Indiana School for the Deaf

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Indianapolis, Indiana - 1 schools

298
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
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Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Indiana School for the Deaf operates 1 public schools serving 298 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.

a 77.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 45.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.1% White, 14.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% African American across the district's schools.

Its largest campus is Indiana School for the Deaf, enrolling 311 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).

Indiana School for the Deaf accounts for 100.0% of all Indiana School for the Deaf student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Indiana School for the Deaf a distant remainder — means Indiana School for the Deaf-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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Indiana School for the Deaf reports 68.5% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. 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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Indiana School for the Deaf student-counselor ratio is 78:1 — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection

Indiana School for the Deaf chronic absenteeism rate is 45.0% — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 1 schools in Indiana School for the Deaf.

White 61.1%
Hispanic or Latino 14.5%
African American 9.6%
Asian 3.9%
Multiracial 10.0%
Other 0.9%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Programs & Resources

77.8:1
Student-Counselor Ratio
45.0%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Indiana School for the Deaf

School Enrollment
Indiana School for the Deaf
311

How Indiana School for the Deaf Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Indiana districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Urban Act Academy Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Phalen Leadership Academy at Louis B Russell School 48 Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Avondale Meadows Academy Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Indiana Department of Correction Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Eminence Community School Corp Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data

Comparisons are relative to Indiana School for the Deaf's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Indiana School for the Deaf?

Indiana School for the Deaf has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 298 students.

What is the demographic composition of Indiana School for the Deaf?

Indiana School for the Deaf students are 61.1% White, 14.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% African American, 3.9% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.