Name: Indiana schools in decline · enrollment loss 2017–2024
Creator: allk12
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Indiana schools in decline

Indiana public schools with the largest enrollment loss from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report

steepest declines in state

Largest drop

-100%

Studebaker Center

Range

-100% to -39%

2017-18 → 2024-25

TOP 50 IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT LOSS · 2017-18 → 2024-25

School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% change ↑
Studebaker Center	SOUTH BEND	South Bend Community School Corp	228	0	-100%
Decatur Twp School for Excellence	INDIANAPOLIS	MSD Decatur Township	262	0	-100%
Clay High School	SOUTH BEND	South Bend Community School Corp	1,040	0	-100%
Warren Elementary School	SOUTH BEND	South Bend Community School Corp	235	0	-100%
Porter County Education Services	VALPARAISO	Porter County Education Services	134	0	-100%
Alexandria Monroe Academy and Central Office	ALEXANDRIA	Alexandria Community School Corp	368	0	-100%
Marion Early Childhood Ed Cntr	MARION	Marion Community Schools	339	0	-100%
Lafayette Early Childhood Center	SOUTH BEND	South Bend Community School Corp	100	6	-94.0%
Union Junior & High School	MODOC	Union School Corporation	475	131	-72.4%
Irvington Preparatory Academy	INDIANAPOLIS	Irvington Community School	994	326	-67.2%
Union Elementary School	MODOC	Union School Corporation	462	161	-65.2%
Youth Opportunity Center	MUNCIE	Muncie Community Schools	130	47	-63.8%
Culver Family Learning Center	EVANSVILLE	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	431	172	-60.1%
Excel Center - Michigan Street	INDIANAPOLIS	Excel Center - Michigan Street	953	385	-59.6%
Carrie Gosch PK Center	EAST CHICAGO	School City of East Chicago	265	113	-57.4%
Liberty Middle School	CHESTERTON	Duneland School Corporation	986	423	-57.1%
James A. Garfield School 31 - a STEM School	INDIANAPOLIS	Indianapolis Public Schools	402	173	-57.0%
James Whitcomb Riley School 43	INDIANAPOLIS	Indianapolis Public Schools	532	240	-54.9%
Elwood Haynes Elementary School	KOKOMO	Kokomo School Corporation	739	334	-54.8%
Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr	GARY	Gary Community School Corp	510	231	-54.7%
Veale Elementary School	WASHINGTON	Washington Community Schools	173	81	-53.2%
Milford Elementary School	MILFORD	Wawasee Community School Corp	557	262	-53.0%
Dickinson Academy	SOUTH BEND	South Bend Community School Corp	650	309	-52.5%
Scott Elementary School	EVANSVILLE	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	993	475	-52.2%
Academy for Innovative Studies	EVANSVILLE	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	657	318	-51.6%
West Central Middle School	FRANCESVILLE	West Central School Corp	183	89	-51.4%
Central Elementary School	VALPARAISO	Valparaiso Community Schools	269	131	-51.3%
Wood Memorial Primary School	OAKLAND CITY	East Gibson School Corporation	304	149	-51.0%
Washington Irving Neighborhood School 14	INDIANAPOLIS	Indianapolis Public Schools	451	230	-49.0%
Oak Hill Elementary	EVANSVILLE	Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp	922	476	-48.4%
Eastlawn Elementary School	BURNETTSVILLE	Twin Lakes School Corp	238	126	-47.1%
Fredrick Douglas School 19 - an Exploratory School	INDIANAPOLIS	Indianapolis Public Schools	488	259	-46.9%
Arlington Elementary School	ARLINGTON	Rush County Schools	196	106	-45.9%
Bloomfield High School	BLOOMFIELD	Bloomfield School District	380	208	-45.3%
Tri-Township Elementary School	WANATAH	Tri-Township Cons School Corp	255	141	-44.7%
William Penn Middle School - a STEM School	INDIANAPOLIS	Indianapolis Public Schools	658	367	-44.2%
Mays Community Academy	MAYS	Mays Community Academy	181	101	-44.2%
LaSalle Academy	SOUTH BEND	South Bend Community School Corp	826	461	-44.2%
Manchester Elementary School	AURORA	South Dearborn Community Sch Corp	259	145	-44.0%
Sycamore Elementary School	KOKOMO	Kokomo School Corporation	518	305	-41.1%
Lantern Road Elementary School	FISHERS	Hamilton Southeastern Schools	796	470	-41.0%
Clarks Creek Elementary	PLAINFIELD	Plainfield Community School Corp	918	544	-40.7%
Lincoln Elementary School	CEDAR LAKE	Hanover Community School Corp	514	305	-40.7%
Rome City Elementary School	ROME CITY	East Noble School Corporation	308	183	-40.6%
Goshen Junior High School	GOSHEN	Goshen Community Schools	1,549	927	-40.2%
Southport Elementary School	INDIANAPOLIS	Perry Township Schools	751	450	-40.1%
Acton Elementary School	INDIANAPOLIS	Franklin Township Com Sch Corp	452	275	-39.2%
Bellmont Middle School	DECATUR	North Adams Community Schools	450	274	-39.1%
Beveridge Elementary School	GARY	Gary Community School Corp	614	374	-39.1%
Christian Park School 82 - an Exploratory School	INDIANAPOLIS	Indianapolis Public Schools	412	251	-39.1%

50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-in-decline-by-state-in.csv

How this list was built

Every Indiana public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, and must have been open in both school years. Schools that closed entirely are tracked in the separate school closures report. Virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded so the list reflects neighborhood schools that families have moved away from rather than program-design changes.

Enrollment loss is not a verdict on a school. Schools shrink because catchment populations shrink, because new schools open nearby, because a magnet program elsewhere pulls transfers, because districts redraw boundaries, or because the building physically aged out. Use this list as a starting point for understanding which Indiana schools are operating with substantially fewer students than they were seven years ago.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

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