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Indianapolis Public Schools, Indiana

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Indianapolis Public Schools
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Indianapolis, Indiana
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Superintendent: Aleesia Johnson
# of school board members: 7
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Indianapolis Public Schools is a school district in Indiana.

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Superintendent

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Aleesia Johnson is the superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools. Johnson began serving as interim superintendent in January 2019 and was appointed full superintendent in June 2019. Johnson's previous career experience includes working as the district's deputy superintendent for academics and innovation officer.[1][2]

Past superintendents

  • Lewis D. Ferebee was the superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools from 2013 to 2018.[3]

School board

The Indianapolis Public Schools school board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Five members are elected by district, and two are elected at large.[4]


Elections

See also: Indianapolis Public Schools, Indiana, elections

Board members are elected on a staggered basis in November of even-numbered years.

Four seats on the board were up for general election on November 5, 2024.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Indianapolis Public Schools school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[4]


District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $52,082,000 $2,272 10%
Local: $209,714,000 $9,147 40%
State: $265,206,000 $11,567 50%
Total: $527,002,000 $22,985
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $541,799,000 $23,630
Total Current Expenditures: $393,363,000 $17,156
Instructional Expenditures: $189,488,000 $8,264 35%
Student and Staff Support: $62,365,000 $2,720 12%
Administration: $47,312,000 $2,063 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $94,065,000 $4,102 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $61,272,000 $2,672
Construction: $57,328,000 $2,500
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,991,000 $86
Interest on Debt: $12,713,000 $554


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[6] $53,460 $94,000
2023-2024[7] $50,400 $90,000
2020-2021[8] $47,800 $90,000

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[9]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 14 35-39 6 9 <50 17 33
2018-2019 21 35-39 12 19 <50 28 40
2017-2018 28 40-44 19 29 <50 33 47
2016-2017 29 55-59 19 29 <50 37 47
2015-2016 31 55-59 21 34 40-59 39 48
2014-2015 41 60-64 34 45 <50 46 55
2013-2014 66 75-79 59 72 >=80 74 76
2012-2013 66 65-69 59 73 60-79 73 75
2011-2012 61 60-64 54 71 60-69 68 70
2010-2011 59 70-79 51 67 60-69 68 69

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 20 45-49 12 16 <50 27 39
2018-2019 23 40-44 15 21 <50 31 42
2017-2018 36 50-54 28 36 <50 42 55
2016-2017 40 60-64 32 40 <50 51 57
2015-2016 40 55-59 33 41 40-59 48 54
2014-2015 45 60-64 38 47 <50 51 59
2013-2014 61 55-59 54 64 60-79 70 73
2012-2013 60 55-59 54 63 60-79 68 70
2011-2012 58 65-69 53 63 40-49 68 67
2010-2011 56 70-79 50 58 60-69 66 65

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 76 >=50 77 76 PS 80-89 65-69
2018-2019 75 PS 73 82 60-69 70-74
2017-2018 77 PS 80 78 PS 70-79 60-64
2016-2017 74 PS 76 75-79 PS 60-69 65-69
2015-2016 64 40-59 65 65-69 PS 60-69 50-54
2014-2015 64 >=50 66 65-69 PS 70-74 50-54
2013-2014 61 40-59 62 60-64 >=50 60-69 55-59
2012-2013 63 <50 64 70-74 PS 60-69 50-54
2011-2012 60 PS 61 60-64 PS 50-59 56
2010-2011 65 >=50 64 65-69 PS 50-59 64


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 22,027 -0.4
2021-2022 22,115 -3.7
2020-2021 22,928 -11.7
2019-2020 25,611 -3.1
2018-2019 26,410 -4.6
2017-2018 27,630 -12.2
2016-2017 31,011 -1.2
2015-2016 31,371 -1.3
2014-2015 31,794 3.1
2013-2014 30,813 3.3
2012-2013 29,806 -7.4
2011-2012 31,999 -3.4
2010-2011 33,079 -0.9
2009-2010 33,372 -2.0
2008-2009 34,050 -3.5
2007-2008 35,257 -5.1
2006-2007 37,057 -2.9
2005-2006 38,142 -2.1
2004-2005 38,931 -2.7
2003-2004 39,989 -1.9
2002-2003 40,731 -1.1
2001-2002 41,195 0.5
2000-2001 41,008 -0.9
1999-2000 41,359 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Indianapolis Public Schools (%) Indiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9 2.9
Black 37.5 13.1
Hispanic 35.3 14.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 5.5 5.5
White 20.6 64.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Indianapolis Public Schools had 1,510.97 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.58.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 5.61
Kindergarten: 96.52
Elementary: 681.93
Secondary: 726.91
Total: 1,510.97

Indianapolis Public Schools employed 6.00 district administrators and 110.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.00
District Administrative Support: 73.00
School Administrators: 110.00
School Administrative Support: 162.50
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 333.54
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 59.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 43.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 37.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.00
Library/Media Support: 10.21
Student Support Services: 278.50
Other Support Services: 530.41


Schools

Indianapolis Public Schools operates 57 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Anna Brochhausen School 88263PK-6
Arlington Community Middle School2597-8
Arlington Woods School 99335PK-6
Arsenal Technical High School2,3669-12
Brookside School 54331PK-6
Carl Wilde School 79598PK-6
Center For Inquiry School 2444KG-8
Center For Inquiry School 27525PK-8
Center For Inquiry School 70471KG-8
Center For Inquiry School 84469KG-8
Charles Warren Fairbanks Sch 105313PK-6
Christian Park School 82246PK-6
Clarence Farrington School 61467PK-6
Cold Spring School376KG-8
Crispus Attucks High School1,1889-12
Daniel Webster School 46417PK-8
Edison School Of The Arts 47626KG-8
Eleanor Skillen School 34293PK-6
Emma Donnan Middle School07-8
Emmerich Manual High School8312-12
Ernie Pyle School 90274PK-6
Floro Torrence School 83197PK-6
Francis Bellamy Pre-School Center123PK-PK
Francis W Parker School 56274PK-8
Frederick Douglass School 19444PK-8
Gambold Pre-School0PK-PK
George S Buck School 94245PK-6
George Washington Carver School 87425PK-8
George Washington High School7539-12
George W Julian School 57172PK-8
H L Harshman Middle School5497-8
Hw Longfellow Med/Stem Magnet Midl3957-8
Impact Academy 143KG-12
Impact Academy 252KG-12
Impact Academy 341KG-12
Ips/Butler Lab At Eliza Blaker 55444PK-8
Ips/Butler Lab At William Bell 60599PK-8
James A Garfield School 31253PK-8
James Russell Lowell School 51294PK-6
James Whitcomb Riley School 43275PK-8
Jonathan Jennings School 109289PK-6
Lew Wallace School 107462PK-6
Meredith Nicholson School 96358PK-6
Merle Sidener Gifted Academy3002-8
Northwest Community Middle School3557-8
Paul I Miller School 114267PK-6
Ralph Waldo Emerson School 58259PK-6
Raymond F Brandes School 65150PK-6
Riverside School 440PK-PK
Robert Lee Frost School 106252PK-6
Rousseau Mcclellan School 91542PK-8
Shortridge High School1,0899-12
Theodore Potter School 74254KG-6
Thomas D Gregg School 15549PK-6
Thrival Academy1019-11
William Mckinley School 39369PK-6
William Penn School 49509PK-8

Contact information

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Indianapolis Public Schools
120 E. Walnut St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-226-4000


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Indianapolis Public Schools, "The IPS Board of School Commissioners Names Aleesia Johnson as Superintendent," June 21, 2019
  2. ↑ LinkedIn, "Aleesia Johnson," accessed November 9, 2019
  3. ↑ The Indianapolis Star, "Lewis Ferebee is leaving Indianapolis Public Schools for D.C. Here's what we know so far.," December 4, 2018
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 BoardDocs, "Indianapolis Public Schools Policy Manual," accessed November 28, 2023
  5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  6. ↑ Indianapolis Public Schools, "IPS IEA Collective Bargaining Agreement 2023-2025," accessed April 16, 2025
  7. ↑ Indianapolis Public Schools, "Total Compensation," accessed February 4, 2024
  8. ↑ Indianapolis Public Schools, "Total Compensation," accessed June 17, 2021
  9. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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