enrollment
Indiana Enrolls 15,157 Fewer Kindergartners Than Seniors
Indiana's kindergarten class is now 18% smaller than its senior class, a gap that nearly tripled in three years, locking in a decade of decline.
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demographics
Seymour Went From 72% White to 46% in a Decade
Hispanic students now outnumber white students in Seymour Community Schools, the fastest demographic shift of any Indiana district over the past 10 years.
district-spotlight
From 71% to 93%: How Indianapolis Public Schools Defied Every Prediction
Indianapolis Public Schools posted a 93% graduation rate in 2025, surpassing the state average for the first time after a two-decade transformation.
regional
Lake County Has Lost Students Every Year for a Decade
Indiana's second-largest county shed 8,789 public school students since 2016, a decline driven almost entirely by the collapse of its northern industrial cities.
graduation-rate
Indiana Breaks 90% for the First Time, Then Does It Again
Indiana's graduation rate hit 91.8% in 2025 — an all-time high and the second consecutive year above 90% — capping a 5.2 percentage point surge from a decade low.
enrollment
Four in Five Indiana Districts Never Recovered from COVID
Of 269 Indiana corporations that lost students during COVID, only 60 have returned to pre-pandemic levels. The state just hit a new post-COVID low.
school-choice
Marion County Charters Now Enroll Nearly Double IPS
73 charter corporations in Marion County enrolled 35,898 students in 2025-26, 1.8 times the 19,774 at IPS. The crossover came in 2020.
demographics
One in Three Indiana School Corporations Is Now Majority-Minority
Indiana's majority-minority school corporations grew from 79 to 134 in a decade, reshaping suburbs from Avon to Seymour and manufacturing towns statewide.
enrollment
Nine Indiana School Corporations Hold Perfect Losing Records
Nine Indiana school corporations lost enrollment every single year from 2017 through 2026. Six suburban districts grew every year. Combined, the losers shed twice what the winners gained.
regional
The Indianapolis Donut Has a Hole in the Middle
IPS lost a third of its students while outer suburbs hit record highs. Now the first-ring suburbs are declining too.
district-spotlight
South Bend Dropped From 5th to 11th Largest in a Decade
South Bend Community School Corp has declined every year for a decade, losing 5,829 students and falling from Indiana's 5th- to 11th-largest district.
enrollment
133 Indiana School Corporations Hit Record Lows
Nearly one in three Indiana school corporations enrolled fewer students in 2025-26 than in any year since 2016, including seven of the state's 10 largest systems.
demographics
Indiana Lost 93,606 White Students in a Decade
White enrollment fell from 69% to 61% of Indiana's public schools since 2016 while every other racial group except Native American grew.
school-choice
Indiana's Charter Sector Nearly Doubled in a Decade
Charter enrollment grew from 29,906 to 56,675 since 2016 as 72 new schools opened. The sector now enrolls 5.5% of students, serving a far more diverse population than traditional schools.
district-spotlight
IPS Has Lost a Third of Its Students
IPS shed 1,281 students in 2025-26, the steepest non-pandemic drop in a decade of decline. Marion County charters now enroll nearly double.
