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Indianapolis, Indiana - 1 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Paramount Cottage Home #222 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,683 per pupil, Paramount Cottage Home ranks #70 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Paramount Cottage Home operates 1 public schools serving 265 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 $13,683 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 39.6% local, 40.0% state, and 20.4% 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 46/100, ranked #222 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.
and 21.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.3% African American, 13.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.1% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Paramount Cottage Home, enrolling 381 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Paramount Cottage Home accounts for 100.0% of all Paramount Cottage Home student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Paramount Cottage Home a distant remainder — means Paramount Cottage Home-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Paramount Cottage Home has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 72.5% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Paramount Cottage Home chronic absenteeism rate is 21.3% — 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 Paramount Cottage Home is typically wider than the Paramount Cottage Home-aggregate figure suggests.
Paramount Cottage Home has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 265 students.
How much does Paramount Cottage Home spend per student?
Paramount Cottage Home spends $13,683 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #222 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Paramount Cottage Home?
Paramount Cottage Home students are 64.3% African American, 13.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.1% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Paramount Cottage Home?
Paramount Cottage Home has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #222 out of 373 districts in Indiana.