📍 5401 W 71st St, Indianapolis, Marion County, 46268
Pike High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Indianapolis, Marion County. The school has 3,286 pupils enrolled. It is part of the MSD Pike Township school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 199.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 34 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pike High School enrolls 3,286 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 199.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 7.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,957 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 896 | 27% |
| White | 234 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 144 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 52 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,255 of the school's 3,286 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 2,133 qualify for free lunch and 122 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pike High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IN-70, state senate district 29, state house district 94.
Pike High School is one of 13 schools in MSD Pike Township, based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The district serves 10,674 students district-wide and employs 670 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 3,286 students, Pike High School is larger than the district average of about 821 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large