Metropolitan School District of Pike Township, Indiana
| Metropolitan School District of Pike Township |
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| Marion County, Indiana |
| District details |
| Superintendent: Flora Reichanadter |
| # of school board members: 7 members |
| Website: Link |
Metropolitan School District of Pike Township is a school district in Indiana. The district was the 18th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 11,069 students.[1]
About the district
Metropolitan School District of Pike Township is located in Marion County, Ind. The county seat is Indianapolis. Marion County was home to 939,020 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2]
Demographics
Marion County outperformed Indiana as a whole in terms of higher education attainment between 2010 and 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 27.7 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 23.6 percent of state residents. The median household income for the county was $42,378, compared to $48,737 for the state. County residents lived below the poverty level at a rate of 21.3 percent, while that rate was 14.5 percent for state residents.[2]
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Superintendent
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Flora Reichanadter is the superintendent of the Metropolitan School District of Pike Township. Reichanadter was appointed superintendent in January 2017. Reichanadter's previous career experience includes working as a teacher, the superintendent of the Franklin Township Community School Corporation, and the director of elementary curriculum of Hamilton Southeastern Schools.[4][5]
Past superintendents
- Nathaniel Jones was the superintendent of the Metropolitan School District of Pike Township from 2003 to 2016. Jones's previous career experience included working as a teacher.[6]
School board elections
Metropolitan School District of Pike Township schools are overseen by a seven-member board elected at-large to four-year terms. School board members are paid $2,000 annually for their services. In addition to this amount, members are given the choice to either elect insurance or opt out of the coverage and receive $112 per meeting instead.[7]
| Metropolitan School District of Pike Township Board of Education | |||
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| Member | Term ends | ||
| Terry Webster Sr. | 2022 | ||
| Alonzo Anderson | 2022 | ||
| Eric Huffine | 2020 | ||
| Larry Metzler | 2020 | ||
| Veronica Ford | 2020 | ||
| Regina C. Randolph | 2022 | ||
| Cherlisa Richardson | 2020 | ||
Election dates
A general election was scheduled for November 3, 2020.
Public participation in board meetings
The Metropolitan School District of Pike Township Board of Education maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:
| “ | The School Board recognizes the value of public comment on educational issues and the importance of allowing members of the public to express themselves on Corporation matters. Any person or group wishing to place an item on the agenda shall register their intent with the Superintendent no later than seven (7) calendar days prior to the meeting and include:
A. name and address of the participant; B. group affiliation, if and when appropriate; C. topic to be addressed. Such requests shall be approved by the Superintendent and the Board President. [8] |
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| —Metropolitan School District of Pike Township[9] | ||
Budget
From 1993 to 2013, the Metropolitan School District of Pike Township had an average of $104,689,238 in revenue and $102,431,095 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $25,859,429 in outstanding debt. The district retired $4,186,143 of its debt and issued $3,007,619 in new debt each year on average.[10]
Revenue
The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.
| Revenue by Source | |||||||||||
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| Fiscal Year |
Local | State | Federal | Revenue Total | |||||||
| Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | ||||||
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| 1993 | $66,362,000 | 84.76% | $11,433,000 | 14.60% | $496,000 | 0.63% | $78,291,000 | ||||
| 1994 | $38,665,000 | 86.94% | $5,140,000 | 11.56% | $669,000 | 1.50% | $44,474,000 | ||||
| 1995 | $45,831,000 | 79.69% | $10,965,000 | 19.06% | $718,000 | 1.25% | $57,514,000 | ||||
| 1996 | $41,941,000 | 74.76% | $13,329,000 | 23.76% | $833,000 | 1.48% | $56,103,000 | ||||
| 1997 | $50,681,000 | 72.15% | $18,580,000 | 26.45% | $980,000 | 1.40% | $70,241,000 | ||||
| 1998 | $52,596,000 | 72.94% | $18,536,000 | 25.71% | $973,000 | 1.35% | $72,105,000 | ||||
| 1999 | $55,667,000 | 70.98% | $22,029,000 | 28.09% | $733,000 | 0.93% | $78,429,000 | ||||
| 2000 | $63,350,000 | 71.27% | $24,062,000 | 27.07% | $1,473,000 | 1.66% | $88,885,000 | ||||
| 2001 | $68,432,000 | 68.75% | $28,877,000 | 29.01% | $2,227,000 | 2.24% | $99,536,000 | ||||
| 2002 | $71,287,000 | 67.78% | $30,982,000 | 29.46% | $2,905,000 | 2.76% | $105,174,000 | ||||
| 2003 | $49,343,000 | 61.48% | $27,938,000 | 34.81% | $2,979,000 | 3.71% | $80,260,000 | ||||
| 2004 | $98,631,000 | 68.39% | $40,510,000 | 28.09% | $5,068,000 | 3.51% | $144,209,000 | ||||
| 2005 | $81,008,000 | 65.84% | $37,248,000 | 30.28% | $4,775,000 | 3.88% | $123,031,000 | ||||
| 2006 | $73,981,000 | 61.45% | $40,286,000 | 33.46% | $6,118,000 | 5.08% | $120,385,000 | ||||
| 2007 | $58,664,000 | 56.46% | $38,231,000 | 36.79% | $7,017,000 | 6.75% | $103,912,000 | ||||
| 2008 | $68,264,000 | 57.50% | $42,931,000 | 36.16% | $7,535,000 | 6.35% | $118,730,000 | ||||
| 2009 | $75,971,000 | 52.97% | $51,856,000 | 36.16% | $15,591,000 | 10.87% | $143,418,000 | ||||
| 2010 | $102,782,000 | 52.60% | $77,507,000 | 39.66% | $15,126,000 | 7.74% | $195,415,000 |
| 2011 | $43,225,000 | 32.12% | $78,193,000 | 58.11% | $13,135,000 | 9.76% | $134,553,000 |
| 2012 | $44,371,000 | 31.47% | $83,165,000 | 58.98% | $13,472,000 | 9.55% | $141,008,000 |
| 2013 | $44,003,000 | 30.81% | $86,563,000 | 60.62% | $12,235,000 | 8.57% | $142,801,000 |
| Avg. | $61,669,286 | 62.91% | $37,541,000 | 32.76% | $5,478,952 | 4.33% | $104,689,238 |
Expenditures
The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:
- Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
- Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
- Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
- Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
- Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services
| Expenditures by Category | |||||||||||
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| Fiscal Year |
Instruction | Support Services | Capital Spending | Debt & Gov. Payments | Other | Budget Total | |||||
| Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | ||
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| 1993 | $18,285,000 | 47.10% | $10,855,000 | 27.96% | $7,065,000 | 18.20% | $1,960,000 | 5.05% | $654,000 | 1.68% | $38,819,000 |
| 1994 | $18,931,000 | 36.00% | $12,729,000 | 24.21% | $12,231,000 | 23.26% | $8,118,000 | 15.44% | $573,000 | 1.09% | $52,582,000 |
| 1995 | $21,147,000 | 29.26% | $14,226,000 | 19.69% | $27,457,000 | 38.00% | $9,027,000 | 12.49% | $406,000 | 0.56% | $72,263,000 |
| 1996 | $23,179,000 | 38.71% | $15,986,000 | 26.70% | $11,589,000 | 19.36% | $8,463,000 | 14.14% | $655,000 | 1.09% | $59,872,000 |
| 1997 | $27,042,000 | 41.71% | $18,897,000 | 29.14% | $6,998,000 | 10.79% | $10,827,000 | 16.70% | $1,074,000 | 1.66% | $64,838,000 |
| 1998 | $29,386,000 | 36.98% | $20,439,000 | 25.72% | $17,186,000 | 21.63% | $11,180,000 | 14.07% | $1,275,000 | 1.60% | $79,466,000 |
| 1999 | $34,408,000 | 44.88% | $22,564,000 | 29.43% | $6,875,000 | 8.97% | $11,499,000 | 15.00% | $1,313,000 | 1.71% | $76,659,000 |
| 2000 | $37,227,000 | 43.32% | $24,105,000 | 28.05% | $10,790,000 | 12.56% | $12,278,000 | 14.29% | $1,529,000 | 1.78% | $85,929,000 |
| 2001 | $41,093,000 | 42.30% | $26,186,000 | 26.95% | $16,442,000 | 16.92% | $11,866,000 | 12.21% | $1,571,000 | 1.62% | $97,158,000 |
| 2002 | $43,557,000 | 42.19% | $31,201,000 | 30.22% | $14,803,000 | 14.34% | $12,186,000 | 11.80% | $1,494,000 | 1.45% | $103,241,000 |
| 2003 | $48,486,000 | 39.44% | $34,542,000 | 28.10% | $25,362,000 | 20.63% | $13,357,000 | 10.87% | $1,182,000 | 0.96% | $122,929,000 |
| 2004 | $51,372,000 | 36.84% | $36,260,000 | 26.00% | $36,831,000 | 26.41% | $13,517,000 | 9.69% | $1,458,000 | 1.05% | $139,438,000 |
| 2005 | $53,910,000 | 43.40% | $40,512,000 | 32.61% | $12,540,000 | 10.09% | $15,710,000 | 12.65% | $1,556,000 | 1.25% | $124,228,000 |
| 2006 | $60,731,000 | 44.48% | $43,123,000 | 31.58% | $15,493,000 | 11.35% | $15,219,000 | 11.15% | $1,965,000 | 1.44% | $136,531,000 |
| 2007 | $56,018,000 | 41.12% | $41,522,000 | 30.48% | $20,376,000 | 14.96% | $16,394,000 | 12.03% | $1,917,000 | 1.41% | $136,227,000 |
| 2008 | $58,794,000 | 51.41% | $40,779,000 | 35.66% | $11,623,000 | 10.16% | $2,313,000 | 2.02% | $860,000 | 0.75% | $114,369,000 |
| 2009 | $62,008,000 | 54.05% | $38,395,000 | 33.47% | $10,181,000 | 8.87% | $2,915,000 | 2.54% | $1,231,000 | 1.07% | $114,730,000 |
| 2010 | $62,229,000 | 49.73% | $41,670,000 | 33.30% | $16,578,000 | 13.25% | $2,983,000 | 2.38% | $1,682,000 | 1.34% | $125,142,000 |
| 2011 | $62,670,000 | 49.11% | $44,250,000 | 34.67% | $16,344,000 | 12.81% | $2,007,000 | 1.57% | $2,344,000 | 1.84% | $127,615,000 |
| 2012 | $67,774,000 | 47.53% | $47,335,000 | 33.19% | $24,177,000 | 16.95% | $1,455,000 | 1.02% | $1,861,000 | 1.31% | $142,602,000 |
| 2013 | $64,490,000 | 47.27% | $46,192,000 | 33.86% | $22,579,000 | 16.55% | $1,283,000 | 0.94% | $1,871,000 | 1.37% | $136,415,000 |
| Avg. | $44,892,238 | 43.18% | $31,036,571 | 29.57% | $16,358,095 | 16.48% | $8,788,429 | 9.43% | $1,355,762 | 1.34% | $102,431,095 |
Debt
The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.
| Debt | |||
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| Fiscal Year |
Retired | Issued | Outstanding |
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| 1993 | $0 | $0 | $6,364,000 |
| 1994 | $0 | $0 | $5,908,000 |
| 1995 | $0 | $0 | $6,439,000 |
| 1996 | $0 | $0 | $15,119,000 |
| 1997 | $0 | $0 | $7,969,000 |
| 1998 | $0 | $0 | $8,642,000 |
| 1999 | $0 | $0 | $7,979,000 |
| 2000 | $0 | $0 | $12,768,000 |
| 2001 | $0 | $0 | $7,175,000 |
| 2002 | $0 | $0 | $9,269,000 |
| 2003 | $0 | $0 | $16,385,000 |
| 2004 | $0 | $0 | $13,119,000 |
| 2005 | $0 | $0 | $14,003,000 |
| 2006 | $0 | $0 | $10,400,000 |
| 2007 | $0 | $0 | $24,011,000 |
| 2008 | $17,339,000 | $0 | $104,505,000 |
| 2009 | $13,970,000 | $19,685,000 | $98,801,000 |
| 2010 | $14,690,000 | $0 | $49,256,000 |
| 2011 | $15,395,000 | $0 | $33,861,000 |
| 2012 | $10,610,000 | $21,475,000 | $42,490,000 |
| 2013 | $15,905,000 | $22,000,000 | $48,585,000 |
| Avg. | $4,186,143 | $3,007,619 | $25,859,429 |
Teacher salaries
The base salary range for teachers in the Metropolitan School District of Pike Township for the 2015 – 2016 school year is from $40,921 to $80,749. According to the district, "All teachers receiving an 'effective' or 'highly effective' rating for the 2014 -2015 school year from the corporation shall receive an additional $1,400 added to their base salary beginning with the 2015 – 2016 school year. If this additional base salary increase is less than a 2% increase from the 2014 – 2015 school year, a stipend will be paid on December 11, 2015 in the amount necessary to bring the total to 2% of the teacher’s 2014-2015 base salary."[11]
Contact information
Metropolitan School District of Pike Township
6901 Zionsville Rd.
Indianapolis, IN 46268
Phone: (317) 293-0393
See also
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External links
- Metropolitan School District of Pike Township
- City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana
- Indiana Department of Education
- Indiana School Boards Association
Footnotes
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Marion County, Indiana," accessed September 26, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Election Division, "Election Results," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Flora Reichanadter," accessed November 9, 2019
- ↑ MSD of Pike Township, "Superintendent Dr. Flora Reichanadter Biography," accessed November 9, 2019
- ↑ Pike Township Educational Foundation, "Pike Summit February 2017," accessed November 9, 2019
- ↑ Metropolitan School District of Pike Township, "School District Policies," accessed March 3, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Metropolitan School District of Pike Township, "School District Policies," accessed March 3, 2016
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Public School System Finances: Historical Data," accessed December 1, 2015
- ↑ Metropolitan School District of Pike Township, "Master Contract," accessed March 24, 2016
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