Indianapolis Public Schools vs School Town of Highland

How do these districts compare?

Metric Indianapolis Public Schools School Town of Highland
Location Indianapolis, Indiana Highland, Indiana
Total Enrollment 22,027 3,007
Number of Schools 54 6
Student:Teacher Ratio 23.9:1 18.6:1

Spending

Metric Indianapolis Public Schools School Town of Highland
Per-Pupil Expenditure $26,790 $12,883
Federal Revenue 12.3% 10.7%
State Revenue 53.5% 62.8%
Local Revenue 34.1% 26.5%
Indianapolis Public Schools
Federal State Local
School Town of Highland
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Indianapolis Public Schools School Town of Highland
White 23.0% 45.6%
African American 35.6% 11.3%
Hispanic or Latino 33.7% 37.4%
Asian 1.0% 2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.0%
Multiracial 6.4% 3.5%
Free/Reduced Lunch 67.3% 42.8%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Indianapolis Public Schools School Town of Highland
AP Courses Offered 95 9
Schools with AP 4 1
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 306.3:1 341.6:1
Chronic Absenteeism 39.0% 21.6%

School Types

Indianapolis Public Schools

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

School Town of Highland

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.