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Indianapolis, Indiana - 1 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind #303 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,753 per pupil, Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind ranks #375 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind operates 1 public schools serving 567 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 $8,753 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 41 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 12.4% local, 73.7% state, and 14.0% 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 32/100, ranked #303 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.
a 600:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 59.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 32.5% White, 32.2% African American, 27.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind accounts for 100.0% of all Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind a distant remainder — means Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind-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.
Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 68.4% 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.
Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind student-counselor ratio is 600:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind chronic absenteeism rate is 59.8% — 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 Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind'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 Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind?
Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 567 students.
How much does Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind spend per student?
Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind spends $8,753 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #303 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind?
Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind students are 32.5% White, 32.2% African American, 27.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind?
Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #303 out of 373 districts in Indiana.