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Indianapolis, Indiana - 1 schools
At $7,421 per pupil, The Nature School of Central Indiana ranks #387 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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$7,421
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
The Nature School of Central Indiana operates 1 public schools serving 142 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 $7,421 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 3.0% local, 87.2% state, and 9.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 11.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.3% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American across the district's schools.
The Nature School of Central Indiana accounts for 100.0% of all The Nature School of Central Indiana student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of The Nature School of Central Indiana a distant remainder — means The Nature School of Central Indiana-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
The Nature School of Central Indiana chronic absenteeism rate is 11.4% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to The Nature School of Central Indiana'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 The Nature School of Central Indiana?
The Nature School of Central Indiana has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 142 students.
How much does The Nature School of Central Indiana spend per student?
The Nature School of Central Indiana spends $7,421 per student.
What is the demographic composition of The Nature School of Central Indiana?
The Nature School of Central Indiana students are 78.3% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% African American, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.