George Washington High School

George Washington High School is a middle-of-the-pack senior high in Indianapolis, Indiana, one of the schools within Indianapolis Public Schools. The school enrolls 729 students in grades 9 through 12.

Across the 49 schools in Indianapolis Public Schools (21,055 students total), George Washington High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, George Washington High School shows that the largest single group is Black at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 38% Hispanic, 14% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Marion County as a whole is about 27% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, George Washington High School logs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting George Washington High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,346 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 George Washington High School is one.

Christel House Academy West is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

George Washington High School operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at George Washington High School has rose 64%, going from 444 students in 2018 to 729 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 30% to 43% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 4.9:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

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