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Metropolitan School District of Washington Township, Indiana

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Metropolitan School District of Washington Township
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Marion County, Indiana
District details
Superintendent: Nikki Woodson
# of school board members: 5
Website: Link

The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township is a school district in Indiana.

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Superintendent

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Nikki Woodson is the superintendent of the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township. Woodson was appointed superintendent in May 2011. Woodson's previous career experience includes working as a special education program manager, principal, and director of staff development.[1]

School board

The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township school board consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Two board members are elected at large, and three are elected by district.


Elections

See also: Metropolitan School District of Washington Township, Indiana, elections

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

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


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Public participation in board meetings

The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[2]

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Public Comment

The Board will allow a member of the public who is physically present at the meeting location to provide oral public comment, unless the meeting is during a disaster emergency, pursuant to reasonable rules, including but not limited to limits on the amount of time for public comment, governing public comment at a meeting. Public comment will be invited before the Board takes final action on any agenda item. The Board may also take reasonable steps to maintain order, including but not limited to removing any person who is willfully disruptive of the meeting. [3]

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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.[4]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $14,555,000 $1,337 8%
Local: $78,945,000 $7,251 46%
State: $80,109,000 $7,358 46%
Total: $173,609,000 $15,945
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $177,236,000 $16,278
Total Current Expenditures: $131,281,000 $12,057
Instructional Expenditures: $76,313,000 $7,008 43%
Student and Staff Support: $15,789,000 $1,450 9%
Administration: $15,389,000 $1,413 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $23,665,000 $2,173 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $35,903,000 $3,297
Construction: $28,252,000 $2,594
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,481,000 $136
Interest on Debt: $5,316,000 $488


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[5] $51,000 $72,800
2023-2024[5] $50,000 $71,800
2019-2020[6] $44,000 $85,617

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.[7]

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 27 30-34 11 15 PS 28 60
2018-2019 40 45-49 24 25 <50 44 72
2017-2018 45 55-59 29 32 <50 48 75
2016-2017 44 50-54 27 32 >=50 49 72
2015-2016 48 55-59 32 37 >=50 54 76
2014-2015 62 70-74 48 48 >=50 68 85
2013-2014 82 75-79 75 74 >=50 86 96
2012-2013 80 75-79 71 73 >=50 86 94
2011-2012 77 65-69 69 67 >=50 84 93
2010-2011 80 60-64 72 72 PS 89 94

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 38 40-44 23 24 PS 46 71
2018-2019 46 45-49 31 32 <50 54 75
2017-2018 57 60-64 44 44 >=50 69 83
2016-2017 58 55-59 46 45 >=50 67 84
2015-2016 60 60-64 48 46 >=50 70 85
2014-2015 67 65-69 58 49 >=50 72 87
2013-2014 77 65-69 71 62 >=50 84 93
2012-2013 76 55-59 69 60 >=50 83 93
2011-2012 74 50-54 67 59 >=50 81 92
2010-2011 75 50-54 67 58 PS 85 92

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 89 >=90 89 80-84 PS 90-94 90-94
2018-2019 89 >=90 85 75-79 >=90 95
2017-2018 89 >=90 86 80-84 PS >=90 >=95
2016-2017 87 80-89 85 80-84 >=90 91
2015-2016 87 70-79 83 80-84 PS 80-89 93
2014-2015 85 70-79 83 65-69 PS >=90 93
2013-2014 84 70-79 81 65-69 80-89 92
2012-2013 81 50-59 75 70-74 70-79 93
2011-2012 85 60-79 80 65-69 PS 80-89 93
2010-2011 83 >=80 77 60-64 >=90 92


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 10,512 -3.7
2021-2022 10,901 0.1
2020-2021 10,888 -2.5
2019-2020 11,157 0.2
2018-2019 11,140 -2.0
2017-2018 11,358 4.6
2016-2017 10,834 1.9
2015-2016 10,624 -1.8
2014-2015 10,816 -3.2
2013-2014 11,160 1.0
2012-2013 11,050 -1.6
2011-2012 11,223 0.6
2010-2011 11,154 4.4
2009-2010 10,668 4.2
2008-2009 10,219 -1.9
2007-2008 10,418 -0.1
2006-2007 10,426 1.5
2005-2006 10,267 0.8
2004-2005 10,180 0.6
2003-2004 10,116 -0.3
2002-2003 10,146 0.3
2001-2002 10,118 -0.4
2000-2001 10,162 1.6
1999-2000 9,996 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Metropolitan School District of Washington Township (%) Indiana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.7 2.9
Black 39.3 13.1
Hispanic 22.0 14.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 6.5 5.5
White 28.5 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, Metropolitan School District of Washington Township had 730.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.4.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 10.00
Kindergarten: 39.70
Elementary: 296.74
Secondary: 383.56
Total: 730.00

Metropolitan School District of Washington Township employed 6.00 district administrators and 52.00 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: 23.00
School Administrators: 52.00
School Administrative Support: 91.77
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 254.52
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 26.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 15.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 15.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 7.90
Student Support Services: 179.63
Other Support Services: 375.39


Schools

The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township operates 14 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Allisonville Elementary School643KG-5
Clearwater Elementary School685KG-5
Crooked Creek Elementary School437KG-5
Eastwood Middle School7826-8
Fox Hill Elementary School575KG-5
Greenbriar Elementary School500KG-5
Hilltop School146PK-PK
J Everett Light Career Center06-12
Nora Elementary School507PK-5
North Central High School3,6289-12
Northview Middle School7846-8
Spring Mill Elementary School507KG-5
Westlane Middle School7366-8
Willow Lake Elementary School582KG-5

Contact information

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Metropolitan School District of Washington Township
8550 Woodfield Crossing Blvd.
Indianapolis, IN 46240-2478
Phone: 317-845-9400


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ MSD Washington Township, "Superintendent," accessed October 28, 2019
  2. ↑ Metropolitan School District of Washington Township, "B225: Board meetings," accessed April 17, 2025
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 MSD Washington Township, "Agreement Between the Board of Education of The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township and The Washington Township Education Association," accessed February 5, 2024
  6. ↑ MSD Washington Township, "Agreement Between the Board of Education of The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township and The Washington Township Education Association," accessed June 18, 2021
  7. ↑ 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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