An equity score of 66/100 ranks Tindley Summit Academy #88 of 372 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,142 per pupil, Tindley Summit Academy ranks #95 of 405 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Tindley Summit Academy operates 1 public schools serving 226 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 $14,142 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 405 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 4.2% local, 62.3% state, and 33.5% 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 66/100, ranked #88 of 372 in Indiana against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 47.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.0% African American, 20.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Tindley Summit Academy, enrolling 312 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Tindley Summit Academy accounts for 100.0% of all Tindley Summit Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Tindley Summit Academy a distant remainder — means Tindley Summit Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Tindley Summit Academy reports 85.4% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. 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.
Tindley Summit Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 47.8% — 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.
Tindley Summit Academy has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 226 students.
How much does Tindley Summit Academy spend per student?
Tindley Summit Academy spends $14,142 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #88 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Tindley Summit Academy?
Tindley Summit Academy students are 75.0% African American, 20.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Tindley Summit Academy?
Tindley Summit Academy has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #88 out of 372 districts in Indiana.