The Match

Located at 1401 Indiana Ave., in Indianapolis, Indiana, The Match is a tiny four-year high school that works with 49 students (grades 9 through 12), part of The Match. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 816 students each, so The Match sits 94% below that benchmark.

The Match is the operating authority for The Match, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, The Match lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 69%. Beyond that, the school records 24% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% White. By comparison, Marion County as a whole is about 14% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 4.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Marion County put median household income runs about $66,346, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Marion County's 274 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students), The Match is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Vision Academy, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. As a public charter, The Match runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On the community side, the feed for The Match typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.