pilotED Schools

Public school district · Marion County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1800202

pilotED Schools spent $15,174 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 71% of the other Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,033). Its one school enrolled 225 students in 2024-25; 71.9% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Indiana districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to pilotED Schools in enrollment (195 to 219 students) and pilotED Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to pilotED Schools, FY23Indiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn $30,292; BELIEVE Circle City High School $19,761; Indianapolis Metropolitan High School $19,135; Higher Institute of Arts & Tech $17,341; pilotED Schools $15,174; Medora Community School Corporation $13,738; Timothy L. Johnson Academy Middle $13,590; Cannelton City Schools $12,790; Excel Center - Hammond $5,077; Excel Center - Richmond $4,429; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.010k20k30k40kIndiana Academy for Sci Math H…$30,292BELIEVE Circle City High School$19,761Indianapolis Metropolitan High…$19,135Higher Institute of Arts & Tech$17,341pilotED Schools$15,174Medora Community School Corpor…$13,738Timothy L. Johnson Academy Mid…$13,590Cannelton City Schools$12,790Excel Center - Hammond$5,077Excel Center - Richmond$4,429State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to pilotED Schools, FY23Indiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn $30,292; BELIEVE Circle City High School $19,761; Indianapolis Metropolitan High School $19,135; Higher Institute of Arts & Tech $17,341; pilotED Schools $15,174; Medora Community School Corporation $13,738; Timothy L. Johnson Academy Middle $13,590; Cannelton City Schools $12,790; Excel Center - Hammond $5,077; Excel Center - Richmond $4,429; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.010k20k30k40kIndiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn$30,292BELIEVE Circle City High School$19,761Indianapolis Metropolitan High Scho…$19,135Higher Institute of Arts & Tech$17,341pilotED Schools$15,174Medora Community School Corporation$13,738Timothy L. Johnson Academy Middle$13,590Cannelton City Schools$12,790Excel Center - Hammond$5,077Excel Center - Richmond$4,429State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to pilotED Schools, FY23Indiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn $30,292; BELIEVE Circle City High School $19,761; Indianapolis Metropolitan High School $19,135; Higher Institute of Arts & Tech $17,341; pilotED Schools $15,174; Medora Community School Corporation $13,738; Timothy L. Johnson Academy Middle $13,590; Cannelton City Schools $12,790; Excel Center - Hammond $5,077; Excel Center - Richmond $4,429; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.020k40kIndiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn$30,292BELIEVE Circle City High School$19,761Indianapolis Metropolitan High School$19,135Higher Institute of Arts & Tech$17,341pilotED Schools$15,174Medora Community School Corporation$13,738Timothy L. Johnson Academy Middle$13,590Cannelton City Schools$12,790Excel Center - Hammond$5,077Excel Center - Richmond$4,429State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to pilotED Schools, FY23Indiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn $30,292; BELIEVE Circle City High School $19,761; Indianapolis Metropolitan High School $19,135; Higher Institute of Arts & Tech $17,341; pilotED Schools $15,174; Medora Community School Corporation $13,738; Timothy L. Johnson Academy Middle $13,590; Cannelton City Schools $12,790; Excel Center - Hammond $5,077; Excel Center - Richmond $4,429; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.020k40kIndiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn$30,292BELIEVE Circle City High School$19,761Indianapolis Metropolitan High School$19,135Higher Institute of Arts & Tech$17,341pilotED Schools$15,174Medora Community School Corporation$13,738Timothy L. Johnson Academy Middle$13,590Cannelton City Schools$12,790Excel Center - Hammond$5,077Excel Center - Richmond$4,429State median, under 1,000 students $13,033

Where the money came from

$3,496,000 in revenue: 71.9% state, 1.4% local and 26.7% federal. Total spending including $250,000 of capital outlay was $3,548,000, or $17,140 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

pilotED Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,513,000; Local $50,000; Federal $933,000; total $3,496,000.
  • State$2,513,000 72%
  • Local$50,000 1%
  • Federal$933,000 27%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 165 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

207 students in 2022-23, 217 students in 2023-24, 225 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

pilotED Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 207, 2023-24: 217, 2024-25: 22501002003002022-232072023-242172024-25225
pilotED Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 207, 2023-24: 217, 2024-25: 22501002003002022-232072023-242172024-25225
pilotED Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 207, 2023-24: 217, 2024-25: 22501002003002022-232072023-242172024-25225
pilotED Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 207, 2023-24: 217, 2024-25: 22501002003002022-232072023-242172024-25225

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232074.051.8
2023-24217not reportednot reported
2024-25225not reportednot reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in pilotED Schools scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading and 15-19% in math, against 41.3% in reading and 37.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIndianaStudents tested
Reading and language arts15-19%41.3%78
Math15-19%37.5%78

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 225 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bethel Park Elementary | pilotED Schools22551.865.8%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact pilotED Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about pilotED Schools

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentpilotED Schools ranks 49 of 165 Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,174).#49 of 165
  2. Every school district in IndianapilotED Schools is the number 376 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 207 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#376 of 414
  3. Indianapolis Metropolitan High SchoolThe next larger Indiana district: 208 students in fall 2022, $19,135 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,135
  4. Indiana Academy for Sci Math HmnThe next smaller Indiana district: 195 students in fall 2022, $30,292 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$30,292
  5. Compare pilotED Schools with Indianapolis Metropolitan High SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about pilotED Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in pilotED Schools?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 225 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does pilotED Schools spend per student?
    $15,174 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Indiana median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,033 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does pilotED Schools' money come from?
    $3,496,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 71.9% state, 1.4% local and 26.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in pilotED Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in pilotED Schools scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading and 15-19% in math, against 41.3% in reading and 37.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is pilotED Schools' NCES district ID?
    1800202. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .