Enrollment
2,948
Indiana · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Westfield, IN
Westfield High School
Federal NCES profile for Westfield High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 181308002075
👥 S:T ratio 22
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 16
📋 Attendance 64
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Westfield High School earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 88% of Indiana schools. It is also one of the largest schools in Indiana.
- #6 of 10
- public schools in Westfield · Resource Index
- 43
- Resource Index · Typical
- 19.4:1
- large classes for Indiana
- 16.8%
- free-lunch eligible
Westfield High School has class sizes larger than 88% of Indiana schools. Computed live against every Indiana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Westfield High School ranks #6 of 10 public schools in Westfield, IN.
School address
District: Westfield-Washington Schools · Indiana
NCES ID 181308002075 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
152.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
19.4:1
vs 15.9:1 Indiana avg
+22% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
16.8%
vs 49.5% Indiana avg
-66% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Westfield High School compares with Indiana and U.S. medians
What stands out at Westfield High School
Large campus carrying a heavier staffing load
Westfield High School is larger than most Indiana schools and also reports more students per teacher than the state norm. Those facts reinforce one another: this is not merely a small specialist campus whose ratio is distorted by a tiny denominator. The operational constraint is scale paired with tighter staffing. Families comparing programs should inspect whether counselors, gifted access, and other support indicators compensate for that teacher-staffing load.
Need and resources require a component-level read
Westfield High School falls within the wide middle of the Indiana distribution on both free-meal eligibility and the Resource Investment Index. Neither measure supplies an honest headline by itself. The useful distinctions are in the components: classroom staffing, counselor availability, attendance, gifted-program access, and district spending. Those fields can pull in opposite directions even when the overall percentile looks ordinary.
No single support indicator dominates
Westfield High School's available federal support indicators do not reveal an extreme in advanced-course access, specialist staffing, chronic absence, or IDEA enrollment. The most responsible reading is therefore component by component rather than a sweeping verdict: current counseling availability, health support, program schedules, and attendance policy still warrant direct confirmation. Missing or middle-range federal fields are not evidence that services are either strong or weak.
Westfield High School is a lower-poverty, large high school in Westfield, Indiana, enrolling 2,948 students.
Class loads run heavy: 19.4:1 is larger than about 88% of Indiana schools and 22% above the 15.9:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 16.8% free-meal eligibility runs 66% below the Indiana average.
By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Indiana, bigger than 99% of state schools at 2,948 students.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,862 scored Indiana schools.
Against 20 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #11.
Its student body is led by White (73%) and Hispanic or Latino (12%) (diversity index 45/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 30 Advanced Placement courses.
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 421 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
14.4% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 23 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.
Westfield-Washington Schools also operates Westfield Middle School (1,585 students) and Westfield Intermediate School (1,551 students) alongside Westfield High School.
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 Westfield High School compares
Westfield High School on the metrics families compare, against Indiana and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Indiana | Indiana avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 19.4:1 | ▲ 22% | 15.9:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 16.8% | ▼ 66% | 49.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 2,948 | top 1% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
19.4:1
Leaner classes than 18% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
2,948
Bigger than 99% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
16.8%
free-lunch eligible
- 66% below the Indiana average of 49.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
19.4:1
students per teacher
- 22% above state mean
Top 88% in Indiana - lower ratio than 12% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
14.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$13,022
per pupil, district-wide
- above Indiana avg of $12,921
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors7.0 FTE
Per 421 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
43
in-school suspensions + 90 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 23 expulsions.
Student demographics
White 72.7%
Hispanic or Latino 12.4%
African American 5.8%
Two or More 4.7%
Asian 4.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%
Largest group: White at 72.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 44.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 44.9, Westfield High School is more mixed than the Indiana school average of 39.0.
Programs
AP courses offered 30
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Westfield-Washington Schools, which includes Westfield High School.
$13,022
Per student
+1%
vs Indiana
Avg $12,921
-26%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 45.4%
State 50.6%
Federal 4.0%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Westfield High School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Middle School | Smaller | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Westfield Intermediate School | Smaller | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Monon Trail Elementary School | Smaller | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Washington Woods Elementary School | Smaller | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Shamrock Springs Elementary School | Smaller | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Westfield High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 1,585
- Students per teacher
- 18:1
- Resource Index
- 43/100
- Enrollment
- 1,551
- Students per teacher
- 18:1
- Resource Index
- 50/100
- Enrollment
- 767
- Students per teacher
- 23.2:1
- Resource Index
- 40/100
- Enrollment
- 691
- Students per teacher
- 19.7:1
- Resource Index
- 39/100
- Enrollment
- 656
- Students per teacher
- 17.3:1
- Resource Index
- 46/100
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.
Similar enrollment (~2,948 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Westfield High School
How many students attend Westfield High School?
Westfield High School has 2,948 students enrolled. It is a high school in Westfield, IN.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westfield High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Westfield High School is 19.4:1, which is 22% higher than the Indiana average of 15.9:1 and 24% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Westfield High School?
16.8% of students at Westfield High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Indiana average of 49.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Westfield High School?
The largest demographic group at Westfield High School is White at 72.7% of enrollment, in Westfield, IN.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Westfield High School?
Westfield High School has a Resource Investment Index of 43/100 (typical 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 Westfield High School rank among public schools in Westfield?
By Resource Investment Index, Westfield High School ranks #6 of 10 public schools in Westfield, IN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Westfield on the city page.
What other schools are in Westfield-Washington Schools?
Besides Westfield High School, Westfield-Washington Schools also operates Westfield Middle School (1,585 students), Westfield Intermediate School (1,551 students), and Monon Trail Elementary School (767 students). See the Westfield-Washington Schools district page for the complete list.
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