Pike High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Indianapolis, Indiana

Pike High School in Indianapolis, Indiana enrolled 3,188 students in 2024-25 with 211.3 full-time teachers, 15.1 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, 15% 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 88% (Indiana: 88.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

3,286 students in 2022-23, 3,193 students in 2023-24, 3,188 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 199.8 to 211.3.

Students enrolled at Pike High School by school year2022-23: 3,286, 2023-24: 3,193, 2024-25: 3,18801k2k3k4k2022-233,2862023-243,1932024-253,188
Students enrolled at Pike High School by school year2022-23: 3,286, 2023-24: 3,193, 2024-25: 3,18801k2k3k4k2022-233,2862023-243,1932024-253,188
Students enrolled at Pike High School by school year2022-23: 3,286, 2023-24: 3,193, 2024-25: 3,18801k2k3k4k2022-233,2862023-243,1932024-253,188
Students enrolled at Pike High School by school year2022-23: 3,286, 2023-24: 3,193, 2024-25: 3,18801k2k3k4k2022-233,2862023-243,1932024-253,188
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,286199.816.5
2023-243,193201.315.9
2024-253,188211.315.1

15.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 57 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.

Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; Pike High School 15.1; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherPike High School 15.1state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; Pike High School 15.1; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherPike High School 15.1state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; Pike High School 15.1; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherPike High School 15.1state median 14.5U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Indiana high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 47.7; Pike High School 15.1; state median 14.5.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherPike High School 15.1state median 14.5U.S. 14.5

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).

87 AP courses and one counselor per 423 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pike High School enrolled 3,384 students and had 8.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 334 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses87
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)8.0, one per 423 of the 3,384 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions334
  • Chronically absent39.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

58.9% of students were Black, 29.1% Hispanic, 6.2% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black58.9%
  2. Hispanic29.1%
  3. White6.2%
  4. Two or more races4.5%
  5. Asian1.2%
  6. Pacific Islander0.1%

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 Pike High School scored proficient or above: 15% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtIndiana
Math15%15% (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

88% of the 798 students in Pike 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtIndiana
Four-year graduation rate88%88%88.1%
Students in the class79879877,216

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; Pike High School is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
North Central High School3,68217.843.3%
Franklin Central High School3,43819.939.5%
Warren Central High School3,39116.152.8%
Ben Davis High School3,31518.563.5%
Pike High School3,18815.146.7%
Lawrence North High School2,79918.748.2%
Lawrence Central High School2,51717.656.1%
Perry Meridian High School2,45518.852.6%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Pike High School

  1. Indiana Connections Career AcademyThe nearest public high school, 1.1 miles away: 942 students, 41.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Excel Center - Lafayette SquareThe next nearest public high school, 4.0 miles away: 410 students, 31.5 per teacher (2024-25).4.0 mi
  3. Compare Pike High School with Indiana Connections Career AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much MSD Pike Township spends per student$15,174 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,174
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaPike High School is the number 13 by size of 389 Indiana high schools open in 2024-25.#13 of 389
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher15.1 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.5 for high schools.15.1:1
  7. 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 Pike High School

  1. How many students attend Pike High School?
    3,188 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 3,286 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Indianapolis, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pike High School?
    15.1 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.
  3. Is Pike High School a Title I school?
    Pike 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).
  4. How do students at Pike High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Pike High School scored proficient or above: 15% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Pike High School?
    88% of the 798 students in Pike 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.
  6. What district is Pike High School in?
    MSD Pike Township, NCES district ID 1808910. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180891001489 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.

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