CEEP’S DATA ANALYSIS OF SCHOOL SEGREGATION IN INDIANA

Although Indiana has seen rapid growth in the enrollment of non-White students, due to large-scale residential patterns White students in the majority of districts are quite segregated and interactions between White and non-White students in Indiana remain low. The average Black student in Indiana is likely to attend a school where 68% of the students are non-White, while the average White student in Indiana is likely to attend a school where 19% of the students are non-White.

In some Indiana counties, such as Lake County, Allen County, and Marion County, segregation by race/ethnicity is related to school district boundaries, as well as school attendance boundaries within districts.

Segregation by income level is found in both rural and urban areas. On average, non-White students in Indiana are more likely than White students to attend schools where more than half the students receive free meals.

DATA VISUALIZATIONS CAN BE FOUND HERE.