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Public schools in Indiana

Indiana has 1,919 open public schools run by 456 districts and other education agencies, enrolling 1,037,604 students. Schools average 15.5 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 nationally.

State totals

Districts
456
Schools
1,919
Students
1,037,604
Teachers (FTE)
66,908
Students per teacher
15.5
US: 15.3
Charter schools
134
Total spending
$13.2 billion
2020 finance data
Spending per pupil
$12,675
2020 finance data. US: $16,826

In the 2020 finance data, districts in Indiana spent $12,675 per pupil, which is below the US figure of $16,826. Dollars are nominal and not adjusted for regional costs or inflation.

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School districts in Indiana

All 456 districts and agencies, largest first. Filter by name or city, or sort any column.
Fort Wayne Community SchoolsFort Wayne5128,54913.4$13,724
Evansville Vanderburgh School CorpEvansville3821,58914.0$11,874
Hamilton Southeastern SchoolsFishers2221,06217.5$10,921
Indianapolis Public SchoolsIndianapolis5021,05512.3$23,630
MSD Lawrence Township School DistrictIndianapolis1716,74718.1$12,340
Perry Township SchoolsIndianapolis2116,24316.6$12,551
MSD Wayne Township School DistrictIndianapolis1816,14616.2$15,359
Carmel Clay SchoolsCarmel1516,14515.6$12,857
Tippecanoe School CorpLafayette2113,66315.9$13,417
South Bend Community School CorpSouth Bend3113,58012.6$13,696
Vigo County School CorpTerre Haute2613,27713.3$12,082
MSD Warren Township School DistrictIndianapolis1611,91515.9$13,870
Bartholomew Con School CorpColumbus1711,65716.1$12,586
Franklin Township Com Sch CorpIndianapolis1111,41318.5$11,669
MSD Washington Township School DistrictIndianapolis1411,39116.3$16,278
New Albany-Floyd Co Con SchNew Albany1611,36216.0$12,108
Penn-Harris-Madison School CorpMishawaka1511,32918.4$10,851
Avon Community School CorpAvon1210,74216.6$13,577
Elkhart Community SchoolsElkhart1910,71414.0$12,808
MSD Pike Township School DistrictIndianapolis1310,67415.6$13,460
Greater Clark County SchoolsJeffersonville1610,64515.3$11,041
Noblesville SchoolsNoblesville1010,52515.5$14,380
School City of HammondHammond1410,50719.0$12,462
Brownsburg Community School CorpBrownsburg1210,50317.0$12,790
Monroe County Community Sch CorpBloomington2410,48013.2$13,980
East Allen County SchoolsNew Haven1510,13615.7$11,163
Westfield-Washington SchoolsWestfield1010,12416.8$15,385
Warrick County School CorpBoonville199,85816.1$9,892
Center Grove Community School CorpGreenwood99,73619.4$14,447
Crown Point Community School CorpCrown Point109,14718.4$12,352
Lake Central School CorporationSaint John108,98517.4$12,029
Northwest Allen County SchoolsFort Wayne118,40917.1$12,974
Zionsville Community SchoolsZionsville97,97116.2$12,270
Union School CorporationModoc57,82123.4$7,233
MSD Southwest Allen County Schls School DistrictFort Wayne107,50215.4$11,671
Clark-Pleasant Community Sch CorpWhiteland87,17916.2$10,827
Clarksville Community School CorpClarksville57,17425.8$9,044
Lafayette School CorporationLafayette117,09014.4$13,550
Warsaw Community SchoolsWarsaw116,70913.2$12,479
Portage Township SchoolsPortage116,51916.1$12,075
MSD Decatur Township School DistrictIndianapolis106,48514.9$12,871
Valparaiso Community SchoolsValparaiso116,32516.0$12,620
Goshen Community SchoolsGoshen106,24215.2$13,701
Anderson Community School CorpAnderson96,18113.6$15,406
La Porte Community School CorpLaPorte126,08915.6$13,100
Plainfield Community School CorpPlainfield95,91718.4$11,589
Merrillville Community School CorpMerrillville85,90413.9$12,550
Duneland School CorporationChesterton115,73215.6$12,863
Seymour Community SchoolsSeymour85,43215.7$10,463
Indiana Connections AcademyIndianapolis15,37640.1$5,139
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Indiana district rankings

Ratio and spending lists include only districts with 1,000 or more students, so very small districts do not dominate. These are factual sorts, not quality ratings.

Largest districts

  1. 1.Fort Wayne Community Schools28,549
  2. 2.Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp21,589
  3. 3.Hamilton Southeastern Schools21,062
  4. 4.Indianapolis Public Schools21,055
  5. 5.MSD Lawrence Township School District16,747
  6. 6.Perry Township Schools16,243
  7. 7.MSD Wayne Township School District16,146
  8. 8.Carmel Clay Schools16,145
  9. 9.Tippecanoe School Corp13,663
  10. 10.South Bend Community School Corp13,580

Lowest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.North Central Parke Comm Schl Corp9.7
  2. 2.Southwest Parke Com Sch Corp10.4
  3. 3.DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist11.1
  4. 4.Whitko Community School Corp11.1
  5. 5.New Castle Community School Corp11.4
  6. 6.South Spencer County Sch Corp11.5
  7. 7.Pike County School Corp11.9
  8. 8.South Vermillion Com Sch Corp12.0
  9. 9.Salem Community Schools12.2
  10. 10.Indianapolis Public Schools12.3

Highest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.21st Century Charter Sch of Gary118.0
  2. 2.Scott County School District 1102.2
  3. 3.Cloverdale Community Schools43.9
  4. 4.Indiana Connections Academy40.1
  5. 5.Hoosier College and Career Academy26.0
  6. 6.Clarksville Community School Corp25.8
  7. 7.Christel House DORS24.1
  8. 8.Union School Corporation23.4
  9. 9.Tri-Creek School Corporation21.7
  10. 10.School Town of Highland20.7

Highest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist$30,089
  2. 2.Indianapolis Public Schools$23,630
  3. 3.Hamilton Heights School Corp$19,966
  4. 4.North Gibson School Corporation$16,949
  5. 5.Whitko Community School Corp$16,943
  6. 6.MSD Washington Township School District$16,278
  7. 7.Brown County School Corporation$15,877
  8. 8.School Town of Munster$15,504
  9. 9.Anderson Community School Corp$15,406
  10. 10.Westfield-Washington Schools$15,385

Lowest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.Indiana Connections Academy$5,139
  2. 2.Hoosier College and Career Academy$6,652
  3. 3.Christel House DORS$6,950
  4. 4.Union School Corporation$7,233
  5. 5.Borden-Henryville School Corporation$7,409
  6. 6.Clarksville Community School Corp$9,044
  7. 7.Silver Creek School Corporation$9,500
  8. 8.Frankton-Lapel Community Schools$9,543
  9. 9.Centerville-Abington Com Schs$9,623
  10. 10.Shenandoah School Corporation$9,686

Most charter schools

  1. 1.Options Charter Schools3
  2. 2.Christel House Academy South2
  3. 3.Circle City Prep Charter School2
  4. 4.Indiana Connections Academy1
  5. 5.Hoosier College and Career Academy1
  6. 6.21st Century Charter Sch of Gary1
  7. 7.Gary Lighthouse Charter School1
  8. 8.Christel House DORS1
  9. 9.Victory College Prep1
  10. 10.Herron Charter1

Schools by level

441 high schools, 335 middle schools and 1,060 elementary schools. The largest of each are listed below; use search or a district page for the rest.

High schools 441

  1. Carmel High School Carmel, 5,239 students
  2. Indiana Digital JR and High School Modoc, 4,166 students
  3. Penn High School Mishawaka, 3,687 students
  4. North Central High School Indianapolis, 3,682 students
  5. Fishers High School Fishers, 3,590 students
  6. Avon High School Avon, 3,523 students
  7. Hamilton Southeastern High School Fishers, 3,504 students
  8. Franklin Central High School Indianapolis, 3,438 students
  9. Warren Central High School Indianapolis, 3,391 students
  10. Brownsburg High School Brownsburg, 3,355 students
  11. Ben Davis High School Indianapolis, 3,315 students
  12. Noblesville High School Noblesville, 3,291 students
  13. Pike High School Indianapolis, 3,188 students
  14. Elkhart High School Elkhart, 3,073 students
  15. Crown Point High School Crown Point, 3,038 students

Middle schools 335

  1. Franklin Central Junior High Indianapolis, 1,797 students
  2. Clark Pleasant Middle School Greenwood, 1,690 students
  3. Highland Hills Middle School Georgetown, 1,676 students
  4. Westfield Middle School Westfield, 1,585 students
  5. Westfield Intermediate School Westfield, 1,551 students
  6. Creekside Middle School Carmel, 1,428 students
  7. Clay Middle School Carmel, 1,415 students
  8. Plainfield Community Middle School Plainfield, 1,378 students
  9. Lillie Idella Kitley Intermediate Indianapolis, 1,365 students
  10. Fall Creek Valley Middle School Indianapolis, 1,355 students
  11. Zionsville Middle School Zionsville, 1,331 students
  12. Noblesville West Middle School Noblesville, 1,330 students
  13. Southport Middle School Indianapolis, 1,304 students
  14. Edgewood Intermediate School Indianapolis, 1,300 students
  15. Brownsburg West Middle School Brownsburg, 1,291 students

Elementary schools 1,060

  1. Indiana Digital Elementary Modoc, 2,125 students
  2. Cloverdale Distance Learning Academy Cloverdale, 1,986 students
  3. Early Learning Center Indianapolis, 1,313 students
  4. Zionsville West Middle School Whitestown, 1,139 students
  5. Jasper Elementary School Jasper, 1,023 students
  6. Bremen Elementary/Middle School Bremen, 1,015 students
  7. Silver Creek Elementary School Sellersburg, 980 students
  8. Greensburg Elementary Greensburg, 975 students
  9. Forest Glen Elementary School Indianapolis, 971 students
  10. John H Castle Elementary School Newburgh, 965 students
  11. McCutchanville Elementary School Evansville, 919 students
  12. Klondike Elementary School West Lafayette, 905 students
  13. Pendleton Elementary School Pendleton, 893 students
  14. Noble Crossing Elementary School Noblesville, 891 students
  15. Southside Elementary School Columbus, 891 students

Cities with the most public schools

Neighbouring states

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.