Hoosier College and Career Academy

Hoosier College and Career Academy is one of the sizable senior highs in Indianapolis, Indiana, run under Hoosier College and Career Academy, with 1,484 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 816 students each, so Hoosier College and Career Academy sits 82% above that benchmark.

Hoosier College and Career Academy sits inside Hoosier College and Career Academy, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Hoosier College and Career Academy reports that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 14% Black, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Marion County as a whole is about 52% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Hoosier College and Career Academy has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.0:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Marion County (around 60%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Around the school, census data for Marion County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,346 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Marion County's 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), Hoosier College and Career Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lawrence Central High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hoosier College and Career Academy.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site. Hoosier College and Career Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hoosier College and Career Academy has grew 94%, going from 766 students in 2018 to 1,484 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 78% to 67%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 35.1:1 in 2018 to 26.0:1 in 2025.

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