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Indianapolis, Indiana - 1 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Andrew J Brown Academy #122 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,503 per pupil, Andrew J Brown Academy ranks #22 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Andrew J Brown Academy operates 1 public schools serving 604 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 $16,503 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 41 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 28.0% local, 54.9% state, and 17.1% 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 61/100, ranked #122 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.
and 61.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.9% African American, 41.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Andrew J Brown Academy, enrolling 435 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Andrew J Brown Academy accounts for 72.0% of all Andrew J Brown Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Andrew J Brown Academy a distant remainder — means Andrew J Brown Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Andrew J Brown Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 85.1% 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.
Andrew J Brown Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 61.6% — 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.
Andrew J Brown Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 604 students.
How much does Andrew J Brown Academy spend per student?
Andrew J Brown Academy spends $16,503 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #122 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Andrew J Brown Academy?
Andrew J Brown Academy students are 49.9% African American, 41.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% White, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Andrew J Brown Academy?
Andrew J Brown Academy has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #122 out of 373 districts in Indiana.