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Indianapolis, Indiana - 1 schools
An equity score of 83/100 ranks Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch #17 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,379 per pupil, Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch ranks #24 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch operates 1 public schools serving 391 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 $16,379 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 27.5% local, 50.1% state, and 22.3% 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 83/100, ranked #17 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 309:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 84.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.3% African American, 16.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% White across the district's schools.
Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch accounts for 79.0% of all Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch a distant remainder — means Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch-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.
Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 76.5% 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.
Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch student-counselor ratio is 309:1 — 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 Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch is typically wider than the Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch-aggregate figure suggests.
Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch chronic absenteeism rate is 84.1% — 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 Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch'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 Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch?
Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 391 students.
How much does Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch spend per student?
Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch spends $16,379 per student. The district has an equity score of 83/100, ranking #17 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch?
Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch students are 79.3% African American, 16.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% White, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch?
Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch has an equity score of 83/100, ranking #17 out of 373 districts in Indiana.