Indiana · NCES F-33 finance data

School Spending in Indiana

Schools in Indiana ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure, limited to schools with 50 or more students.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The spending picture in one line

Indiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn tops the list: its district, Indiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn, spends $30,292 per student, against a Indiana average of $12,921.

$30,292
per-student spend in Indiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn: $12,921
Indiana average: $17,658
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2022-23). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	Indiana Academy for Sci Math HmnMuncie · high	Indiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn	218	$30,292
2	Dynamic Minds AcademyIndianapolis · other	Dynamic Minds Academy	135	$30,217
3	Eastside Junior-Senior High SchoolButler · other	Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist	559	$29,355
4	Butler Elementary SchoolButler · elementary	Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist	366	$29,355
5	Riverdale Elementary SchoolSaint Joe · elementary	Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist	300	$29,355
6	West Side Leadership AcademyGary · high	Gary Community School Corp	1,232	$27,740
7	Glen Park Acad for Excel in LrnGary · elementary	Gary Community School Corp	566	$27,740
8	Frankie Woods Mccullough AcademyGary · other	Gary Community School Corp	472	$27,740
9	Daniel Hale Williams Elem SchGary · elementary	Gary Community School Corp	450	$27,740
10	Beveridge Elementary SchoolGary · elementary	Gary Community School Corp	374	$27,740
11	Gary Middle SchoolGary · middle	Gary Community School Corp	365	$27,740
12	Bailly Middle SchoolGary · middle	Gary Community School Corp	355	$27,740
13	Banneker Elementary at MarquetteGary · elementary	Gary Community School Corp	293	$27,740
14	Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev CtrGary · other	Gary Community School Corp	231	$27,740
15	Promise PrepIndianapolis · elementary	Promise Prep	144	$23,290
16	Arsenal Technical High SchoolIndianapolis · high	Indianapolis Public Schools	2,360	$23,197
17	Crispus Attucks High SchoolIndianapolis · high	Indianapolis Public Schools	1,269	$23,197
18	Shortridge High SchoolIndianapolis · high	Indianapolis Public Schools	1,206	$23,197
19	George Washington High SchoolIndianapolis · high	Indianapolis Public Schools	729	$23,197
20	Northwest Community Middle SchoolIndianapolis · middle	Indianapolis Public Schools	623	$23,197
21	Edison School of the Arts 47Indianapolis · elementary	Indianapolis Public Schools	617	$23,197
22	Hw Longfellow Med/Stem Magnet MidlIndianapolis · middle	Indianapolis Public Schools	538	$23,197
23	Thomas D Gregg School 15Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	525	$23,197
24	H L Harshman Middle SchoolIndianapolis · middle	Indianapolis Public Schools	509	$23,197
25	Rousseau Mcclellan School 91Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	506	$23,197
26	Carl Wilde School 79Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	472	$23,197
27	Clarence Farrington School 61Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	451	$23,197
28	Lew Wallace School 107Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	440	$23,197
29	Daniel Webster School 46Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	416	$23,197
30	Charles Warren Fairbanks Sch 105Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	398	$23,197
31	Meredith Nicholson School 96Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	391	$23,197
32	William Mckinley School 39Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	386	$23,197
33	Ips/Butler Lab at William Bell 60Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	381	$23,197
34	William Penn School 49Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	367	$23,197
35	Brookside School 54Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	366	$23,197
36	Arlington Community Middle SchoolIndianapolis · middle	Indianapolis Public Schools	365	$23,197
37	James Russell Lowell School 51Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	363	$23,197
38	Arlington Woods School 99Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	361	$23,197
39	Center for Inquiry School 84Indianapolis · elementary	Indianapolis Public Schools	360	$23,197
40	Cold Spring SchoolIndianapolis · elementary	Indianapolis Public Schools	359	$23,197
41	Center for Inquiry School 70Indianapolis · elementary	Indianapolis Public Schools	351	$23,197
42	Center for Inquiry School 27Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	348	$23,197
43	Eleanor Skillen School 34Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	328	$23,197
44	Anna Brochhausen School 88Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	326	$23,197
45	Robert Lee Frost School 106Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	308	$23,197
46	Center for Inquiry School 2Indianapolis · elementary	Indianapolis Public Schools	303	$23,197
47	Ips/Butler Lab at Eliza Blaker 55Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	301	$23,197
48	Jonathan Jennings School 109Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	275	$23,197
49	Francis W Parker School 56Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	274	$23,197
50	Ernie Pyle School 90Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	268	$23,197
51	Paul I Miller School 114Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	267	$23,197
52	Frederick Douglass School 19Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	259	$23,197
53	Christian Park School 82Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	251	$23,197
54	George Washington Carver School 87Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	246	$23,197
55	George S Buck School 94Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	245	$23,197
56	Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	241	$23,197
57	James Whitcomb Riley School 43Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	240	$23,197
58	Merle Sidener Gifted AcademyIndianapolis · elementary	Indianapolis Public Schools	228	$23,197
59	Theodore Potter School 74Indianapolis · elementary	Indianapolis Public Schools	208	$23,197
60	Floro Torrence School 83Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	197	$23,197
61	James a Garfield School 31Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	173	$23,197
62	George W Julian School 57Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	165	$23,197
63	Raymond F Brandes School 65Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	150	$23,197
64	Francis Bellamy Pre-School CenterIndianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	123	$23,197
65	Thrival AcademyIndianapolis · high	Indianapolis Public Schools	101	$23,197
66	Emmerich Manual High SchoolIndianapolis · high	Indianapolis Public Schools	83	$23,197
67	Impact Academy 2Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	64	$23,197
68	Impact Academy 1Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	56	$23,197
69	Impact Academy 3Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	50	$23,197
70	Geo Next Generation AcademyIndianapolis · high	Geo Next Generation Academy	156	$21,199
71	Steel City AcademyGary · other	Steel City Academy	286	$20,808
72	Urban Act AcademyIndianapolis · elementary	Urban Act Academy	298	$20,725
73	Pla at George H Fisher School 93Indianapolis · elementary	Pla at George H Fisher School 93	417	$20,271
74	Aspire Charter AcademyGary · elementary	Aspire Charter Academy	684	$20,149
75	Believe Circle City High SchoolIndianapolis · high	Believe Circle City High School	269	$19,761
76	Rural Community AcademySullivan · elementary	Rural Community Schools Inc	85	$19,729
77	Vanguard Collegiate of IndyIndianapolis · elementary	Vanguard Collegiate of Indy	71	$19,535
78	Charles a Tindley Accelerated SchIndianapolis · other	Charles a Tindley Accelerated Sch	309	$19,522
79	Rooted School IndianapolisIndianapolis · other	Rooted School Indianapolis	150	$19,507
80	Indianapolis Metropolitan High SchIndianapolis · high	Indianapolis Metropolitan High Sch	194	$19,135
81	Damar Charter AcademyIndianapolis · other	Damar Charter Academy	180	$19,112
82	Emma Donnan Elementary and MiddleIndianapolis · elementary	Adelante Schools	451	$18,909
83	Phalen Leadership Academy - in IncIndianapolis · elementary	Phalen Leadership Academy - in Inc	247	$18,803
84	Mays Community AcademyMays · other	Mays Community Academy	101	$18,642
85	Neighbors' New Vistas High SchoolPortage · high	Neighbors' New Vistas High School	139	$18,426
86	West Central Elementary SchoolFrancesville · elementary	West Central School Corp	335	$18,214
87	West Central Senior High SchoolFrancesville · high	West Central School Corp	203	$18,214
88	West Central Middle SchoolFrancesville · middle	West Central School Corp	89	$18,214
89	Invent Learning HubIndianapolis · elementary	Invent Learning Hub	221	$18,169
90	Louis B Russell Jr School 48Indianapolis · other	Phalen Leadership Academy at Louis B Russell School 48	274	$17,770
91	Culver Community Middle/High SchCulver · other	Culver Community Schools Corp	391	$17,760
92	Culver Elementary SchoolCulver · other	Culver Community Schools Corp	386	$17,760
93	Andrew J Brown AcademyIndianapolis · elementary	Andrew J Brown Academy	435	$17,699
94	Christel House Academy SouthIndianapolis · elementary	Christel House Academy South	513	$17,685
95	Christel House Watanabe Manual High SchoolIndianapolis · high	Christel House Academy South	458	$17,685
96	Herron Preparatory AcademyIndianapolis · elementary	Herron Preparatory Academy	428	$17,626
97	Adams High SchoolSouth Bend · high	South Bend Community School Corp	1,966	$17,587
98	Riley High SchoolSouth Bend · high	South Bend Community School Corp	1,238	$17,587
99	Washington High SchoolSouth Bend · high	South Bend Community School Corp	795	$17,587
100	Clay High SchoolSouth Bend · high	South Bend Community School Corp	628	$17,587

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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