James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School

Public school district · Marion County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1800188

James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School spent $17,553 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 84% of the other Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,033). Its one school enrolled 296 students in 2024-25; 51.6% of its revenue came from the state.

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 & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School in enrollment (264 to 306 students) and James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School itself.

Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School, FY23Urban ACT Academy $20,725; Phalen Leadership Academy at Louis B Russell School 48 $17,770; James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School $17,553; Avondale Meadows Academy $17,086; Eminence Community Schools $15,092; Joshua Academy Charter School $13,152; Paramount Cottage Home $12,626; Purdue Polytechnic High Sch North $10,640; Excel Center - Anderson $4,055; Excel Center - Muncie $3,758; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.05k10k15k20k25kUrban ACT Academy$20,725Phalen Leadership Academy at L…$17,770James & Rosemary Phalen Leader…$17,553Avondale Meadows Academy$17,086Eminence Community Schools$15,092Joshua Academy Charter School$13,152Paramount Cottage Home$12,626Purdue Polytechnic High Sch No…$10,640Excel Center - Anderson$4,055Excel Center - Muncie$3,758State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School, FY23Urban ACT Academy $20,725; Phalen Leadership Academy at Louis B Russell School 48 $17,770; James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School $17,553; Avondale Meadows Academy $17,086; Eminence Community Schools $15,092; Joshua Academy Charter School $13,152; Paramount Cottage Home $12,626; Purdue Polytechnic High Sch North $10,640; Excel Center - Anderson $4,055; Excel Center - Muncie $3,758; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.05k10k15k20k25kUrban ACT Academy$20,725Phalen Leadership Academy at Louis …$17,770James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership …$17,553Avondale Meadows Academy$17,086Eminence Community Schools$15,092Joshua Academy Charter School$13,152Paramount Cottage Home$12,626Purdue Polytechnic High Sch North$10,640Excel Center - Anderson$4,055Excel Center - Muncie$3,758State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School, FY23Urban ACT Academy $20,725; Phalen Leadership Academy at Louis B Russell School 48 $17,770; James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School $17,553; Avondale Meadows Academy $17,086; Eminence Community Schools $15,092; Joshua Academy Charter School $13,152; Paramount Cottage Home $12,626; Purdue Polytechnic High Sch North $10,640; Excel Center - Anderson $4,055; Excel Center - Muncie $3,758; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.010k20k25kUrban ACT Academy$20,725Phalen Leadership Academy at Louis B Russel…$17,770James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy…$17,553Avondale Meadows Academy$17,086Eminence Community Schools$15,092Joshua Academy Charter School$13,152Paramount Cottage Home$12,626Purdue Polytechnic High Sch North$10,640Excel Center - Anderson$4,055Excel Center - Muncie$3,758State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School, FY23Urban ACT Academy $20,725; Phalen Leadership Academy at Louis B Russell School 48 $17,770; James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School $17,553; Avondale Meadows Academy $17,086; Eminence Community Schools $15,092; Joshua Academy Charter School $13,152; Paramount Cottage Home $12,626; Purdue Polytechnic High Sch North $10,640; Excel Center - Anderson $4,055; Excel Center - Muncie $3,758; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.010k20k25kUrban ACT Academy$20,725Phalen Leadership Academy at Louis B Ru…$17,770James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Acad…$17,553Avondale Meadows Academy$17,086Eminence Community Schools$15,092Joshua Academy Charter School$13,152Paramount Cottage Home$12,626Purdue Polytechnic High Sch North$10,640Excel Center - Anderson$4,055Excel Center - Muncie$3,758State median, under 1,000 students $13,033

Where the money came from

$6,788,000 in revenue: 51.6% state, 18.9% local and 29.5% federal. Total spending including $324,000 of capital outlay was $5,379,000, or $18,940 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $3,502,000; Local $1,284,000; Federal $2,002,000; total $6,788,000.
  • State$3,502,000 52%
  • Local$1,284,000 19%
  • Federal$2,002,000 29%

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

284 students in 2022-23, 266 students in 2023-24, 296 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School enrollment by school year2022-23: 284, 2023-24: 266, 2024-25: 29601002003002022-232842023-242662024-25296
James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School enrollment by school year2022-23: 284, 2023-24: 266, 2024-25: 29601002003002022-232842023-242662024-25296
James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School enrollment by school year2022-23: 284, 2023-24: 266, 2024-25: 29601002003002022-232842023-242662024-25296
James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School enrollment by school year2022-23: 284, 2023-24: 266, 2024-25: 29601002003002022-232842023-242662024-25296

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2328417.016.7
2023-2426622.012.1
2024-2529623.012.9

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

$1,380,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,859 per student

James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School booked $1,380,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 17 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 $81,176 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 99 in 100 Indiana districts 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$1,311,00095.0%
Special education$66,0004.8%
Other programs$3,0000.2%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,785 in 2018-19, $2,985 in 2019-20, $3,935 in 2020-21, $4,844 in 2021-22, $4,859 in 2022-23.

James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,785, 2019-20: $2,985, 2020-21: $3,935, 2021-22: $4,844, 2022-23: $4,85902k4k6k2018-19$3,7852019-20$2,9852020-21$3,9352021-22$4,8442022-23$4,859
James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,785, 2019-20: $2,985, 2020-21: $3,935, 2021-22: $4,844, 2022-23: $4,85902k4k6k2018-19$3,7852019-20$2,9852020-21$3,9352021-22$4,8442022-23$4,859
James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,785, 2019-20: $2,985, 2020-21: $3,935, 2021-22: $4,844, 2022-23: $4,85902k4k6k2018-19$3,7852019-20$2,9852020-21$3,9352021-22$4,8442022-23$4,859
James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,785, 2019-20: $2,985, 2020-21: $3,935, 2021-22: $4,844, 2022-23: $4,85902k4k6k2018-19$3,7852019-20$2,9852020-21$3,9352021-22$4,8442022-23$4,859

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 & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School scored proficient or above: 14% in reading and 7% 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 arts14%41.3%242
Math7%37.5%241

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.

1 middle school, 296 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School29612.971.3%Schoolwide 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.

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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 & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentJames & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School ranks 28 of 165 Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,553).#28 of 165
  2. Every school district in IndianaJames & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School is the number 356 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 284 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#356 of 414
  3. Indiana Department of CorrectionThe next larger Indiana district: 293 students in fall 2022.
  4. Purdue Polytechnic High Sch NorthThe next smaller Indiana district: 283 students in fall 2022, $10,640 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,640
  5. Compare James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School with Indiana Department of CorrectionEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across IndianaJames & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School spent $81,176 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $51,375); spending, not a salary.$81,176
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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 & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School

  1. How many schools and students are in James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 middle), enrolling 296 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School spend per student?
    $17,553 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 & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School's money come from?
    $6,788,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 51.6% state, 18.9% local and 29.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How much does James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School spend on teacher salaries?
    $1,380,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,859 per student. Divided by the 17 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $81,176 per teacher, more than 99 in 100 Indiana districts (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 & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School scored proficient or above: 14% in reading and 7% 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 James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School's NCES district ID?
    1800188. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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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 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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