Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind

Located at 3029 E Washington St, in Indianapolis, Indiana, Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind is an intimate four-year high school that hosts 600 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind. That puts it 26% smaller than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 816 students.

Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind sits inside Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind records that the most-represented group is White (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 32% Black, 28% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Marion County as a whole is about 52% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Marion County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $66,346 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind is one of 274 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students).

Nearest neighbor: Paramount Englewood, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind.

Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind operates from a city-core location. Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Purdue Polytechnic High School Ind's enrollment has climbed 297% since 2018, when it stood at 151 (now 600). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 17% to 28%. Class-load math has rose: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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