Indiana School For The Deaf

As a close-knit unified-grade school in Indianapolis, Indiana, Indiana School For The Deaf works with 311 students from grades pre-K through 12, part of Indiana School For The Deaf. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 41% smaller than typical.

Indiana School For The Deaf is a school of Indiana School For The Deaf, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Indiana School For The Deaf logs that 61% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 10% Black, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 52% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 24.5:1, putting Indiana School For The Deaf tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Marion County (around 60%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Marion County put median household earnings sit near $66,346, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marion County runs 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), of which Indiana School For The Deaf is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mary Nicholson School 70 Center for Inquiry, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Indiana School For The Deaf operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 310 students in 2018 compared to 311 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 68% to 61%. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 5.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.