B
Perry Township Metropolitan School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Perry, Southport and Homecroft, and parts of Beech Grove.
Students
16,243
Schools
21
Spent per student
$13,799
IN $13,688
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Debt
$72.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Perry Township Metropolitan School District
- School Grade B: better than 63% of Indiana districts
- 17 students per teacher
- Debt of $72.9M, about $4,487 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Harmony.
K–57 elementary schoolsClay Community Schools
6–122 schoolsClay Community Schools
Test scores vs. IN
2020–21Math proficiency36%
State average 35.8%
Reading / language arts45%
State average 42.6%
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 90.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,799 per student · 1% above IN
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 37%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 58%Federal 13%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
16,835’20
16,603’21
16,222’22
16,044’23
16,243’24
Down 3.5% since 2020.
Students
White 32%Asian 29%Hispanic 20%Black 14%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
21 public schools.
Rosa Parks Elementary School
A−658 students15:1
Mary Bryan Elementary School
B644 students15:1
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
C+633 students15:1
Clinton Young Elementary School
C−595 students16:1
Jeremiah Gray Elementary School
B591 students16:1
Douglas MacArthur Elementary Sch
A−579 students16:1
Winchester Village Elementary
C−546 students15:1
Glenns Valley Elementary School
B+533 students15:1
Homecroft Elementary School
B493 students17:1
Southport Elementary School
B−450 students14:1
William Henry Burkhart Elementary
B+449 students15:1
Jeremiah Gray Kindergarten
417 students20:1
Homecroft Kindergarten
359 students16:1
Rosa Parks Kindergarten
295 students17:1
Douglas MacArthur Kindergarten
273 students15:1
Southport Middle School
C1,304 students18:1
Perry Meridian Middle School
B−1,278 students16:1
Southport 6th Grade Academy
B−643 students16:1
Perry Meridian 6th Grade Academy
B−617 students17:1
Perry Meridian High School
B+2,455 students19:1
Southport High School
B−2,431 students18:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Center Grove Community School CorporationGreenwood, White River
$10,911per student
Clark-Pleasant Community School CorporationGreenwood, Pleasant
$12,478per student
Franklin Township Community School CorporationFranklin
$11,246per student
Greenwood Community School CorporationGreenwood, Pleasant
$11,660per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.