,197
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 21,055 in 2024–25
- Ranks 355th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 4th of 426 in Indiana. Larger than 98% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $23,197 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 83% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Indianapolis Public Schools spent $22,943 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $11,189 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $22,943 | $501.6 million | 21,863 |
| FY2023 | $23,197 | $511.0 million | 22,027 |
| FY2022 | $19,511 | $431.5 million | 22,115 |
| FY2021 | $19,015 | $436.0 million | 22,928 |
| FY2020 | $16,323 | $418.1 million | 25,611 |
| FY2019 | $14,452 | $381.7 million | 26,410 |
| FY2018 | $14,981 | $413.9 million | 27,630 |
| FY2017 | $12,992 | $402.9 million | 31,011 |
| FY2016 | $12,480 | $391.5 million | 31,371 |
| FY2015 | $12,014 | $382.0 million | 31,794 |
| FY2014 | $12,396 | $382.0 million | 30,813 |
| FY2013 | $13,616 | $405.8 million | 29,806 |
| FY2012 | $14,371 | $459.8 million | 31,999 |
| FY2011 | $13,908 | $460.1 million | 33,079 |
| FY2010 | $14,032 | $468.3 million | 33,372 |
| FY2009 | $13,443 | $457.7 million | 34,050 |
| FY2008 | $11,822 | $416.8 million | 35,257 |
| FY2007 | $12,587 | $466.4 million | 37,057 |
| FY2006 | $11,635 | $443.8 million | 38,142 |
| FY2005 | $11,189 | $435.6 million | 38,931 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $144.6 million | 20.5% |
| State | $332.3 million | 47.2% |
| Local | $227.5 million | 32.3% |
| Total | $704.4 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
50 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 1804770
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Indiana — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Indiana — A to Z, each with its page.
- Indiana on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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