James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School

Public school district · Marion County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1800215

James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School spent $14,578 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 65% of the other Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,033). Its one school enrolled 587 students in 2024-25; 56.3% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (Indiana: 88.1%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Indiana districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School in enrollment (428 to 522 students) and James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School itself.

Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School, FY23Vision Academy $15,862; Oregon-Davis School Corp $15,708; Career Academy High School $15,550; Christel House Academy West $15,294; James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School $14,578; East Chicago Lighthouse Charter $13,575; Crothersville Community Schools $12,476; Randolph Southern School Corp $10,481; Community Montessori Inc $9,777; Seven Oaks Classical School $9,471; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5kVision Academy$15,862Oregon-Davis School Corp$15,708Career Academy High School$15,550Christel House Academy West$15,294James and Rosemary Phalen Lead…$14,578East Chicago Lighthouse Charter$13,575Crothersville Community Schools$12,476Randolph Southern School Corp$10,481Community Montessori Inc$9,777Seven Oaks Classical School$9,471State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School, FY23Vision Academy $15,862; Oregon-Davis School Corp $15,708; Career Academy High School $15,550; Christel House Academy West $15,294; James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School $14,578; East Chicago Lighthouse Charter $13,575; Crothersville Community Schools $12,476; Randolph Southern School Corp $10,481; Community Montessori Inc $9,777; Seven Oaks Classical School $9,471; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5kVision Academy$15,862Oregon-Davis School Corp$15,708Career Academy High School$15,550Christel House Academy West$15,294James and Rosemary Phalen Leadershi…$14,578East Chicago Lighthouse Charter$13,575Crothersville Community Schools$12,476Randolph Southern School Corp$10,481Community Montessori Inc$9,777Seven Oaks Classical School$9,471State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School, FY23Vision Academy $15,862; Oregon-Davis School Corp $15,708; Career Academy High School $15,550; Christel House Academy West $15,294; James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School $14,578; East Chicago Lighthouse Charter $13,575; Crothersville Community Schools $12,476; Randolph Southern School Corp $10,481; Community Montessori Inc $9,777; Seven Oaks Classical School $9,471; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.7.5k12.5k17.5kVision Academy$15,862Oregon-Davis School Corp$15,708Career Academy High School$15,550Christel House Academy West$15,294James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academ…$14,578East Chicago Lighthouse Charter$13,575Crothersville Community Schools$12,476Randolph Southern School Corp$10,481Community Montessori Inc$9,777Seven Oaks Classical School$9,471State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School, FY23Vision Academy $15,862; Oregon-Davis School Corp $15,708; Career Academy High School $15,550; Christel House Academy West $15,294; James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School $14,578; East Chicago Lighthouse Charter $13,575; Crothersville Community Schools $12,476; Randolph Southern School Corp $10,481; Community Montessori Inc $9,777; Seven Oaks Classical School $9,471; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.7.5k12.5k17.5kVision Academy$15,862Oregon-Davis School Corp$15,708Career Academy High School$15,550Christel House Academy West$15,294James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Ac…$14,578East Chicago Lighthouse Charter$13,575Crothersville Community Schools$12,476Randolph Southern School Corp$10,481Community Montessori Inc$9,777Seven Oaks Classical School$9,471State median, under 1,000 students $13,033

Where the money came from

$9,530,000 in revenue: 56.3% state, 20.0% local and 23.7% federal. Total spending including $62,000 of capital outlay was $7,036,000, or $14,844 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $5,370,000; Local $1,906,000; Federal $2,254,000; total $9,530,000.
  • State$5,370,000 56%
  • Local$1,906,000 20%
  • Federal$2,254,000 24%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 165 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

474 students in 2022-23, 482 students in 2023-24, 587 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 474, 2023-24: 482, 2024-25: 58702004006002022-234742023-244822024-25587
James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 474, 2023-24: 482, 2024-25: 58702004006002022-234742023-244822024-25587
James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 474, 2023-24: 482, 2024-25: 58702004006002022-234742023-244822024-25587
James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School enrollment by school year2022-23: 474, 2023-24: 482, 2024-25: 58702004006002022-234742023-244822024-25587

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2347434.013.9
2023-2448234.014.2
2024-2558741.014.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$1,039,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $2,192 per student

James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School booked $1,039,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 34 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $30,559 of salary spending per teacher. That is less than any other Indiana district with a figure (state median $51,375, 357 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Indiana teacher salary at $54,126 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$986,00094.9%
Special education$52,0005.0%
Other programs$1,0000.1%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2020-21 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,369 in 2020-21, $3,271 in 2021-22, $2,192 in 2022-23.

James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2020-21: $3,369, 2021-22: $3,271, 2022-23: $2,19201k2k3k4k2020-21$3,3692021-22$3,2712022-23$2,192
James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2020-21: $3,369, 2021-22: $3,271, 2022-23: $2,19201k2k3k4k2020-21$3,3692021-22$3,2712022-23$2,192
James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2020-21: $3,369, 2021-22: $3,271, 2022-23: $2,19201k2k3k4k2020-21$3,3692021-22$3,2712022-23$2,192
James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2020-21: $3,369, 2021-22: $3,271, 2022-23: $2,19201k2k3k4k2020-21$3,3692021-22$3,2712022-23$2,192

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School scored proficient or above: 6-9% in reading and 5% or less in math, against 41.3% in reading and 37.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIndianaStudents tested
Reading and language arts6-9%41.3%97
Math5% or less37.5%97

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-84% of the 98 students in James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIndiana
Four-year graduation rate80‑84%88.1%
Students in the class9877,216

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 587 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School58714.364.9%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School

  • Phone: (317) 552-1600
  • Office: 4352 Mitthoeffer Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46235

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentJames and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School ranks 59 of 165 Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($14,578).#59 of 165
  2. Every school district in IndianaJames and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School is the number 321 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 474 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#321 of 414
  3. Oregon-Davis School CorpThe next larger Indiana district: 496 students in fall 2022, $15,708 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,708
  4. East Chicago Lighthouse CharterThe next smaller Indiana district: 473 students in fall 2022, $13,575 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,575
  5. Compare James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School with Oregon-Davis School CorpEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School, its largest high school587 students in 2024-25, 14.3 per teacher.587
  7. Teacher salary spending across IndianaJames and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School spent $30,559 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $51,375); spending, not a salary.$30,559
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School

  1. How many schools and students are in James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 587 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School spend per student?
    $14,578 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Indiana median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,033 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School's money come from?
    $9,530,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 56.3% state, 20.0% local and 23.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,039,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $2,192 per student. Divided by the 34 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $30,559 per teacher, less than any other Indiana district with a figure (state median $51,375). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Indiana teacher salary at $54,126 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  5. How do students in James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School scored proficient or above: 6-9% in reading and 5% or less in math, against 41.3% in reading and 37.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School?
    80-84% of the 98 students in James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School's NCES district ID?
    1800215. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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