Perry Meridian High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Indianapolis, Indiana
Perry Meridian High School in Indianapolis, Indiana enrolled 2,455 students in 2024-25 with 130.8 full-time teachers, 18.8 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). On the state tests, 31% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 93% (Indiana: 88.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
2,350 students in 2022-23, 2,373 students in 2023-24, 2,455 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 125.8 to 130.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,350 | 125.8 | 18.7 |
| 2023-24 | 2,373 | 129.3 | 18.3 |
| 2024-25 | 2,455 | 130.8 | 18.8 |
18.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 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).
20 AP courses and one counselor per 398 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Perry Meridian High School enrolled 2,387 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 184 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses20
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 398 of the 2,387 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions184
- Chronically absent44.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
41.0% of students were White, 29.8% Asian, 14.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White41.0%
- Asian29.8%
- Hispanic14.3%
- Black9.9%
- Two or more races4.9%
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.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Perry Meridian High School scored proficient or above: 31% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 31% | 38% (2021-22) | 38.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
93% of the 554 students in Perry Meridian High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Indiana | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 93% | 90% | 88.1% |
| Students in the class | 554 | 1,140 | 77,216 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Indianapolis
38 public high schools in Indianapolis report 2024-25 enrollment; Perry Meridian High School is number 8 by size.
| 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 Perry Meridian High School
- Southport High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.1 miles away: 2,431 students, 18.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Excel Center - University HeightsThe next nearest public high school, 3.9 miles away: 432 students, 36.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
- Compare Perry Meridian High School with Southport High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Perry Township Schools spends per student$13,765 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,765
- The largest public schools in IndianaPerry Meridian High School is the number 22 by size of 389 Indiana high schools open in 2024-25.#22 of 389
- Indiana schools by students per teacher18.8 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.5 for high schools.18.8:1
- 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 Perry Meridian High School
How many students attend Perry Meridian High School?
2,455 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,350 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Indianapolis, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Perry Meridian High School?
18.8 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 Perry Meridian High School a Title I school?
Perry Meridian High School 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).How do students at Perry Meridian High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Perry Meridian High School scored proficient or above: 31% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Perry Meridian High School?
93% of the 554 students in Perry Meridian High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Perry Meridian High School in?
Perry Township Schools, NCES district ID 1808820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180882001464 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.