Indianapolis Public Schools
| Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) |
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120 East Walnut Street Indianapolis, Indiana City of Indianapolis The United States Of America |
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| District information | |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Lewis D. Ferebee |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 30,097 |
| Teachers | 2,579 |
| Staff | 4,090 |
| Athletic conference |
IPS Conference Pioneer Conference |
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| 2014 Graduation Rate | 71.8% |
| 2014 Graduates | 808 |
| Website | www |
Indianapolis Public Schools, abbreviated locally as IPS, is the largest school district in Indianapolis as well as in the state of Indiana with 30,097 students enrolled in 2013-2014. Its headquarters are in the John Morton-Finney Center for Educational Services. The district's official name is the School City of Indianapolis and is governed by a seven-member Board of School Commissioners. It generally serves Indianapolis' closest-in neighborhoods--essentially, Center Township and a few portions of the surrounding townships.
The district operates 64 schools, including three traditional high schools (Grades 9-12), four community high schools (Grades 7-12), two middle schools (Grades 7-8), 49 elementary schools (Grades K-6), one K-12 school (Key Learning Community), one Grade 2-8 school (Sidener Academy) and three alternative schools. IPS is the only school corporation in central Indiana to offer magnet/option programs at no cost to students.
Indiana was admitted to the Union in 1816, with Indianapolis receiving its charter in 1847. That year, thanks to the efforts of residents including Caleb Mills (for whom the current Shortridge High School Auditorium is named), the people of Indiana voted in favor of public schools. A tax levy of 12½ cents per $100 of assessed valuation of property tax was established. In 1853 Indianapolis incorporated its school system. In 1858, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional for cities and towns to levy taxes for the support of public schools, and all public schools were closed and rented to teachers. In 1860, elementary schools reopened. The city's first public high school opened in 1864 as Indianapolis High School (later renamed Shortridge High School in 1885) in the Marion County Seminary building on the southwest corner of University Park. The enrollment was 115 students. In 1895, Manual Training High School, later to be known as Emmerich Manual High School, was opened. In 1912, Arsenal Technical High School was opened on the grounds of the former U.S. Arsenal at Indianapolis. During the early part of the 20th century, IPS expanded its boundaries to include outlying areas of the still-growing city.
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