Purdue Polytechnic High Sch North

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Most similar nearby schools

IN Math & Science Academy - North → IN Sch for the Blind & Vis Imprd → The Independence Academy → Indiana School For The Deaf → Colonial Christian School → J Everett Light Career Center → Charles A Tindley Accelerated Sch → North Central High School →

📋 At a glance

Programs & features

✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)

Academic signals

🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 29% of US high schools
📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 25% by test-taker volume

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Purdue Polytechnic High Sch North compares for families

What families should know about Purdue Polytechnic High Sch North.

▸ LocallyIN students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: IN Math & Science Academy - North, IN Sch for the Blind & Vis Imprd, The Independence Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Bottom 25% by test-taker volume

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Test-taking intensity

9.2

takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Compared against

18,426

US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: 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

Title I Schoolwide eligible

≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program

49.8%

FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).

0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.

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

Share of students absent 15+ days

21.8%

Elevated above the national average (~16%). Worth understanding — chronic absence compounds into dropout risk, transfer-out risk, and revenue loss.

Students absent 15+ days

Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss. 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

Student : Counselor

229:1

Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.

Counselor FTE

1.0

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

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 +6.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 229 students:

2025

244

2027

277

2029

315

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At $12,681 per student in district revenue, the 86 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $1,090,566/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
IN Math & Science Academy - North Indianapolis	Public · charter	1.7	204	-15.4%
IN Sch for the Blind & Vis Imprd Indianapolis	Public	1.9	36	—
The Independence Academy Indianapolis	Private	2.0	36	—
Indiana School For The Deaf Indianapolis	Public	2.4	85	-38.4%
Colonial Christian School Indianapolis	Private	2.5	203	+8.0%
J Everett Light Career Center Indianapolis	Public	2.9	—	—
Charles A Tindley Accelerated Sch Indianapolis	Public · charter	2.9	178	-18.7%
North Central High School Indianapolis	Public	3.0	3,682	-0.7%