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Decatur Township Metropolitan School District

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Decatur Township Metropolitan School District is located close to the center of Indiana. Decatur Township Metropolitan School District has 32.15 square miles of land area and 0.08 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Decatur Township Metropolitan School District population is 32,937. Decatur Township Metropolitan School District median household income is $51,803 in 2010-2014. Decatur Township Metropolitan School District median house value is $107,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Decatur Township Metropolitan School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (262 out of 289, bottom 9%) Elementary/Middle School: (251 out of 289, bottom 13%)* Rank: #261
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	9
Population	32,937 (2010-2014), rank #52
Population Growth	18.65% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,021.97/sq mi, rank #39
Median Household Income:	$51,803 at 2010-2014—-2.40% increase since 2005-2009, rank #108
Median House Price:	$107,300 at 2010-2014—-6.29% increase since 2005-2009, rank #168
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	32.15 sq mi, rank #258
Water Area:	0.08 sq mi (0.25%), rank #249
State:	Indiana
County:	Marion County
City:	Indianapolis
Zip:	46241, 46221, 46113, 46183
Area:	Indianapolis-Carmel, IN

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Decatur Township Metropolitan School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

5275 Kentucky Ave

Indianapolis IN, 46221, Marion County

Phone: 317-856-5265

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	6,125	6,270	6,304	6,429	6,336	6,342	6,131
English Language Learner Students:	310	279	250	248	226	208	148
Total Teachers:	309.95	321.19	342.01	300.00	320.00	319.00	334.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	19.47	19.85	19.94	19.00	21.00	20.00	20.00
Elementary:	141.05	139.15	216.33	137.00	158.00	159.00	167.00
Secondary:	149.43	162.19	105.74	144.00	141.00	140.00	147.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Other Staff:	565.70	542.60	529.00	303.00	458.00	423.00	417.00
Instructional Aides:	129.10	113.30	103.00	NA	92.00	94.00	82.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	36.50	35.00	37.00	21.00	24.00	24.00	24.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.00	6.00	6.00	5.00	6.00	6.00	5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	6.00	6.00	6.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	4.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	7.00	9.00	7.00	2.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Library/Media Support:	8.00	8.00	8.00	7.00	6.00	7.00	7.00
District Administrators:	2.00	3.00	4.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	6.00
District Administrative Support:	4.00	4.00	3.00	2.00	4.00	4.00	2.00
School Administrators:	15.00	14.00	15.00	13.00	17.00	17.00	17.00
School Administrative Support:	36.00	37.00	36.00	33.00	40.00	42.00	41.00
Student Support Services:	83.00	85.50	94.00	NA	8.00	7.00	9.00
Other Support Services:	239.10	227.80	216.00	217.00	252.00	213.00	219.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.76	19.52	18.43	21.43	19.80	19.88	18.36

Schools

Blue Academy	Grade 1 to Grade 6	5650 Mann Rd, Indianapolis IN 46221
Decatur Central High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	5251 Kentucky Ave, Indianapolis IN 46221
Decatur Discovery Academy	Grade 7 to Grade 12	5106 South High School Rd, Indianapolis IN 46221
Decatur Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	5108 South High School Rd, Indianapolis IN 46221
Gold Academy	Grade 1 to Grade 6	5650 Mann Rd, Indianapolis IN 46221
Liberty Early Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 1	4640 Santa Fe Dr, Indianapolis IN 46241
Stephen Decatur Elementary School	Grade 1 to Grade 6	3425 South Foltz St, Indianapolis IN 46221
Valley Mills Elementary School	Grade 1 to Grade 6	5101 South High School Rd, Indianapolis IN 46221
West Newton Elementary School	Grade 1 to Grade 6	7529 Mooresville Rd, West Newton IN 46183

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ECA Test
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	69%	61%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	77.6%	72.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	71.0%	N/A
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	25%	37%
2011	Biology I	End of course	% met std	33.9%	46.9%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	30.8%	N/A
2010	English 10	End of course	% met std	55%	63%
2011	English 10	End of course	% met std	56.5%	71.9%
2012	English 10	End of course	% met std	66.5%	N/A
ISTEP+ Test
2005	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	57%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	63%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	58%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	61%	68%
2009	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	60%	67%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	60%	64%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	63%	64%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	55%	65%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	56%	66%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	56%	65%
2004	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	75%
2005	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	75%
2006	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	73%
2008	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	76%
2009	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	74%
2010	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	79%
2011	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	82.1%	83%
2012	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	83.5%	85%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	72%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	73%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	75%	73%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	72%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	70%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	72%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	76%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80.3%	78%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	77.4%	79%
2005	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	72%	73%
2006	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	72%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	74%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	74%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	72%	73%
2010	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	77%	77%
2011	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	79.3%	82%
2012	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	82.8%	82%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	67%	73%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	72%	75%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76%	74%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76%	75%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	77%	70%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76%	75%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	73.4%	70%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78.6%	79%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	73%	71%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	71%	75%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	71.8%	76%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	76.7%	78%
2005	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	63%	72%
2006	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	69%	73%
2007	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	71%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	67%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	63%	71%
2010	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	64%	71%
2011	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	71.9%	75%
2012	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	66.8%	78%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68%	72%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64%	76%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	66%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	70%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	67%	77%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	77%	81%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80.7%	86%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	80.5%	86%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	52%	60%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	53%	64%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	55.8%	67%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	53.9%	67%
2004	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	66%	69%
2005	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	67%	70%
2006	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	57%	71%
2007	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	67%	71%
2008	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	67%	71%
2009	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	61%	69%
2010	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	69%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	71.8%	76%
2012	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	72.6%	78%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	70%	73%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	66%	74%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	66%	78%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	72%	80%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76%	80%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	74%	72%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	75%	76%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82.6%	80%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80.1%	82%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	43%	54%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	53%	58%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	58.8%	62%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	49.5%	64%
2005	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	66%	69%
2006	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	63%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	64%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	68%	70%
2009	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	59%	67%
2010	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	64%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	72.6%	77%
2012	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	66.6%	75%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	74%	73%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	67%	76%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	71%	78%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	77%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	62%	69%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	65%	73%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68.5%	75%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	73.7%	78%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	46%	57%
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	49%	64%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	57.2%	68%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	58.2%	71%
2004	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	55%	65%
2005	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	63%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	59%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	59%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	64%	69%
2009	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	55%	65%
2010	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	68%	69%
2011	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	64.7%	72%
2012	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	63.9%	73%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	63%	71%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	66%	72%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	64%	72%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	62%	71%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	63%	74%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	55%	66%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	60%	72%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	63.8%	77%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	64.1%	80%
2005	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	50%	66%
2006	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	63%	67%
2007	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	61%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	57%	66%
2005	Math	9th Grade	% met std	59%	68%
2006	Math	9th Grade	% met std	64%	71%
2007	Math	9th Grade	% met std	58%	67%
2008	Math	9th Grade	% met std	57%	70%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$77,382,000	$12,275		$75,803,000	$11,791		$103,318,000	$16,307
Federal:	$6,008,000	$953	7.8%	$4,801,000	$747	6.3%	$8,066,000	$1,273	7.8%
State:	$49,297,000	$7,820	63.7%	$47,580,000	$7,401	62.8%	$46,737,000	$7,376	45.2%
Local:	$22,077,000	$3,502	28.5%	$23,422,000	$3,643	30.9%	$48,515,000	$7,657	47.0%
Total Expenditures:	$71,756,000	$11,383		$76,433,000	$11,889		$78,918,000	$12,455
Total Current Expenditures:	$59,126,000	$9,379		$57,327,000	$8,917		$61,478,000	$9,703
Instructional Expenditures:	$33,912,000	$5,379	57.4%	$32,141,000	$4,999	56.1%	$33,714,000	$5,321	54.8%
Student and Staff Support:	$4,026,000	$639	6.8%	$3,763,000	$585	6.6%	$4,083,000	$644	6.6%
Administration:	$7,654,000	$1,214	12.9%	$7,460,000	$1,160	13.0%	$9,111,000	$1,438	14.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$13,534,000	$2,147	22.9%	$13,963,000	$2,172	24.4%	$14,570,000	$2,300	23.7%
Total Capital Outlay:	$4,258,000	$675		$10,207,000	$1,588		$6,921,000	$1,092
Construction:	$719,000	$114		$7,039,000	$1,095		$4,273,000	$674
Total Other:	$238,000	$38		$244,000	$38		$281,000	$44
Interest on Debt:	$6,990,000	$1,109		$7,378,000	$1,148		$8,441,000	$1,332

Total Salary:	$34,223,000	$5,429		$33,536,000	$5,216		$35,360,000	$5,581
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$21,753,000	$3,451	63.6%	$20,846,000	$3,242	62.2%	$21,473,000	$3,389	60.7%
Other Salary:	$12,470,000	$1,978	36.4%	$12,690,000	$1,974	37.8%	$13,887,000	$2,192	39.3%
Total Benefit:	$17,128,000	$2,717		$15,363,000	$2,390		$17,143,000	$2,706
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$11,729,000	$1,861	68.5%	$10,268,000	$1,597	66.8%	$11,033,000	$1,741	64.4%
Other Benefit:	$5,399,000	$856	31.5%	$5,095,000	$793	33.2%	$6,110,000	$964	35.6%

* Decatur Township Metropolitan School District was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.