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Indianapolis, Indiana - 1 schools
An equity score of 91/100 ranks Kipp Indy Legacy High #5 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,987 per pupil, Kipp Indy Legacy High ranks #26 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Kipp Indy Legacy High operates 1 public schools serving 377 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 $15,987 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 16.1% local, 55.4% state, and 28.5% 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 91/100, ranked #5 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 (3 AP courses district-wide), a 116.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 65.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.3% African American, 23.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.7% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Kipp Indy Legacy High, enrolling 349 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Kipp Indy Legacy High accounts for 92.6% of all Kipp Indy Legacy High student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kipp Indy Legacy High a distant remainder — means Kipp Indy Legacy High-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.
Kipp Indy Legacy High has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 86.2% 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.
Kipp Indy Legacy High student-counselor ratio is 116:1 — 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.
Kipp Indy Legacy High chronic absenteeism rate is 65.9% — 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.
Kipp Indy Legacy High has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 377 students.
How much does Kipp Indy Legacy High spend per student?
Kipp Indy Legacy High spends $15,987 per student. The district has an equity score of 91/100, ranking #5 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Kipp Indy Legacy High?
Kipp Indy Legacy High students are 67.3% African American, 23.5% Hispanic or Latino, 5.7% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kipp Indy Legacy High?
Kipp Indy Legacy High has an equity score of 91/100, ranking #5 out of 373 districts in Indiana.