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Indianapolis, Indiana - 1 schools
An equity score of 94/100 ranks 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary #2 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,564 per pupil, 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary ranks #47 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
21st Century Charter Sch of Gary operates 1 public schools serving 1,337 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Marion County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,564 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 2.6% local, 51.7% state, and 45.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 94/100, ranked #2 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 590:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 51.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.2% African American, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% White across the district's schools.
21st Century Charter Sch of Gary accounts for 88.3% of all 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary a distant remainder — means 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
21st Century Charter Sch of Gary has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 77.9% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
21st Century Charter Sch of Gary student-counselor ratio is 590:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
21st Century Charter Sch of Gary chronic absenteeism rate is 51.0% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary?
21st Century Charter Sch of Gary has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,337 students.
How much does 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary spend per student?
21st Century Charter Sch of Gary spends $14,564 per student. The district has an equity score of 94/100, ranking #2 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary?
21st Century Charter Sch of Gary students are 92.2% African American, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary?
21st Century Charter Sch of Gary has an equity score of 94/100, ranking #2 out of 373 districts in Indiana.