Enrollment
2,956
Indiana · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Greenwood, IN
Center Grove High School
Federal NCES profile for Center Grove High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 180144000209
👥 S:T ratio 12
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 26
📋 Attendance 69
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Center Grove High School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 95% of Indiana schools. It is also one of the largest schools in Indiana.
- #7 of 16
- public schools in Greenwood · Resource Index
- 44
- Resource Index · Typical
- 21.9:1
- large classes for Indiana
- 20.6%
- free-lunch eligible
Center Grove High School has class sizes larger than 95% of Indiana schools. Computed live against every Indiana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Center Grove High School ranks #7 of 16 public schools in Greenwood, IN.
School address
District: Center Grove Community School Corp · Indiana
NCES ID 180144000209 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
135.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
21.9:1
vs 15.9:1 Indiana avg
+38% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
20.6%
vs 49.5% Indiana avg
-58% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Center Grove High School compares with Indiana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Center Grove High School
Large campus carrying a heavier staffing load
Center Grove High School is larger than most Indiana schools and also reports more students per teacher than the state norm. Those facts reinforce one another: this is not merely a small specialist campus whose ratio is distorted by a tiny denominator. The operational constraint is scale paired with tighter staffing. Families comparing programs should inspect whether counselors, gifted access, and other support indicators compensate for that teacher-staffing load.
Need and resources require a component-level read
Center Grove High School falls within the wide middle of the Indiana distribution on both free-meal eligibility and the Resource Investment Index. Neither measure supplies an honest headline by itself. The useful distinctions are in the components: classroom staffing, counselor availability, attendance, gifted-program access, and district spending. Those fields can pull in opposite directions even when the overall percentile looks ordinary.
No single support indicator dominates
Center Grove High School's available federal support indicators do not reveal an extreme in advanced-course access, specialist staffing, chronic absence, or IDEA enrollment. The most responsible reading is therefore component by component rather than a sweeping verdict: current counseling availability, health support, program schedules, and attendance policy still warrant direct confirmation. Missing or middle-range federal fields are not evidence that services are either strong or weak.
Center Grove High School is a large high school in Greenwood, Indiana, enrolling 2,956 students.
Class loads run heavy: 21.9:1 is larger than about 95% of Indiana schools and 38% above the 15.9:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 20.6% free-meal eligibility runs 58% below the Indiana average.
By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Indiana, bigger than 99% of state schools at 2,956 students.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,862 scored Indiana schools.
Against 21 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #10.
Its student body is led by White (78%) and Asian (9%) (diversity index 38/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 22 Advanced Placement courses.
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 370 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
12.6% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 7 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.
Among Greenwood's high schools, it stands alongside Greenwood Community High Sch (1,229 students): Center Grove High School is larger than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (21.9:1 vs 17.6:1).
Center Grove Community School Corp also operates Center Grove Middle School Central (1,278 students) and Center Grove Middle School North (1,080 students) alongside Center Grove High School.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Center Grove High School compares
Center Grove High School on the metrics families compare, against Indiana and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Indiana | Indiana avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 21.9:1 | ▲ 38% | 15.9:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 20.6% | ▼ 58% | 49.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 2,956 | top 1% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
21.9:1
Leaner classes than 11% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
2,956
Bigger than 99% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
20.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 58% below the Indiana average of 49.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
21.9:1
students per teacher
- 38% above state mean
Top 95% in Indiana - lower ratio than 5% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
12.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$11,112
per pupil, district-wide
- below Indiana avg of $12,921
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors8.0 FTE
Per 370 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
255
in-school suspensions + 91 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 7 expulsions.
Student demographics
White 77.8%
Asian 9.3%
Hispanic or Latino 5.6%
African American 3.8%
Two or More 3.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%
Largest group: White at 77.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 38.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 38.0, Center Grove High School is about as mixed as the Indiana school average of 39.0.
Programs
AP courses offered 22
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Center Grove Community School Corp, which includes Center Grove High School.
$11,112
Per student
-14%
vs Indiana
Avg $12,921
-37%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 32.3%
State 59.9%
Federal 7.8%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Center Grove High School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Grove Middle School Central | Smaller | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Center Grove Middle School North | Smaller | Higher economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
| Sugar Grove Elementary School | Smaller | Higher economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
| Maple Grove Elementary School | Smaller | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary School | Smaller | Higher economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Center Grove High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 1,278
- Students per teacher
- 21:1
- Resource Index
- 44/100
- Enrollment
- 1,080
- Students per teacher
- 17.7:1
- Resource Index
- 52/100
- Enrollment
- 817
- Students per teacher
- 18.6:1
- Resource Index
- 45/100
- Enrollment
- 755
- Students per teacher
- 18:1
- Resource Index
- 63/100
- Enrollment
- 739
- Students per teacher
- 19.4:1
- Resource Index
- 60/100
Similar high schools in Greenwood
1 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Indiana, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~2,956 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Center Grove High School
How many students attend Center Grove High School?
Center Grove High School has 2,956 students enrolled. It is a high school in Greenwood, IN.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Center Grove High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Center Grove High School is 21.9:1, which is 38% higher than the Indiana average of 15.9:1 and 39% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Center Grove High School?
20.6% of students at Center Grove High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Indiana average of 49.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Center Grove High School?
The largest demographic group at Center Grove High School is White at 77.8% of enrollment, in Greenwood, IN.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Center Grove High School?
Center Grove High School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Center Grove High School rank among public schools in Greenwood?
By Resource Investment Index, Center Grove High School ranks #7 of 16 public schools in Greenwood, IN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Greenwood on the city page.
What other schools are in Center Grove Community School Corp?
Besides Center Grove High School, Center Grove Community School Corp also operates Center Grove Middle School Central (1,278 students), Center Grove Middle School North (1,080 students), and Sugar Grove Elementary School (817 students). See the Center Grove Community School Corp district page for the complete list.
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