Total enrollment
46,306
+335 (+1%) vs SY 2017-18
78 schools in Fort Wayne
Indiana · Public K-12
Inside Fort Wayne (Indiana), 78 public K-12 schools enroll roughly 46,330 students, averaging 594 per campus.
7-year change in Fort Wayne
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
74
+1 (+1%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
46%
was 53%
% Hispanic
17%
was 13%
% Black
19%
was 18%
% Asian
9%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Fort Wayne
Across Fort Wayne, Indiana, 78 public schools serves about 46,330 students between them.
For a sense of the school types, the city covers 48 elementary, 15 middle, 11 high, and 4 other.
Over the past 7-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Fort Wayne has stayed largely flat since SY 2017-18, moving from about 45,971 students to 46,306. Fort Wayne now counts 74 public schools, up from 73 in SY 2017-18. The White share of public-school enrollment fell from 53% to 46%.
On allk12, the community for Fort Wayne discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.