An equity score of 84/100 ranks Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch #19 of 372 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,522 per pupil, Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch ranks #16 of 405 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 $19,522 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 41 of 405 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 84/100, ranked #19 of 372 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 largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch reports 76.5% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
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 $19,522 per student. The district has an equity score of 84/100, ranking #19 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 84/100, ranking #19 out of 372 districts in Indiana.