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An equity score of 76/100 ranks Phalen Leadership Academy - in Inc #32 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,269 per pupil, Phalen Leadership Academy - in Inc ranks #53 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Phalen Leadership Academy - in Inc operates 1 public schools serving 239 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 $14,269 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 21.0% local, 51.2% state, and 27.8% 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 76/100, ranked #32 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.
and 57.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.2% African American, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% White across the district's schools.
Phalen Leadership Academy - in Inc accounts for 100.0% of all Phalen Leadership Academy - in Inc student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Phalen Leadership Academy - in Inc a distant remainder — means Phalen Leadership Academy - in Inc-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.
Phalen Leadership Academy - in Inc has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 77.8% 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.
Phalen Leadership Academy - in Inc chronic absenteeism rate is 57.5% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Phalen Leadership Academy - in Inc's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Phalen Leadership Academy - in Inc?
Phalen Leadership Academy - in Inc has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 239 students.
How much does Phalen Leadership Academy - in Inc spend per student?
Phalen Leadership Academy - in Inc spends $14,269 per student. The district has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #32 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Phalen Leadership Academy - in Inc?
Phalen Leadership Academy - in Inc students are 82.2% African American, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% White, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Phalen Leadership Academy - in Inc?
Phalen Leadership Academy - in Inc has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #32 out of 373 districts in Indiana.