Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co

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Indianapolis, Indiana - 1 schools

161
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
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Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co operates 1 public schools serving 161 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.

The funding mix is 100.0% local, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.

a 200:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 45.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.5% White, 19.0% African American, 11.5% Asian across the district's schools.

Its largest campus is Rise Learning Center, enrolling 200 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).

Rise Learning Center accounts for 100.0% of all Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co a distant remainder — means Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co-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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co reports 53.4% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. 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.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co student-counselor ratio is 200:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)

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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection

Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co chronic absenteeism rate is 45.0% — 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.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

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Federal
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State
100.0%
Local

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 1 schools in Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co.

White 55.5%
Hispanic or Latino 4.5%
African American 19.0%
Asian 11.5%
Multiracial 9.5%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Programs & Resources

200:1
Student-Counselor Ratio
45.0%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co

School Enrollment
Rise Learning Center
200

How Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Indiana districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Indy Steam Academy Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
Invent Learning Hub Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
Geo Next Generation Academy Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
Paramount Online Academy Similar size No spending data Less locally funded
Springville Community Academy Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data

Comparisons are relative to Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co?

Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 161 students.

What is the demographic composition of Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co?

Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co students are 55.5% White, 19.0% African American, 11.5% Asian, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.