Excel Center - Decatur

Excel Center - Decatur, a micro-enrollment senior high in Indianapolis, Indiana, overseen by Excel Center - Decatur, caters to 259 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 816 students per school, that is 68% leaner than typical.

Operationally, Excel Center - Decatur answers to Excel Center - Decatur, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Excel Center - Decatur shows that the largest single group is Black, at 60% of enrollment; the rest looks like 17% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Excel Center - Decatur has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 32.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Excel Center - Decatur higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 71% of students at Excel Center - Decatur qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Marion County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $66,346 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Marion County's 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), Excel Center - Decatur is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Decatur High Ability Academy, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. Excel Center - Decatur operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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