Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal
records, no number is typed in by an editor. District totals are aggregated directly from the schools reporting under this district in the source records. See our
editorial standards & corrections policy, the
methodology behind these numbers, or
report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.
Carmel, Indiana - 3 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Options Charter Schools #304 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,580 per pupil, Options Charter Schools ranks #325 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
933
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,580
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Options Charter Schools operates 3 public schools serving 933 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined 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 Hamilton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,580 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 5.3% local, 91.5% state, and 3.2% 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 31/100, ranked #304 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 211.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 61.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.2% White, 9.2% African American, 9.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Options Indiana, with a diversity index of 44.9/100.
Its largest campus is Options Indiana, enrolling 612 students (59% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Options Noblesville, at 183 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Options Indiana accounts for 58.7% of all Options Charter Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Options Charter Schools a distant remainder — means Options Charter Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Options Charter Schools school enrollment varies 3.3× across entities
Options Charter Schools school enrollment ranges from 183 students (lowest) to 612 students (highest), a spread of 429 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.
Options Charter Schools student-counselor ratio is 212:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Options Charter Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 61.0% — 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.
Options Charter Schools has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 933 students.
How much does Options Charter Schools spend per student?
Options Charter Schools spends $10,580 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #304 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Options Charter Schools?
Options Charter Schools students are 73.2% White, 9.2% African American, 9.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Options Charter Schools?
Options Charter Schools has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #304 out of 373 districts in Indiana.