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Indianapolis, Indiana - 1 schools
An equity score of 86/100 ranks Avondale Meadows Academy #14 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,217 per pupil, Avondale Meadows Academy ranks #55 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Avondale Meadows Academy operates 1 public schools serving 301 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 $14,217 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 0.7% local, 58.9% state, and 40.4% 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 86/100, ranked #14 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 332:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 47.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.8% African American, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Avondale Meadows Academy, enrolling 332 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Avondale Meadows Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Avondale Meadows Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Avondale Meadows Academy a distant remainder — means Avondale Meadows 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.
Avondale Meadows Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 87.4% 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.
Avondale Meadows Academy student-counselor ratio is 332:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Avondale Meadows Academy is typically wider than the Avondale Meadows Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Avondale Meadows Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 47.9% — 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.
Avondale Meadows Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 301 students.
How much does Avondale Meadows Academy spend per student?
Avondale Meadows Academy spends $14,217 per student. The district has an equity score of 86/100, ranking #14 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Avondale Meadows Academy?
Avondale Meadows Academy students are 85.8% African American, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Avondale Meadows Academy?
Avondale Meadows Academy has an equity score of 86/100, ranking #14 out of 373 districts in Indiana.