Indianapolis Metropolitan High Sch

Located at 1635 W Michigan St, in Indianapolis, Indiana, Indianapolis Metropolitan High Sch is a rural-scale secondary school that caters to 194 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Indianapolis Metropolitan High Sch. That puts it 76% smaller than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 816 students.

Indianapolis Metropolitan High Sch is the operating authority for Indianapolis Metropolitan High Sch, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Indianapolis Metropolitan High Sch reports that 53% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 26% Hispanic, 15% White, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Marion County as a whole is about 27% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Indianapolis Metropolitan High Sch lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Indianapolis Metropolitan High Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 74% of students at Indianapolis Metropolitan High Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Marion County's rate of about 60%.

In the broader community, Marion County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,346, 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), Indianapolis Metropolitan High Sch is one campus in the mix.

Excel Center - Michigan Street is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site. Indianapolis Metropolitan High Sch is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Indianapolis Metropolitan High Sch has decreased 33%, going from 288 students in 2018 to 194 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 78% to 53% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.

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