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Indianapolis, Indiana - 1 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School #150 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,295 per pupil, James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School ranks #6 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School operates 1 public schools serving 284 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 middle 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 $20,295 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 41 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 40.9% local, 36.6% state, and 22.5% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 56/100, ranked #150 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 296:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 60.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.2% African American, 32.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% White across the district's schools.
James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School accounts for 100.0% of all James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School a distant remainder — means James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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 & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 76.4% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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 & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School student-counselor ratio is 296:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School is typically wider than the James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School-aggregate figure suggests.
James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School chronic absenteeism rate is 60.5% — 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 & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle 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 & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School?
James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School has 1 school, including 1 middle. Total enrollment is 284 students.
How much does James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School spend per student?
James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School spends $20,295 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #150 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School?
James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School students are 63.2% African American, 32.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% White, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School?
James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #150 out of 373 districts in Indiana.