List of schools in Indianapolis explained

Indianapolis is served by 11 public school districts, along with a number of public charter and private schools. Indianapolis also has eight local universities.

Higher education

Institutions

Indianapolis is home to more than a dozen public and private colleges and universities. The "‡" symbol denotes university branches whose main campuses are located outside of the city.

• Ball State University Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning‡
• Butler University
  • Christian Theological Seminary
• Crossroads Bible College
• Indiana Bible College
• Indiana Tech‡
• Indiana University Indianapolis
  • Herron School of Art and Design
  • Kelley School of Business
  • Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
  • McKinney School of Law
  • O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
  • Indiana University School of Dentistry
  • Indiana University School of Education
  • Indiana University School of Liberal Arts
  • Indiana University School of Medicine
  • Indiana University School of Nursing
• Indiana Wesleyan University‡
• Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
• Lincoln Tech‡
• Marian University
  • Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary
  • Leighton School of Nursing
  • Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Martin University
• Purdue Polytechnic Institute‡
• Purdue University in Indianapolis‡
• University of Indianapolis
  • Annis School of Engineering
• Vincennes University‡

Primary and secondary education

Public school districts

Indianapolis Public Schools   School Town of Speedway   Beech Grove City Schools   MSD Pike Township   MSD Washington Township   MSD Lawrence Township   MSD Warren Township   Franklin Township CSC   MSD Perry Township   MSD Decatur Township   MSD Wayne Township Public school districts in Marion County

Name	Municipalities served	of schools	Enrollment
Beech Grove City Schools	Beech Grove	5	2,837
Franklin Township Community School Corporation	Indianapolis	11	11,139
Indianapolis Public Schools	Indianapolis	57	22,115
Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township	Indianapolis	9	6,681
Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township	IndianapolisLawrence	17	16,247
Metropolitan School District of Pike Township	Indianapolis	13	10,901
Metropolitan School District of Warren Township	Indianapolis	16	11,801
Metropolitan School District of Washington Township	Indianapolis	14	10,901
Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township	Indianapolis	19	16,343
Perry Township Schools	IndianapolisSouthport	17	16,603
School Town of Speedway	Speedway	6	1,863
Source: National Center for Education Statistics

Indianapolis Public Schools

See main article: Indianapolis Public Schools. IPS, is the largest school district in Indianapolis with nearly 37,000 students.^[1] IPS operates four traditional high schools along with five community (grades 7 through 12) and magnet high schools. Emmerich Manual High School and Thomas Carr Howe Community High School are part of Charter School USA due to continuous failing school grade under IPS administration.

• Arlington Community High School
• Arsenal Technical High School
• Crispus Attucks Medical Magnet High School
• Emmerich Manual High School
• George Washington Community High School
• Northwest High School
• Shortridge High School
• Thomas Carr Howe Community High School

Beech Grove City Schools

See main article: Beech Grove City Schools. Beech Grove City Schools is the public school district serving the city of Beech Grove, Indiana. The school district's current enrollment is 2,293 students.^[2]

• Beech Grove High School

Decatur Township

See main article: Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township. The Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township is a public school district located in Decatur Township, Indianapolis, Indiana. The school district's current enrollment is 6,131 students.^[3]

• Decatur Central High School

Franklin Township

See main article: Franklin Township Community School Corporation. Franklin Township Community School Corporation is a school district in Franklin Township, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The school district's current enrollment is 8,828 students.^[4]

• Franklin Central High School

Lawrence Township

See main article: Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township. The Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township is a public school district located in Lawrence Township, Indianapolis, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 16,153.^[5]

• Lawrence Central High School
• Lawrence North High School

Perry Township Schools

See main article: Perry Township Schools. Perry Township Schools is a public school district located in Perry Township, Indianapolis, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 14,272.^[6]

• Perry Meridian High School
• Southport High School

Pike Township

See main article: Metropolitan School District of Pike Township. The Metropolitan School District of Pike Township is a public school district located in Pike Township, Indianapolis, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 10,620.^[7]

• Pike High School

Purdue Polytechnic High Schools

• PPHS Broad Ripple
• PPHS Englewood

School Town of Speedway

See main article: School Town of Speedway. School Town of Speedway is the public school district serving the town of Speedway, Indiana. The school district's current enrollment is 1,653 students.^[8]

• Speedway Senior High School

Metropolitan School District of Warren Township

See main article: Metropolitan School District of Warren Township. The Metropolitan School District of Warren Township is a public school district located in Warren Township, Indianapolis, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 12,503.^[9]

• Warren Central High School

Metropolitan School District of Washington Township

See main article: Metropolitan School District of Washington Township. The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township is a public school district located in Washington Township, Indianapolis, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 10,421.^[10]

• North Central High School

Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township

See main article: Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township. The Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township is a public school district located in Wayne Township, Indianapolis, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 14,917.^[11]

• Ben Davis High School

State residential schools

• Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
• Indiana School for the Deaf

Public charter schools

• BELIEVE Circle City High School^[12]
• Christel House Academy
• Charles A. Tindley Accelerated School
• Circle City Prep
• Herron High School
• Hope Education Center
• Indianapolis Metropolitan High School
• Irvington Community School
• KIPP Indy Public Schools
• Riverside High School

Private schools

• A Children's Habitat Montessori School^[13]
• Acton Academy Northwest Indianapolis^[14]
• Independence Academy of Indiana
• International School of Indiana
• The Orchard School
• Park Tudor School
• Sycamore School

Parochial schools

• Indiana District of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
  • Lutheran High School of Indianapolis
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis
  • Bishop Chatard High School
  • Cardinal Ritter High School
  • Roncalli High School
  • Scecina Memorial High School
• Acts Christian Academy
• Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School
• Cathedral High School
• Covenant Christian High School
• Heritage Christian School
• Providence Cristo Rey High School
• St. Richard's Episcopal School
• Westside Christian School of the Nazarene

Supplementary schools

• Indiana Japanese Language School

Defunct schools

• Fall Creek Academy
• Fountain Square Academy
• Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
• Key Learning Community
• Latin School of Indianapolis
• New Beginnings High School
• Rabbi Naftali Riff Yeshiva

Notes and References

1. Web site: About IPS. 2008-02-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20080214113416/http://www.about.ips.k12.in.us/. 2008-02-14. dead.
2. Web site: Corporation Snapshot, Beech Grove City Schools . https://web.archive.org/web/20030308234749/http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/snapcorp.cfm?corp=5380 . dead . 2003-03-08 . School Data . n.d. . 2008-02-17 .
3. Web site: Corporation Snapshot, Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township . School Data . n.d. . 2008-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080317232104/http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/snapcorp.cfm?corp=5300 . 2008-03-17 .
4. Web site: Corporation Snapshot, Franklin Township Community School Corporation . School Data . n.d. . 2008-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070806190133/http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/snapcorp.cfm?corp=5310 . 2007-08-06 .
5. Web site: Corporation Snapshot, Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township . School Data . n.d. . 2008-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061010153108/http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/snapcorp.cfm?corp=5330 . 2006-10-10 . dead .
6. Web site: Corporation Snapshot, Metropolitan School District of Perry Township . School Data . n.d. . 2008-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061005061710/http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/snapcorp.cfm?corp=5340 . 2006-10-05 . dead .
7. Web site: Corporation Snapshot, Metropolitan School District of Pike Township . School Data . n.d. . 2008-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020720003345/http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/snapcorp.cfm?corp=5350 . 2002-07-20 . dead .
8. Web site: Corporation Snapshot, School Town of Speedway . School Data . n.d. . 2008-02-17.
9. Web site: Corporation Snapshot, Metropolitan School District of Warren Township . School Data . n.d. . 2008-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061010135710/http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/snapcorp.cfm?corp=5360 . 2006-10-10 . dead .
10. Web site: Corporation Snapshot, Metropolitan School District of Washington Township . School Data . n.d. . 2008-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061010155936/http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/snapcorp.cfm?corp=5370 . 2006-10-10 . dead .
11. Web site: Corporation Snapshot, Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township . School Data . n.d. . 2008-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061005034515/http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/snapcorp.cfm?corp=5375 . 2006-10-05 . dead .
12. Web site: Guys . Sharp . Believe Circle City High School . 2024-05-20 . Believe Circle City High School . en-US.
13. Web site: A Children's Habitat Montessori School Index. 2020-06-20. www.childrens-habitat.org.
14. Web site: Acton Academy – NW Indianapolis – Learner-Driven Private School. 2020-06-20. en-US.