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Indianapolis, Indiana - 17 schools
An equity score of 69/100 ranks Perry Township Schools #68 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,395 per pupil, Perry Township Schools ranks #147 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
16,222
Total Enrollment
17
Schools
$12,395
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Perry Township Schools operates 17 public schools serving 16,222 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 combined, 4 middle, 2 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 $12,395 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 25.7% local, 58.3% state, and 16.0% 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 69/100, ranked #68 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 2 of 17 schools offering Advanced Placement (41 AP courses district-wide), a 484.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 30.6% White, 30.2% Asian, 19.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Southport 6th Grade Academy, with a diversity index of 76.2/100.
Its largest campus is Perry Meridian High School, enrolling 2,455 students (16% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is William Henry Burkhart Elementary, at 449 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Perry Meridian High School accounts for 15.1% of all Perry Township Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Perry Township Schools-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.
Perry Township Schools school enrollment varies 5.5× across entities
Perry Township Schools school enrollment ranges from 449 students (lowest) to 2,455 students (highest), a spread of 2,006 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.
Perry Township Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 67.9% 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.
Perry Township Schools student-counselor ratio is 485:1 — 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.
Perry Township Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 23.6% — 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 Perry Township Schools is typically wider than the Perry Township Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Perry Township Schools has 17 schools, including 2 high, 4 middle, 11 combined. Total enrollment is 16,222 students.
How much does Perry Township Schools spend per student?
Perry Township Schools spends $12,395 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #68 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Perry Township Schools?
Perry Township Schools students are 30.6% White, 30.2% Asian, 19.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.7% African American, averaged across 17 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Perry Township Schools?
Perry Township Schools has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #68 out of 373 districts in Indiana.