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Indianapolis, Indiana - 2 schools
An equity score of 68/100 ranks Christel House Academy South #73 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,863 per pupil, Christel House Academy South ranks #39 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Christel House Academy South operates 2 public schools serving 785 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high 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 $14,863 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 33.5% local, 42.1% state, and 24.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 68/100, ranked #73 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 146.6:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 15.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.3% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% White, 16.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Christel House Academy South, enrolling 513 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Christel House Academy South accounts for 52.8% of all Christel House Academy South student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Christel House Academy South a distant remainder — means Christel House Academy South-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.
Christel House Academy South has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 80.2% 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.
Christel House Academy South student-counselor ratio is 147:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Christel House Academy South chronic absenteeism rate is 15.4% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Christel House Academy South is typically wider than the Christel House Academy South-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Christel House Academy South?
Christel House Academy South has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 785 students.
How much does Christel House Academy South spend per student?
Christel House Academy South spends $14,863 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #73 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Christel House Academy South?
Christel House Academy South students are 55.3% Hispanic or Latino, 22.3% White, 16.1% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Christel House Academy South?
Christel House Academy South has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #73 out of 373 districts in Indiana.