Fort Wayne Community Schools
Public school district based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. NCES district ID 1803630; state ID IN-0235.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
51
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
28,537
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
2,093.9
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
13.6
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 1,100 | |
| Kindergarten | 2,116 | |
| Grade 1 | 2,164 | |
| Grade 2 | 2,107 | |
| Grade 3 | 2,179 | |
| Grade 4 | 2,133 | |
| Grade 5 | 2,141 | |
| Grade 6 | 2,003 | |
| Grade 7 | 2,011 | |
| Grade 8 | 2,115 | |
| Grade 9 | 2,147 | |
| Grade 10 | 2,187 | |
| Grade 11 | 2,157 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,977 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% | |
| Asian | 6.8% | |
| Black or African American | 25.1% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 23.3% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 10.4% | |
| White | 34.1% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.7% | |
| Male | 51.3% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 50, Suburb 1.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northrop High School Fort Wayne | 9–12 | Regular | 2,145 | 128.0 | 16.8 | City: Large |
| R Nelson Snider High School Fort Wayne | 9–12 | Regular | 1,927 | 109.8 | 17.5 | City: Large |
| South Side High School Fort Wayne | 9–12 | Regular | 1,405 | 95.3 | 14.7 | City: Large |
| Wayne High School Fort Wayne | 9–12 | Regular | 1,398 | 91.6 | 15.3 | Suburb: Large |
| North Side High School Fort Wayne | 9–12 | Regular | 1,383 | 76.9 | 18 | City: Large |
| Blackhawk Middle School Fort Wayne | 6–8 | Regular | 814 | 50.1 | 16.3 | City: Large |
| Jefferson Middle School Fort Wayne | 6–8 | Regular | 658 | 43.3 | 15.2 | City: Large |
| Lane Middle School Fort Wayne | 6–8 | Regular | 644 | 51.3 | 12.5 | City: Large |
| Weisser Park Elementary School Fort Wayne | 1–5 | Regular | 632 | 48.0 | 13.2 | City: Large |
| Memorial Park Middle School Fort Wayne | 6–8 | Regular | 627 | 47.3 | 13.2 | City: Large |
| Shawnee Middle School Fort Wayne | 6–8 | Regular | 624 | 45.0 | 13.9 | City: Large |
| Fred H Croninger Elementary School Fort Wayne | K–5 | Regular | 619 | 34.5 | 17.9 | City: Large |
| Harrison Hill Elementary School Fort Wayne | PK–5 | Regular | 612 | 48.0 | 12.8 | City: Large |
| Jeff H Towles Intermediate School Fort Wayne | 1–8 | Regular | 600 | 46.0 | 13 | City: Large |
| Lincoln Elementary School Fort Wayne | K–5 | Regular | 590 | 47.5 | 12.4 | City: Large |
| Northwood Middle School Fort Wayne | 6–8 | Regular | 585 | 43.8 | 13.3 | City: Large |
| J Wilbur Haley Elementary School Fort Wayne | PK–5 | Regular | 583 | 42.0 | 13.9 | City: Large |
| Forest Park Elementary School Fort Wayne | PK–5 | Regular | 558 | 37.5 | 14.9 | City: Large |
| Washington Center Elementary Sch Fort Wayne | PK–5 | Regular | 553 | 38.5 | 14.4 | City: Large |
| Northcrest Elementary School Fort Wayne | PK–5 | Regular | 536 | 36.0 | 14.9 | City: Large |
| Mabel K Holland Elementary School Fort Wayne | PK–5 | Regular | 533 | 39.5 | 13.5 | City: Large |
| Glenwood Park Elementary School Fort Wayne | K–5 | Regular | 532 | 32.8 | 16.2 | City: Large |
| Kekionga Middle School Fort Wayne | 6–8 | Regular | 527 | 36.3 | 14.5 | City: Large |
| Miami Middle School Fort Wayne | 6–8 | Regular | 496 | 39.0 | 12.7 | City: Large |
| Fairfield Elementary School Fort Wayne | PK–5 | Regular | 481 | 40.0 | 12 | City: Large |
| Maplewood Elementary School Fort Wayne | PK–5 | Regular | 477 | 32.8 | 14.5 | City: Large |
| Merle J Abbett Elementary School Fort Wayne | PK–5 | Regular | 467 | 39.0 | 12 | City: Large |
| Lakeside Middle School Fort Wayne | 6–8 | Regular | 452 | 36.5 | 12.4 | City: Large |
| Saint Joseph Central School Fort Wayne | K–5 | Regular | 434 | 39.0 | 11.1 | City: Large |
| Levan R Scott Academy Fort Wayne | PK–5 | Regular | 419 | 34.8 | 12 | City: Large |
| Arlington Elementary School Fort Wayne | PK–5 | Regular | 418 | 31.0 | 13.5 | City: Large |
| Franke Park Elementary School Fort Wayne | PK–5 | Regular | 416 | 29.8 | 13.9 | City: Large |
| Brentwood Elementary School Fort Wayne | PK–5 | Regular | 415 | 34.5 | 12 | City: Large |
| Francis M Price Elementary School Fort Wayne | PK–5 | Regular | 405 | 32.5 | 12.5 | City: Large |
| Waynedale Elementary School Fort Wayne | PK–5 | Regular | 383 | 28.0 | 13.7 | City: Large |
| Portage Middle School Fort Wayne | 6–8 | Regular | 380 | 36.2 | 10.5 | City: Large |
| Robert C Harris Elementary School Fort Wayne | K–5 | Regular | 360 | 29.0 | 12.4 | City: Large |
| South Wayne Elementary School Fort Wayne | PK–5 | Regular | 340 | 32.0 | 10.6 | City: Large |
| Bloomingdale Elementary School Fort Wayne | PK–5 | Regular | 331 | 29.5 | 11.2 | City: Large |
| Indian Village Elementary School Fort Wayne | PK–5 | Regular | 331 | 30.2 | 11 | City: Large |
| Lindley Elementary School Fort Wayne | PK–5 | Regular | 330 | 25.0 | 13.2 | City: Large |
| Fort Wayne Virtual Academy Fort Wayne | K–12 | Regular | 315 | 18.0 | 17.5 | City: Large |
| Adams Elementary School Fort Wayne | PK–5 | Regular | 308 | 28.0 | 11 | City: Large |
| John S Irwin Elementary School Fort Wayne | K–5 | Regular | 302 | 21.0 | 14.4 | City: Large |
| Study Elementary School Fort Wayne | PK–5 | Regular | 268 | 22.8 | 11.7 | City: Large |
| Willard Shambaugh Elementary Sch Fort Wayne | K–5 | Regular | 266 | 26.0 | 10.2 | City: Large |
| Bunche Elementary School Fort Wayne | PK–K | Regular | 234 | 17.5 | 13.4 | City: Large |
| Whitney M Young Early Childhood Fort Wayne | PK–K | Regular | 218 | 19.0 | 11.5 | City: Large |
| Washington Elementary School Fort Wayne | PK–5 | Regular | 206 | 20.0 | 10.3 | City: Large |
| Anthis Career Center Fort Wayne | 6–12 | Career and Technical | 0 | 39.5 | — | City: Large |
| Amp Lab at Electric Works Fort Wayne | 11–12 | Regular | 0 | 14.0 | — | City: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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