Public schools in Anderson, IN

Anderson has 11 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 7,279 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Anderson Community School Corp runs 9 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 3 districts and agencies that run Anderson's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in AndersonDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Anderson Community School Corp96,196$15,276
Anderson Preparatory Academy1864$12,535
Excel Center - Anderson1272$4,055

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

2 high schools in Anderson, 2,089 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Anderson High School1,76814.357.1%Anderson Community School Corp
Excel Center - Anderson32132.130.5%Excel Center - Anderson

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

2 middle schools in Anderson, 1,406 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Highland Middle School91611.963.3%Anderson Community School Corp
Anderson Intermediate School49015.062.9%Anderson Community School Corp

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

6 elementary schools in Anderson, 3,007 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Eastside Elementary School58115.359.4%Anderson Community School Corp
Tenth Street Elementary School52914.565.6%Anderson Community School Corp
Anderson Elementary School49613.456.7%Anderson Community School Corp
Valley Grove Elementary School48513.474.0%Anderson Community School Corp
Erskine Elementary School46111.964.6%Anderson Community School Corp
Edgewood Elementary School45513.847.7%Anderson Community School Corp

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One other school in Anderson, 777 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Anderson Preparatory Academy77712.163.8%Anderson Preparatory Academy

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Anderson's public schools compare with Indiana's

The median Anderson school has 13.8 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Indiana median of 14.8. 73% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 43% across the state. Its median school enrolls 496 students (state 456).

Anderson against Indiana, schools open in 2024-25 with students
AndersonIndiana
Median students per teacher13.814.8
Median school size (students)496456
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)73%43%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)91%38%
Charter schools18%6.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 11 Anderson schools and the 1,822 Indiana schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Anderson

  1. Anderson Community School CorpRuns 9 of Anderson's 11 public schools and spent $15,276 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,276
  2. Anderson High School, the largest high school in Anderson1,768 students in 2024-25, 14.3 per teacher.1,768
  3. Compare Anderson Community School Corp with Anderson Preparatory AcademyAnderson's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in IndianaIndiana's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for an Anderson addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Indiana

  1. Indianapolis219 schools
  2. Fort Wayne74 schools
  3. Evansville40 schools
  4. South Bend35 schools
  5. Elkhart29 schools
  6. Bloomington26 schools
  7. Lafayette24 schools
  8. Valparaiso23 schools

Questions about schools in Anderson

  1. How many public schools are in Anderson, IN?
    11 public schools with an address in Anderson were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 7,279 students. 2 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Anderson?
    Anderson High School, with 1,768 students in 2024-25 (Anderson Community School Corp).
  3. Which districts run Anderson's schools?
    Anderson Community School Corp (9 schools), Anderson Preparatory Academy (1 school), Excel Center - Anderson (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .