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Indianapolis, Indiana - 11 schools
An equity score of 22/100 ranks Franklin Township Com Sch Corp #341 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,321 per pupil, Franklin Township Com Sch Corp ranks #347 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
11,212
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$10,321
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Franklin Township Com Sch Corp operates 11 public schools serving 11,212 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $10,321 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.5% local, 60.0% state, and 10.5% 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 22/100, ranked #341 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 507.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.8% White, 20.3% Asian, 11.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Arlington Elementary School, with a diversity index of 69.9/100.
Its largest campus is Franklin Central High School, enrolling 3,438 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Acton Elementary School, at 275 students, a 13x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Franklin Central High School accounts for 30.7% of all Franklin Township Com Sch Corp student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Franklin Township Com Sch Corp-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Franklin Township Com Sch Corp school enrollment varies 13× across entities
Franklin Township Com Sch Corp school enrollment ranges from 275 students (lowest) to 3,438 students (highest), a spread of 3,163 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Franklin Township Com Sch Corp student-counselor ratio is 507:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Franklin Township Com Sch Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 20.1% — 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 Franklin Township Com Sch Corp is typically wider than the Franklin Township Com Sch Corp-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Franklin Township Com Sch Corp'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 Franklin Township Com Sch Corp?
Franklin Township Com Sch Corp has 11 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 8 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 11,212 students.
How much does Franklin Township Com Sch Corp spend per student?
Franklin Township Com Sch Corp spends $10,321 per student. The district has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #341 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Franklin Township Com Sch Corp?
Franklin Township Com Sch Corp students are 51.8% White, 20.3% Asian, 11.3% African American, 9.3% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Franklin Township Com Sch Corp?
Franklin Township Com Sch Corp has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #341 out of 373 districts in Indiana.