An equity score of 66/100 ranks Circle City Prep Charter School #87 of 372 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,087 per pupil, Circle City Prep Charter School ranks #66 of 405 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Circle City Prep Charter School operates 1 public schools serving 321 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 $15,087 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 405 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 13.4% local, 54.7% state, and 31.9% 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 66/100, ranked #87 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 321:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 48.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.6% African American, 18.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% White across the district's schools.
Circle City Preparatory Elementary School accounts for 100.0% of all Circle City Prep Charter School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Circle City Prep Charter School a distant remainder — means Circle City Prep Charter School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Circle City Prep Charter School reports 93.5% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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.
Circle City Prep Charter School student-counselor ratio is 321:1 — 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 Circle City Prep Charter School is typically wider than the Circle City Prep Charter School-aggregate figure suggests.
Circle City Prep Charter School chronic absenteeism rate is 48.9% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Circle City Prep Charter School'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 Circle City Prep Charter School?
Circle City Prep Charter School has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 321 students.
How much does Circle City Prep Charter School spend per student?
Circle City Prep Charter School spends $15,087 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #87 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Circle City Prep Charter School?
Circle City Prep Charter School students are 77.6% African American, 18.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Circle City Prep Charter School?
Circle City Prep Charter School has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #87 out of 372 districts in Indiana.