BELIEVE Circle City High School
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- ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 18% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How BELIEVE Circle City High School compares for families
What families should know about BELIEVE Circle City High School.
- ▸ LocallyIN students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Geo Focus Academy, Shortridge High School, Herron 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
Lower-need school
Not Title I eligible (FRPL < 25%)
<25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Well below the Title I threshold; expect a higher-income student body on average.
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.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +30.9%/year, projecting from 2024's 269 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $26,796 per student in district revenue, the 764 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $20,472,144/year in additional funding.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geo Focus Academy Indianapolis |
Private | 0.7 | 91 | — |
| Shortridge High School Indianapolis |
Public | 1.1 | 1,193 | +17.7% |
| Herron High School Indianapolis |
Public · charter | 1.1 | 981 | +0.5% |
| Crispus Attucks High School Indianapolis |
Public | 1.5 | 1,263 | +11.3% |
| The Match Indianapolis |
Public · charter | 1.6 | 49 | — |
| KIPP Indy Legacy High Indianapolis |
Public · charter | 1.7 | 349 | +14.8% |
| Herron-Riverside High School Indianapolis |
Public · charter | 1.7 | 388 | -5.1% |
| Legacy Learning Center Indianapolis |
Private | 1.9 | 161 | +25.8% |