Damar Charter Academy

Damar Charter Academy, located in Indianapolis, Indiana, is a very small school serving multiple grade levels. The school runs kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 180 students. Combined schools in Indiana have about 531 students on average; enrollment here is 66% lower.

Damar Charter Academy operates as its own local education agency.

White students are 64% of those enrolled at Damar Charter Academy. The next largest groups are 23% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. In Marion County overall, about 52% of residents are White. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at Damar Charter Academy are from different groups.

Damar Charter Academy reports a ratio of 13.8 students per teacher, from 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 13.8:1 compares with an average of 24.5:1 for combined schools in Indiana. Lunch program data show 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

The school is in Marion County, where median household income comes to about $66,346, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Marion County counts 274 public schools with about 161,456 students.

About 0.7 miles separate Damar Charter Academy from the closest public school, Decatur Central High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

The school's federal locale classification is City: Large. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 180, from 194 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.9:1 to 13.8:1.

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