Christel House DORS

Christel House DORS operates as a mid-sized four-year high school in Indianapolis, Indiana, operated by Christel House DORS. Current enrollment sits at 1,062 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 816 students each, so Christel House DORS sits 30% above that benchmark.

Operationally, Christel House DORS answers to Christel House DORS, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Christel House DORS shows that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 45% Black, 6% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Christel House DORS has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Christel House DORS higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 87% of students at Christel House DORS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Marion County (around 60%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,346, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Marion County runs 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), of which Christel House DORS is one.

The closest other public school is Christel House Academy South, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. Christel House DORS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Christel House DORS has increased 270%, going from 287 students in 2018 to 1,062 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment edged down from 32% to 2% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 52.2:1 in 2018 to 24.1:1 in 2025.

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