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Indianapolis, Indiana - 1 schools
At $18,070 per pupil, Rooted School Indianapolis ranks #12 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Rooted School Indianapolis operates 1 public schools serving 138 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 $18,070 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 41 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 41.5% local, 38.2% state, and 20.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.
and 26.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.7% African American, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Rooted School Indianapolis, enrolling 150 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Rooted School Indianapolis accounts for 100.0% of all Rooted School Indianapolis student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Rooted School Indianapolis a distant remainder — means Rooted School Indianapolis-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Rooted School Indianapolis has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 87.7% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Rooted School Indianapolis chronic absenteeism rate is 26.7% — 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 Rooted School Indianapolis is typically wider than the Rooted School Indianapolis-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Rooted School Indianapolis?
Rooted School Indianapolis has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 138 students.
How much does Rooted School Indianapolis spend per student?
Rooted School Indianapolis spends $18,070 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Rooted School Indianapolis?
Rooted School Indianapolis students are 88.7% African American, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.