Public schools in Indiana, PA

Indiana has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 2,817 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Indiana Area SD runs 6 of them.

The 2 districts and agencies that run Indiana's public schools

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

DistrictSchools in IndianaDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Indiana Area SD62,843$18,231
Indiana County Technology Center114not reported

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 Indiana, 927 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Indiana Area SHS91317.241.3%Indiana Area SD
Indiana County Technology Center140.878.6%Indiana County Technology Center

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 middle school in Indiana, 628 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Indiana Area Junior High School62814.347.9%Indiana Area SD

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.

4 elementary schools in Indiana, 1,262 students

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 Indiana's public schools compare with Pennsylvania's

The median Indiana school has 13.1 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Pennsylvania median of 13.1. 29% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 43% across the state. Its median school enrolls 414 students (state 460).

Indiana against Pennsylvania, schools open in 2024-25 with students
IndianaPennsylvania
Median students per teacher13.113.1
Median school size (students)414460
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)29%43%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)0%41%
Charter schools0%6.0%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Indiana schools and the 2,899 Pennsylvania 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 Indiana

  1. Indiana Area SDRuns 6 of Indiana's 7 public schools and spent $18,231 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,231
  2. Indiana Area SHS, the largest high school in Indiana913 students in 2024-25, 17.2 per teacher.913
  3. Compare Indiana Area SD with Indiana County Technology CenterIndiana's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaPennsylvania's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for an Indiana 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 Pennsylvania

  1. Philadelphia302 schools
  2. Pittsburgh145 schools
  3. Harrisburg40 schools
  4. York39 schools
  5. Lancaster37 schools
  6. Erie35 schools
  7. Allentown34 schools
  8. Reading32 schools

Questions about schools in Indiana

  1. How many public schools are in Indiana, PA?
    7 public schools with an address in Indiana were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 2,817 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Indiana?
    Indiana Area SHS, with 913 students in 2024-25 (Indiana Area SD).
  3. Which districts run Indiana's schools?
    Indiana Area SD (6 schools), Indiana County Technology Center (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