Enrollment
200
Indiana · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Indianapolis, IN
Rise Learning Center
Federal NCES profile for Rise Learning Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 31/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 180010502502
👥 S:T ratio 33
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 60
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Rise Learning Center earns 31/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Indiana median. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Indiana schools.
- #59 of 90
- schools in Indianapolis · Resource Index
- 31
- Resource Index · Lower
- 16.7:1
- students per teacher
- 53.4%
- free-lunch eligible
Rise Learning Center has class sizes near the Indiana median. Computed live against every Indiana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Rise Learning Center ranks #59 of 90 schools in Indianapolis, IN.
School address
District: Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co · Indiana
NCES ID 180010502502 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
12.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
16.7:1
vs 15.9:1 Indiana avg
+5% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
53.4%
vs 49.5% Indiana avg
+8% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Rise Learning Center compares with Indiana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Rise Learning Center
Small campus without a staffing-size advantage
Rise Learning Center enrolls fewer students than most Indiana schools, yet its student-teacher ratio is still on the heavier side of the state distribution. Small enrollment therefore does not translate into more teacher capacity per student here. That makes staffing capacity, rather than campus scale alone, the useful interpretation. The counselor, attendance, and program indicators below help show whether the pressure is narrow or part of a broader resource constraint.
The composite reveals a resource-side weakness
Rise Learning Center's free-meal eligibility sits closer to the broad Indiana middle than to an extreme, but its Resource Investment Index falls near the lower end of scored schools. That makes the composite itself the notable signal rather than student need. Inspecting the underlying factors matters here: a low score can result from thin counselor coverage, limited gifted access, attendance pressure, or heavier classroom staffing, and those are different operational problems.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Rise Learning Center's 45.0% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Rise Learning Center is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Indianapolis, Indiana, enrolling 200 students.
Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 16.7:1 puts it in the larger third of Indiana schools by student-teacher ratio.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 53.4% lands close to the Indiana typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of Indiana schools, with 200 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 1,862 scored Indiana schools.
Among 155 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Indiana schools statewide, it ranks #142, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (56%) and African American (19%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 63/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 200 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 45.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Among Indianapolis's public schools, it stands alongside Indiana Connections Academy (5,376 students): Rise Learning Center is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (16.7:1 vs 36.6:1).
Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co operates only this one school, so Rise Learning Center has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 200 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Indiana's single-school districts.
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 Rise Learning Center compares
Rise Learning Center on the metrics families compare, against Indiana and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Indiana | Indiana avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 16.7:1 | ▲ 5% | 15.9:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 53.4% | ▲ 8% | 49.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 200 | top 91% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
16.7:1
Leaner classes than 33% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
200
Bigger than 20% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
53.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 8% 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
16.7:1
students per teacher
- 5% above state mean
Top 67% in Indiana - lower ratio than 33% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
45.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 200 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 35 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 17.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 55.5%
African American 19.0%
Asian 11.5%
Two or More 9.5%
Hispanic or Latino 4.5%
Largest group: White at 55.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 63.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 63.2, Rise Learning Center is more mixed than the Indiana school average of 39.0.
Programs
Similar other schools in Indianapolis
6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
Indiana Connections Academy
Standard public school
5,376 students 36.6:1 students per teacher
Hoosier College and Career Academy
Standard public school
1,484 students 57.1:1 students per teacher
Early Learning Center
Standard public school
1,313 students 24.3:1 students per teacher
Victory College Prep Academy
Standard public school
1,058 students 11.9:1 students per teacher
Forest Glen Elementary School
Standard public school
971 students 25.6:1 students per teacher
Indiana Connections Career Academy
Standard public school
942 students 49.6:1 students per teacher
Similar other 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 (~200 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Rise Learning Center
How many students attend Rise Learning Center?
Rise Learning Center has 200 students enrolled. It is a public school in Indianapolis, IN.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rise Learning Center?
The student-teacher ratio at Rise Learning Center is 16.7:1, which is 5% higher than the Indiana average of 15.9:1 and 6% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Rise Learning Center?
53.4% of students at Rise Learning Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Indiana average of 49.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Rise Learning Center?
The largest demographic group at Rise Learning Center is White at 55.5% of enrollment, in Indianapolis, IN. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 63.2/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Rise Learning Center?
Rise Learning Center has a Resource Investment Index of 31/100 (lower 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 Rise Learning Center rank among schools in Indianapolis?
By Resource Investment Index, Rise Learning Center ranks #59 of 90 schools in Indianapolis, IN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Indianapolis on the city page.
What other schools are in Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co?
None reported; Southside Sp Srvs of Marion Co operates only Rise Learning Center as a public school district in NCES's records.
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