Public + private high schools, every state.
617
high schools (public + private)
491
public (373 districts)
126
private (NCES PSS)
83,418
public grade‑12 students (seniors, latest year)

IN public HS enrollment trend

Across the 310,570 students enrolled in IN brick-and-mortar public high schools in 2021, the state grew +0.1% by 2024 (310,810 students, +240 net). That's the demographic tide every individual school is fighting or riding.

Charter share of public HS enrollment (latest year): 5.1% (16,003 of 310,810 students). Virtual / nonclassroom-based schools excluded.

🗺️ State context · NAEP 2024

How does IN compare nationally?

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the only test given the same way to students in every state — making it the benchmark for state-to-state academic comparison. Below, this state's 8th-grade averages and where it sits on the 50-state distribution.

8th-grade math
281
+8 vs national avg (273)
8th-grade reading
265
+5 vs national avg (260)
national avg IN Math → Reading → 260 290 245 275

Each dot is one state's 2024 NAEP 8th-grade averages. IN is highlighted in gold. Dashed lines mark national averages — being upper-right of both = above national in both subjects. Source: NAEP State Snapshot Reports. NAEP doesn't produce per-school scores — this is state-level context.

Where the students are

Top 10 cities by public-HS enrollment

Indianapolis 52 HS 44,793
Fort Wayne 9 HS 13,569
Evansville 10 HS 7,185
Fishers 2 HS 7,094
Carmel 3 HS 5,751
Elkhart 4 HS 5,577
South Bend 9 HS 5,541
Mishawaka 2 HS 4,736
Lafayette 3 HS 4,243
Greenwood 2 HS 4,179

School-size distribution

Public, classroom-based · grades 9–12, latest year

Fastest-growing high schools
public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024
Indiana Agriculture and Technology
Indiana Agriculture and Technology
212→372 +75.5%
Christel House Watanabe Manual High School
Christel House Academy South
276→458 +65.9%
James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School
James and Rosemary Phalen Leadership Academy High School
395→587 +48.6%
Excel Center - West
Excel Center - West
302→410 +35.8%
Excel Center - South Bend
Excel Center - South Bend
219→296 +35.2%
Excel Center - Noblesville
Excel Center - Noblesville
166→216 +30.1%
Excel Center - Kokomo
Excel Center - Kokomo
309→392 +26.9%
Shakamak Jr-Sr High School
MSD Shakamak Schools
167→211 +26.3%
Excel Center - Anderson
Excel Center - Anderson
255→321 +25.9%
Excel Center - Lafayette
Excel Center - Lafayette
294→366 +24.5%
Fastest-shrinking high schools
public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024
Excel Center - Michigan Street
Excel Center - Michigan Street
1,081→385 -64.4%
Steel City Academy
Steel City Academy
181→91 -49.7%
Clay High School
South Bend Community School Corp
778→477 -38.7%
Indianapolis Metropolitan High Sch
Indianapolis Metropolitan High Sch
256→194 -24.2%
Lincoln Middle/ High School
Western Wayne Schools
272→208 -23.5%
George Washington High School
Indianapolis Public Schools
906→720 -20.5%
Cowan High School
Cowan Community School Corp
248→201 -19.0%
Whitko Jr/Sr High School
Whitko Community School Corp
417→338 -18.9%
Franklin County High
Franklin County Community Sch Corp
756→614 -18.8%
Charles A Tindley Accelerated Sch
Charles A Tindley Accelerated Sch
219→178 -18.7%

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