Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center
Public high school, grade 9 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center in Indianapolis, Indiana enrolled 1,243 students in 2024-25 with 76.8 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the Indiana high-school median of 14.5. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%
1,307 students in 2022-23, 1,293 students in 2023-24, 1,243 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 75.8 to 76.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,307 | 75.8 | 17.2 |
| 2023-24 | 1,293 | 71.5 | 18.1 |
| 2024-25 | 1,243 | 76.8 | 16.2 |
16.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 67 of every 100 Indiana high schools
Among the 383 Indiana high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.5; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center enrolled 1,286 students and reported no counselor; it reported 246 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions246
- Chronically absent24.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
37.5% of students were Black, 37.0% Hispanic, 20.5% White in 2024-25.
- Black37.5%
- Hispanic37.0%
- White20.5%
- Two or more races4.4%
- Asian0.3%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
High schools in Indianapolis
38 public high schools in Indianapolis report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Central High School | 3,682 | 17.8 | 43.3% |
| Franklin Central High School | 3,438 | 19.9 | 39.5% |
| Warren Central High School | 3,391 | 16.1 | 52.8% |
| Ben Davis High School | 3,315 | 18.5 | 63.5% |
| Pike High School | 3,188 | 15.1 | 46.7% |
| Lawrence North High School | 2,799 | 18.7 | 48.2% |
| Lawrence Central High School | 2,517 | 17.6 | 56.1% |
| Perry Meridian High School | 2,455 | 18.8 | 52.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center
- Ben Davis High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.1 miles away: 3,315 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
- Speedway Senior High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.4 miles away: 602 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Compare Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center with Ben Davis High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much MSD Wayne Township spends per student$13,515 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,515
- The largest public schools in IndianaBen Davis Ninth Grade Center is the number 83 by size of 389 Indiana high schools open in 2024-25.#83 of 389
- Indiana schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.5 for high schools.16.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center
How many students attend Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center?
1,243 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,307 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Indianapolis, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center?
16.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center a Title I school?
Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What district is Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center in?
MSD Wayne Township, NCES district ID 1812810. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 181281002122 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.