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Indianapolis, Indiana - 1 schools
An equity score of 70/100 ranks James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School #64 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,048 per pupil, James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School ranks #60 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
474
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$14,048
Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School operates 1 public schools serving 474 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 $14,048 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 19.9% local, 60.5% state, and 19.6% 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 70/100, ranked #64 of 373 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 587:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 63.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 71.0% African American, 23.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% White across the district's schools.
James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School accounts for 100.0% of all James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School a distant remainder — means James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School-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.
James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 74.1% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School student-counselor ratio is 587:1 — 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.
James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School chronic absenteeism rate is 63.2% — 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 James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High 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 James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School?
James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 474 students.
How much does James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School spend per student?
James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School spends $14,048 per student. The district has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #64 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School?
James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School students are 71.0% African American, 23.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School?
James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #64 out of 373 districts in Indiana.