Crispus Attucks High School

Crispus Attucks High School, a well-populated high school in Indianapolis, Indiana, overseen by Indianapolis Public Schools, enrolls 1,269 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 56% bigger than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 816 students.

Indianapolis Public Schools comprises 49 schools with combined enrollment of 21,055 students; Crispus Attucks High School is among them.

On demographics, Crispus Attucks High School records that 62% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school reports 31% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Marion County put median household income runs about $66,346, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Crispus Attucks High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: The Match, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Crispus Attucks High School's enrollment has rose 78% since 2018, when it stood at 713 (now 1,269). Class-load math has rose: from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

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