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Indiana school systems.

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290school systems
1,770operating schools connected
978,458students in finance records
288complete 2019–2024 finance trends
0governance layers connected
What changed from 2019 to 2024?

Indiana school finance after inflation.

Follow a consistent set of 288 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.

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2024 median spending / pupil$12,922Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+5.5%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+29.5%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change-2.3%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems288 systems in every year
201920202021202220232024997,869973,611
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$13,696$12,765

School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.

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290 systems

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Fort Wayne Community Schools

Fort Wayne, IN

Students
28,506
Schools
51
Spending / pupil
$14,349

+11.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.1% enrollment

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Indianapolis Public Schools

Indianapolis, IN

Students
21,863
Schools
50
Spending / pupil
$22,943

+29.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.2% enrollment

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Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp

Evansville, IN

Students
21,444
Schools
38
Spending / pupil
$13,945

+2.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.1% enrollment

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Hamilton Southeastern Schools

Fishers, IN

Students
21,299
Schools
22
Spending / pupil
$12,846

+4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.4% enrollment

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MSD Lawrence Township

Indianapolis, IN

Students
16,502
Schools
17
Spending / pupil
$14,203

+0.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.9% enrollment

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Carmel Clay Schools

Carmel, IN

Students
16,116
Schools
15
Spending / pupil
$13,433

+5.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.4% enrollment

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Perry Township Schools

Indianapolis, IN

Students
16,044
Schools
21
Spending / pupil
$13,799

+6.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.4% enrollment

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MSD Wayne Township

Indianapolis, IN

Students
15,799
Schools
18
Spending / pupil
$15,154

+5.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.2% enrollment

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South Bend Community School Corp

South Bend, IN

Students
14,486
Schools
31
Spending / pupil
$17,729

+30.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.9% enrollment

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Tippecanoe School Corp

Lafayette, IN

Students
13,526
Schools
21
Spending / pupil
$11,150

+4.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.2% enrollment

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Vigo County School Corp

Terre Haute, IN

Students
13,524
Schools
26
Spending / pupil
$12,304

-3.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.1% enrollment

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Bartholomew Con School Corp

Columbus, IN

Students
11,654
Schools
17
Spending / pupil
$13,354

+2.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.1% enrollment

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Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp

Mishawaka, IN

Students
11,538
Schools
15
Spending / pupil
$11,327

+3.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.4% enrollment

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MSD Warren Township

Indianapolis, IN

Students
11,440
Schools
16
Spending / pupil
$15,178

+11.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.1% enrollment

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New Albany-Floyd Co Con Sch

New Albany, IN

Students
11,380
Schools
16
Spending / pupil
$12,957

+3.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.2% enrollment

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School City of Hammond

Hammond, IN

Students
11,275
Schools
14
Spending / pupil
$14,230

+4.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.8% enrollment

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Franklin Township Com Sch Corp

Indianapolis, IN

Students
11,240
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$11,246

+1.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +16.4% enrollment

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Elkhart Community Schools

Elkhart, IN

Students
10,932
Schools
19
Spending / pupil
$15,724

+16.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.1% enrollment

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Avon Community School Corp

Avon, IN

Students
10,736
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$13,307

+8.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +9.9% enrollment

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MSD Washington Township

Indianapolis, IN

Students
10,735
Schools
14
Spending / pupil
$15,412

+4.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.6% enrollment

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MSD Pike Township

Indianapolis, IN

Students
10,617
Schools
13
Spending / pupil
$15,642

+9.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.8% enrollment

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Noblesville Schools

Noblesville, IN

Students
10,572
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$14,287

+19.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.4% enrollment

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Greater Clark County Schools

Jeffersonville, IN

Students
10,497
Schools
16
Spending / pupil
$12,144

-2.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.3% enrollment

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Monroe County Community Sch Corp

Bloomington, IN

Students
10,467
Schools
24
Spending / pupil
$15,783

+13.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.4% enrollment

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Brownsburg Community School Corp

Brownsburg, IN

Students
10,446
Schools
12
Spending / pupil
$11,895

+7.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.4% enrollment

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East Allen County Schools

New Haven, IN

Students
10,007
Schools
15
Spending / pupil
$12,563

+4.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.6% enrollment

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Warrick County School Corp

Boonville, IN

Students
10,005
Schools
19
Spending / pupil
$12,637

+7.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.3% enrollment

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Westfield-Washington Schools

Westfield, IN

Students
9,701
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$13,566

+2.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +19.5% enrollment

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Center Grove Community School Corp

Greenwood, IN

Students
9,621
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$10,911

-3.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +13.0% enrollment

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Lake Central School Corporation

Saint John, IN

Students
9,204
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$12,633

+5.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.6% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.