Indianapolis Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Primary and secondary schools=== [[File:Shortridge High School Indianapolis Aug 2016.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Established in 1864, [[Shortridge High School]] is Indiana's oldest free public high school.<ref>{{cite web |last=Herron |first=Arika |title=Shortridge named state's 'most beautiful' public high school |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2017/09/18/shortridge-named-states-most-beautiful-public-high-school/678804001/ |work=The Indianapolis Star |date=September 18, 2017 |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>]] Nine [[Kβ12]] public [[school district]]s serve Indianapolis residents: *[[Franklin Township Community School Corporation]] *[[Indianapolis Public Schools]] *[[Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township]] *[[Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township]] *[[Metropolitan School District of Pike Township]] *[[Metropolitan School District of Warren Township]] *[[Metropolitan School District of Washington Township]] *[[Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township]] *[[Perry Township Schools]] Indianapolis Public Schools is the largest district in the city, enrolling about 23,000 students across 60 schools.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indianapolis Public Schools (5385) |url=https://inview.doe.in.gov/corporations/1053850000/school-list |publisher=Indiana Department of Education |access-date=March 4, 2022}}</ref> In 2015, the district began contracting with [[charter school|charter organizations]] and nonprofit managers to operate failing schools.<ref>{{cite news |first=Hayleigh |last=Colombo |title=IPS chooses struggling School 103 as Phalen 'innovation' school |url=https://in.chalkbeat.org/2015/3/4/21092789/ips-chooses-struggling-school-103-as-phalen-innovation-school |work=Chalkbeat Indiana |publisher=[[Chalkbeat]] |date=March 4, 2015 |access-date=December 12, 2020}}</ref> About 63% of the district's students attend traditional neighborhood or [[magnet school]]s, while the remaining 37% are enrolled in independently managed schools.<ref name="Weddle">{{cite news |first=Eric |last=Weddle |title=More IPS Students Attend Innovation Schools As District Enrollment Dips During Pandemic |url=https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/more-ips-students-attend-innovation-schools-as-district-enrollment-dips-during-pandemic |work=WFYI |publisher=Metropolitan Indianapolis Pubilc Media, Inc. |date=October 29, 2020 |access-date=December 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first1=Dylan |last1=Peers McCoy |first2=Stephanie |last2=Wang |title=How Lewis Ferebee forged peace with charter competitors to reshape Indianapolis schools |url=https://in.chalkbeat.org/2019/2/7/21106738/how-lewis-ferebee-forged-peace-with-charter-competitors-to-reshape-indianapolis-schools |work=Chalkbeat Indiana |publisher=[[Chalkbeat]] |date=February 7, 2019 |access-date=December 12, 2020}}</ref> About 18,000 students are enrolled in tuition-free charter schools sponsored by the Indianapolis Mayor's Office of Education Innovation and Indianapolis Charter School Board.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Office of Education Innovation |url=https://www.indy.gov/agency/the-office-of-education-innovation |publisher=City of Indianapolis and Marion County |access-date=December 12, 2020}}</ref> Indianapolis is home to two state-supported [[Boarding school|residential school]]s, the [[Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired]] and [[Indiana School for the Deaf]]. According to the [[Indiana Department of Education]], about 75 private, parochial, and independent charter schools operate throughout Marion County. Roman Catholic and Christian parochial primary and secondary schools are most prevalent.<ref>{{cite web |title=Largest Private Primary Schools |url=https://www.ibj.com/data?/d/56/largest-private-primary-schools |publisher=IBJ Media |access-date=June 13, 2021 |date=May 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Largest Private Secondary Schools |url=https://www.ibj.com/data?/d/55/largest-private-secondary-schools |publisher=IBJ Media |access-date=June 13, 2021 |date=May 26, 2021}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page