High school (grades 9-12) · Indianapolis, IN

Christel House Dors

Federal NCES profile for Christel House Dors, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 180012202538Charter school
1,062 students enrolled

Enrollment

1,062

Indiana · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

79.1%

vs 49.5% Indiana avg

+60% vs state

What stands out at Christel House Dors

Christel House Dors is a high-poverty, large charter high school in Indianapolis, Indiana, enrolling 1,062 students.

Economic need is high: 79.1% of students qualify for free meals, 60% above the Indiana average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Indiana, bigger than 93% of state schools at 1,062 students.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (46%) and African American (45%) (diversity index 58/100).

The surrounding Christel House Dors spends $7,470 per pupil, 38% below the Indiana average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Among Indianapolis's high schools, it stands alongside North Central High School (3,682 students): Christel House Dors is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Christel House Dors is a single-school charter district, so Christel House Dors operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

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 Christel House Dors compares

Christel House Dors on the metrics families compare, against Indiana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Indiana Indiana avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 79.1% ▲ 60% 49.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,062 top 7% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

1,062
Bigger than 92% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
79.1%
free-lunch eligible - 60% above the Indiana average of 49.5%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Funding equity
$7,470
per pupil, district-wide - below Indiana avg of $12,079
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 46.0%
African American 44.9%
White 6.0%
Asian 1.9%
Two or More 1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 46.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 58.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 58.3, Christel House Dors is more mixed than the Indiana school average of 39.0.

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Christel House Dors, which includes Christel House Dors.

$7,470
Per student
-38%
vs Indiana
Avg $12,079
-55%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 19.9%
State 77.7%
Federal 2.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar high schools in Indianapolis

6 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.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Christel House Dors

How many students attend Christel House Dors?

Christel House Dors has 1,062 students enrolled. It is a high school in Indianapolis, IN.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Christel House Dors?

79.1% of students at Christel House Dors are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Indiana average of 49.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Christel House Dors?

The largest demographic group at Christel House Dors is Hispanic or Latino at 46.0% of enrollment, in Indianapolis, IN. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 58.3/100.

What other schools are in Christel House Dors?

None; Christel House Dors is a single-school charter district, and Christel House Dors is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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