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

Excel Center - Kokomo

Federal NCES profile for Excel Center - Kokomo, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 19/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 180013502553Charter school
0/100100/10019/100
👥 S:T ratio
18
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Excel Center - Kokomo earns 19/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 92% of Indiana schools.

#4 of 4
high schools in Kokomo · Resource Index
19
Resource Index · Lower
20.6:1
large classes for Indiana
54.5%
free-lunch eligible

Excel Center - Kokomo has class sizes larger than 92% of Indiana schools. Computed live against every Indiana school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Excel Center - Kokomo ranks #4 of 4 high schools in Kokomo, IN.

School address

Enrollment

392

Indiana · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

19.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

20.6:1

vs 15.9:1 Indiana avg

+30% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

54.5%

vs 49.5% Indiana avg

+10% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Excel Center - Kokomo compares with Indiana and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:120.6:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Excel Center - Kokomo

Excel Center - Kokomo is a higher-need, mid-sized charter high school in Kokomo, Indiana, enrolling 392 students.

Class loads run heavy: 20.6:1 is larger than about 92% of Indiana schools and 30% above the 15.9:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 54.5% of students eligible for free meals.

With 392 students, its enrollment sits close to the Indiana median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 95% of the 1,862 Indiana schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Among 492 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Indiana schools statewide, it ranks #481, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by White (67%) and Two or More (13%) (diversity index 52/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

The surrounding Excel Center - Kokomo spends $4,764 per pupil, 61% below the Indiana average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 4 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Among Kokomo's high schools, it stands alongside Kokomo High School (1,393 students): Excel Center - Kokomo is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (20.6:1 vs 13:1).

Excel Center - Kokomo is a single-school charter district, so Excel Center - Kokomo 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 Excel Center - Kokomo compares

Excel Center - Kokomo on the metrics families compare, against Indiana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Indiana Indiana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 20.6:1 ▲ 30% 15.9:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 54.5% ▲ 10% 49.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 392 top 61% - -

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

20.6:1
Leaner classes than 14% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
392
Bigger than 46% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
54.5%
free-lunch eligible - 10% above the Indiana average of 49.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
20.6:1
students per teacher - 30% above state mean
Top 92% in Indiana - lower ratio than 8% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Funding equity
$4,764
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.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 4 expulsions.

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

White 66.8%
Two or More 13.0%
African American 11.0%
Hispanic or Latino 8.7%
Asian 0.5%

Largest group: White at 66.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 51.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 51.7, Excel Center - Kokomo is more mixed than the Indiana school average of 39.0.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Excel Center - Kokomo, which includes Excel Center - Kokomo.

$4,764
Per student
-61%
vs Indiana
Avg $12,079
-71%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
State 94.4%
Federal 5.6%

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 Kokomo

3 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

Verify locally before acting on Excel Center - Kokomo's federal record.

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 Excel Center - Kokomo

How many students attend Excel Center - Kokomo?

Excel Center - Kokomo has 392 students enrolled. It is a high school in Kokomo, IN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Excel Center - Kokomo?

The student-teacher ratio at Excel Center - Kokomo is 20.6:1, which is 30% higher than the Indiana average of 15.9:1 and 31% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Excel Center - Kokomo?

54.5% of students at Excel Center - Kokomo are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Indiana average of 49.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Excel Center - Kokomo?

The largest demographic group at Excel Center - Kokomo is White at 66.8% of enrollment, in Kokomo, IN. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 51.7/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Excel Center - Kokomo?

Excel Center - Kokomo has a Resource Investment Index of 19/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Excel Center - Kokomo rank among high schools in Kokomo?

By Resource Investment Index, Excel Center - Kokomo ranks #4 of 4 high schools in Kokomo, IN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Kokomo on the city page.

Is Excel Center - Kokomo a good school?

Excel Center - Kokomo earns 19/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 92% of Indiana schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Excel Center - Kokomo?

None; Excel Center - Kokomo is a single-school charter district, and Excel Center - Kokomo 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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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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