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 Waverly.
PK–75 schoolsMooresville Consolidated School Corporation
82 middle schoolsMooresville Consolidated School Corporation
9–12Mooresville High SchoolMooresville Consolidated School Corporation
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.