Public schools in Indiana
1,919 operating public schools in 435 school districts and other education agencies, school year 2024–25.
Operating schoolsDefinition
1,919
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
1,037,604
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
67,533.3
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
15.4
Charter schoolsDefinition
134
Largest districts by enrollment
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a quality ranking). 29 Indiana districts have full profiles so far; search all 435.
| District | City | Schools | Students | Students / FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne Community Schools | Fort Wayne | 51 | 28,537 | 13.6 |
| Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp | Evansville | 38 | 21,589 | 14.3 |
| Hamilton Southeastern Schools | Fishers | 22 | 21,062 | 17.5 |
| Indianapolis Public Schools | Indianapolis | 50 | 21,055 | — |
| MSD Lawrence Township | Indianapolis | 17 | 16,747 | — |
| Perry Township Schools | Indianapolis | 21 | 16,243 | 16.6 |
| Carmel Clay Schools | Carmel | 15 | 16,145 | 15.6 |
| MSD Wayne Township | Indianapolis | 18 | 16,094 | 16.4 |
| Tippecanoe School Corp | Lafayette | 21 | 13,663 | 15.9 |
| South Bend Community School Corp | South Bend | 31 | 13,569 | 12.7 |
| Vigo County School Corp | Terre Haute | 26 | 13,277 | 13.3 |
| MSD Warren Township | Indianapolis | 16 | 11,915 | — |
| Bartholomew Con School Corp | Columbus | 17 | 11,657 | 16.1 |
| MSD Washington Township | Indianapolis | 14 | 11,391 | 16.3 |
| New Albany-Floyd Co Con Sch | New Albany | 16 | 11,362 | 16 |
Schools by locale
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| City | 27.9% | |
| Suburb | 21.7% | |
| Town | 12.8% | |
| Rural | 37.6% |
Schools by level
| Group | Schools | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 1,060 | |
| High | 441 | |
| Middle | 335 | |
| Other | 50 | |
| Prekindergarten | 31 | |
| Secondary | 2 |
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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