Hamilton Southeastern Schools
Indianapolis Suburbs Hold Attendance in Single Digits as IPS Works Down From Its COVID Peak
Correction (May 29, 2026): An earlier version reported Carmel Clay's chronically absent count as 1,062 (the correct figure is 1,069) and described IPS as having "peaked at 39.5% in 2022." The district...
Indiana Lost 93,606 White Students in a Decade
Indiana's public schools enrolled 631,886 white students in 2025-26. A decade earlier, that number was 725,492. The difference, 93,606 students, is more than five times the state's total enrollment de...
Indiana's 2025 Enrollment Rebound Was a Mirage
Last year, Indiana's public schools added 7,466 students, the largest single-year gain since before the pandemic. Superintendents cautiously celebrated. State data suggested the long post-COVID slide ...