At $11,886 per pupil, Gary Middle College ranks #259 of 405 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
176
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$11,886
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Gary Middle College operates 1 public schools serving 176 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 $11,886 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 405 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 7.0% local, 65.9% state, and 27.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
a 101:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, . Demographically, the student body averages 86.6% African American, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Gary Middle College, enrolling 202 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Gary Middle College accounts for 100.0% of all Gary Middle College student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Gary Middle College a distant remainder — means Gary Middle College-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Gary Middle College reports 55.7% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. 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.
Gary Middle College student-counselor ratio is 101:1 — 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.
Gary Middle College has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 176 students.
How much does Gary Middle College spend per student?
Gary Middle College spends $11,886 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Gary Middle College?
Gary Middle College students are 86.6% African American, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.