James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School

James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School runs as a low-enrollment high school in Indianapolis, Indiana. It reports enrollment of 587 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Indiana enroll around 816, and this school is 28% below that mark.

James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.

More than half of enrollment at James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School is Black: 71%. Enrollment also includes 23% Hispanic, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. The school's Black share is 44 points above the 27% share among Marion County residents. The diversity index for James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School is 44%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Its staff includes 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.3 students per teacher. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Indiana is 2.2 students per teacher. Roughly 69% of students at James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 60% average for public schools in Marion County, the school's rate is higher.

The school is in Marion County, where median household income comes to about $66,346, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Marion County's 274 public schools enroll about 161,456 students and include James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School.

Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy is the nearest public school to James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Locale data from NCES put James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large). The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.

James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School reported 331 students in 2020-21 and 587 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 13.2:1 in 2020-21 to 14.3:1 in 2024-25.

James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.