Crispus Attucks High School

Among the schools in Indianapolis, Indiana, is Crispus Attucks High School, a high-enrollment high school. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,269 students. High schools in Indiana have about 816 students on average; enrollment here is 56% higher.

Indianapolis Public Schools has 21,055 students in 49 schools, and Crispus Attucks High School is one of those schools.

More than half of the students at Crispus Attucks High School are Black (62%). The rest of enrollment is 31% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Marion County's population at about 27%. The diversity index for Crispus Attucks High School is 51%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Its staff includes 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 17.1 students per teacher. The 16.6:1 average for high schools in Indiana is close to this figure. Roughly 64% of students at Crispus Attucks High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.

American Community Survey estimates for Marion County show that median household income comes to about $66,346, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county's public schools total 274, with about 161,456 students.

Among nearby public schools, The Match is closest at about 0.7 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Crispus Attucks High School.

By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school's student count increased 10% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 17.1 students per teacher, compared with 10.2 in 2020-21.

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