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 Editorial. · Updated June 2026

The spending picture in one line

Dynamic Minds Academy tops the list: its district, Dynamic Minds Academy, spends $36,314 per student, against a Indiana average of $12,079.

$36,314
per-student spend in Dynamic Minds Academy: $12,079
Indiana average: $16,593
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2021-22). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	Dynamic Minds Academy Indianapolis · other	Dynamic Minds Academy	135	$36,314
2	Indiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn Muncie · high	Indiana Academy for Sci Math Hmn	218	$28,068
3	Eastside Junior-Senior High School Butler · other	Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist	559	$27,618
4	Butler Elementary School Butler · elementary	Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist	366	$27,618
5	Riverdale Elementary School Saint Joe · elementary	Dekalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist	300	$27,618
6	Promise Prep Indianapolis · elementary	Promise Prep	144	$26,278
7	James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School Indianapolis · middle	James & Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy Middle School	296	$20,295
8	Believe Circle City High School Indianapolis · high	Believe Circle City High School	269	$20,125
9	West Side Leadership Academy Gary · high	Gary Community School Corp	1,232	$19,820
10	Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn Gary · elementary	Gary Community School Corp	566	$19,820
11	Frankie Woods Mccullough Academy Gary · other	Gary Community School Corp	472	$19,820
12	Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch Gary · elementary	Gary Community School Corp	450	$19,820
13	Beveridge Elementary School Gary · elementary	Gary Community School Corp	374	$19,820
14	Gary Middle School Gary · middle	Gary Community School Corp	365	$19,820
15	Bailly Middle School Gary · middle	Gary Community School Corp	355	$19,820
16	Banneker Elementary at Marquette Gary · elementary	Gary Community School Corp	293	$19,820
17	Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr Gary · other	Gary Community School Corp	231	$19,820
18	Arsenal Technical High School Indianapolis · high	Indianapolis Public Schools	2,360	$19,511
19	Crispus Attucks High School Indianapolis · high	Indianapolis Public Schools	1,269	$19,511
20	Shortridge High School Indianapolis · high	Indianapolis Public Schools	1,206	$19,511
21	George Washington High School Indianapolis · high	Indianapolis Public Schools	729	$19,511
22	Northwest Community Middle School Indianapolis · middle	Indianapolis Public Schools	623	$19,511
23	Edison School of the Arts 47 Indianapolis · elementary	Indianapolis Public Schools	617	$19,511
24	Hw Longfellow Med/Stem Magnet Midl Indianapolis · middle	Indianapolis Public Schools	538	$19,511
25	Thomas D Gregg School 15 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	525	$19,511
26	H L Harshman Middle School Indianapolis · middle	Indianapolis Public Schools	509	$19,511
27	Rousseau Mcclellan School 91 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	506	$19,511
28	Carl Wilde School 79 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	472	$19,511
29	Clarence Farrington School 61 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	451	$19,511
30	Lew Wallace School 107 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	440	$19,511
31	Daniel Webster School 46 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	416	$19,511
32	Charles Warren Fairbanks Sch 105 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	398	$19,511
33	Meredith Nicholson School 96 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	391	$19,511
34	William Mckinley School 39 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	386	$19,511
35	Ips/Butler Lab at William Bell 60 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	381	$19,511
36	William Penn School 49 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	367	$19,511
37	Brookside School 54 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	366	$19,511
38	Arlington Community Middle School Indianapolis · middle	Indianapolis Public Schools	365	$19,511
39	James Russell Lowell School 51 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	363	$19,511
40	Arlington Woods School 99 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	361	$19,511
41	Center for Inquiry School 84 Indianapolis · elementary	Indianapolis Public Schools	360	$19,511
42	Cold Spring School Indianapolis · elementary	Indianapolis Public Schools	359	$19,511
43	Center for Inquiry School 70 Indianapolis · elementary	Indianapolis Public Schools	351	$19,511
44	Center for Inquiry School 27 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	348	$19,511
45	Eleanor Skillen School 34 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	328	$19,511
46	Anna Brochhausen School 88 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	326	$19,511
47	Robert Lee Frost School 106 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	308	$19,511
48	Center for Inquiry School 2 Indianapolis · elementary	Indianapolis Public Schools	303	$19,511
49	Ips/Butler Lab at Eliza Blaker 55 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	301	$19,511
50	Jonathan Jennings School 109 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	275	$19,511
51	Francis W Parker School 56 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	274	$19,511
52	Ernie Pyle School 90 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	268	$19,511
53	Paul I Miller School 114 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	267	$19,511
54	Frederick Douglass School 19 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	259	$19,511
55	Christian Park School 82 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	251	$19,511
56	George Washington Carver School 87 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	246	$19,511
57	George S Buck School 94 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	245	$19,511
58	Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	241	$19,511
59	James Whitcomb Riley School 43 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	240	$19,511
60	Merle Sidener Gifted Academy Indianapolis · elementary	Indianapolis Public Schools	228	$19,511
61	Theodore Potter School 74 Indianapolis · elementary	Indianapolis Public Schools	208	$19,511
62	Floro Torrence School 83 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	197	$19,511
63	James a Garfield School 31 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	173	$19,511
64	George W Julian School 57 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	165	$19,511
65	Raymond F Brandes School 65 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	150	$19,511
66	Francis Bellamy Pre-School Center Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	123	$19,511
67	Thrival Academy Indianapolis · high	Indianapolis Public Schools	101	$19,511
68	Emmerich Manual High School Indianapolis · high	Indianapolis Public Schools	83	$19,511
69	Impact Academy 2 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	64	$19,511
70	Impact Academy 1 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	56	$19,511
71	Impact Academy 3 Indianapolis · other	Indianapolis Public Schools	50	$19,511
72	West Central Elementary School Francesville · elementary	West Central School Corp	335	$18,835
73	West Central Senior High School Francesville · high	West Central School Corp	203	$18,835
74	West Central Middle School Francesville · middle	West Central School Corp	89	$18,835
75	Pla at George H Fisher School 93 Indianapolis · elementary	Pla at George H Fisher School 93	417	$18,088
76	Rooted School Indianapolis Indianapolis · other	Rooted School Indianapolis	150	$18,070
77	Louis B Russell Jr School 48 Indianapolis · other	Phalen Leadership Academy at Louis B Russell School 48	274	$17,687
78	Herron Preparatory Academy Indianapolis · elementary	Herron Preparatory Academy	428	$17,483
79	Indy Steam Academy Indianapolis · elementary	Indy Steam Academy	163	$17,470
80	Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend South Bend · high	Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend	138	$17,194
81	Urban Act Academy Indianapolis · elementary	Urban Act Academy	298	$17,153
82	Geo Next Generation Academy Indianapolis · high	Geo Next Generation Academy	156	$17,022
83	Medora Jr & Sr High School Medora · other	Medora Community School Corp	95	$16,969
84	Medora Stem Academy Medora · other	Medora Community School Corp	90	$16,969
85	Mays Community Academy Mays · other	Mays Community Academy	101	$16,901
86	Adams High School South Bend · high	South Bend Community School Corp	1,966	$16,803
87	Riley High School South Bend · high	South Bend Community School Corp	1,238	$16,803
88	Washington High School South Bend · high	South Bend Community School Corp	795	$16,803
89	Clay High School South Bend · high	South Bend Community School Corp	628	$16,803
90	Jefferson Traditional School South Bend · middle	South Bend Community School Corp	591	$16,803
91	Harrison Elementary School South Bend · other	South Bend Community School Corp	555	$16,803
92	Edison Middle School South Bend · middle	South Bend Community School Corp	551	$16,803
93	Jackson Middle School South Bend · middle	South Bend Community School Corp	537	$16,803
94	Monroe Elementary School South Bend · elementary	South Bend Community School Corp	519	$16,803
95	Clay International Academy South Bend · other	South Bend Community School Corp	496	$16,803
96	Nuner Fine Arts Academy South Bend · other	South Bend Community School Corp	489	$16,803
97	Lasalle Academy South Bend · middle	South Bend Community School Corp	461	$16,803
98	Kennedy Academy South Bend · elementary	South Bend Community School Corp	443	$16,803
99	Madison S.T.E.a.M. Academy South Bend · elementary	South Bend Community School Corp	431	$16,803
100	Marquette Montessori Academy South Bend · other	South Bend Community School Corp	431	$16,803

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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