Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy
Indianapolis · IN · Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy · Public charter · K-12 combined
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James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School → Walker Career Center → Lawrence Central High School → Hoosier College and Career Academy → Warren Central High School → Excel Center - Shadeland → Thrival Academy → Horizon Christian School →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 18% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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What families should know about Phalen Virtual Leadership Academy.
- ▸ LocallyIN students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School, Walker Career Center, Lawrence Central High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -20.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 260 students:
≈ 177 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $28,971 per student in district revenue, the 177 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $5,127,867/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School Indianapolis |
Public · charter | 0.0 | 587 | +48.6% |
| Walker Career Center Indianapolis |
Public | 2.8 | — | — |
| Lawrence Central High School Indianapolis |
Public | 2.9 | 2,512 | +11.9% |
| Hoosier College and Career Academy Indianapolis |
Public · charter | 3.0 | 1,132 | +156.7% |
| Warren Central High School Indianapolis |
Public | 3.2 | 3,364 | -12.5% |
| Excel Center - Shadeland Indianapolis |
Public · charter | 3.6 | 404 | — |
| Thrival Academy Indianapolis |
Public | 3.8 | 106 | +19.1% |
| Horizon Christian School Indianapolis |
Private | 4.1 | 273 | -4.9% |