At $19,507 per pupil, Rooted School Indianapolis ranks #17 of 405 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 $19,507 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 41 of 405 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).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses grew 14.5% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (138 to 158 students), while the student-teacher ratio tightened by 1.8 students per teacher, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $2,762,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 45.3% went to instruction, 48.2% to support services, and 2.2% to capital outlay, support-services-heavy relative to typical districts, reflecting spending on transportation, administration, or student services. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
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 largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Rooted School Indianapolis reports 87.7% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
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 $19,507 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.