An equity score of 63/100 ranks Msd Pike Township #102 of 372 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,174 per pupil, Msd Pike Township ranks #60 of 405 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,683
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$15,174
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Msd Pike Township operates 13 public schools serving 10,683 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 3 middle, 3 combined, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $15,174 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 405 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.1% local, 58.1% state, and 12.8% 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 63/100, ranked #102 of 372 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 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (87 AP courses district-wide), a 470.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 60.3% African American, 25.8% Hispanic or Latino, 6.4% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Fishback Creek Public Academy, with a diversity index of 65.4/100.
Its largest campus is Pike High School, enrolling 3,188 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is New Augusta Public Academy - South, at 437 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Pike High School accounts for 29.8% of all Msd Pike Township student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Msd Pike Township-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Msd Pike Township school enrollment varies 7.3× across entities
Msd Pike Township school enrollment ranges from 437 students (lowest) to 3,188 students (highest), a spread of 2,751 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Msd Pike Township student-counselor ratio is 470:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Msd Pike Township chronic absenteeism rate is 26.4% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Msd Pike Township is typically wider than the Msd Pike Township-aggregate figure suggests.