# List of schools in Indianapolis

Indianapolis is served by 11 public school districts, along with a number of public charter and private schools. Indianapolis also has eight local universities.

## Higher education
### Institutions

Indianapolis is home to more than a dozen public and private colleges and universities. The "‡" symbol denotes university branches whose main campuses are located outside of the city.
* Ball State University Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning‡
* Butler University
** Christian Theological Seminary
* Crossroads Bible College
* Indiana Bible College
* Indiana Tech‡
* Indiana University Indianapolis
** Herron School of Art and Design
** Kelley School of Business
** Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
** McKinney School of Law
** O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
** Indiana University School of Dentistry
** Indiana University School of Education
** Indiana University School of Liberal Arts
** Indiana University School of Medicine
** Indiana University School of Nursing
* Indiana Wesleyan University‡
* Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
* Lincoln Tech‡
* Marian University
** Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary
** Leighton School of Nursing
** Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine
* Martin University
* Purdue Polytechnic Institute‡
* Purdue University in Indianapolis‡
* University of Indianapolis
** Annis School of Engineering
* Vincennes University‡

## Primary and secondary education
### Public school districts

| | Indianapolis Public Schools |
| | School Town of Speedway |
| | Beech Grove City Schools |
| | MSD Pike Township |
| | MSD Washington Township |
| | MSD Lawrence Township |
| | MSD Warren Township |
| | Franklin Township CSC |
| | MSD Perry Township |
| | MSD Decatur Township |
| | MSD Wayne Township |
| Public school districts in Marion County |||
| Name | Municipalities served | No. of schools | Enrollment |
| Beech Grove City Schools | Beech Grove | 5 | 2,837 |
| Franklin Township Community School Corporation | Indianapolis | 11 | 11,139 |
| Indianapolis Public Schools | Indianapolis | 57 | 22,115 |
| Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township | Indianapolis | 9 | 6,681 |
| Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township | Indianapolis · Lawrence | 17 | 16,247 |
| Metropolitan School District of Pike Township | Indianapolis | 13 | 10,901 |
| Metropolitan School District of Warren Township | Indianapolis | 16 | 11,801 |
| Metropolitan School District of Washington Township | Indianapolis | 14 | 10,901 |
| Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township | Indianapolis | 19 | 16,343 |
| Perry Township Schools | Indianapolis · Southport | 17 | 16,603 |
| School Town of Speedway | Speedway | 6 | 1,863 |
| Source: National Center for Education Statistics ||||

#### Indianapolis Public Schools

IPS, is the largest school district in Indianapolis with nearly 37,000 students. IPS operates four traditional high schools along with five community (grades 7 through 12) and magnet high schools. Emmerich Manual High School and Thomas Carr Howe Community High School are part of Charter School USA due to continuous failing school grade under IPS administration.
* Arlington Community High School
* Arsenal Technical High School
* Crispus Attucks Medical Magnet High School
* Emmerich Manual High School
* George Washington Community High School
* Northwest High School
* Shortridge High School
* Thomas Carr Howe Community High School

#### Beech Grove City Schools

Beech Grove City Schools is the public school district serving the city of Beech Grove, Indiana. The school district's current enrollment is 2,293 students.
* Beech Grove High School

#### Decatur Township

The Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township is a public school district located in Decatur Township, Indianapolis, Indiana. The school district's current enrollment is 6,131 students.
* Decatur Central High School

#### Franklin Township

Franklin Township Community School Corporation is a school district in Franklin Township, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The school district's current enrollment is 8,828 students.
* Franklin Central High School

#### Lawrence Township

The Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township is a public school district located in Lawrence Township, Indianapolis, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 16,153.
* Lawrence Central High School
* Lawrence North High School

#### Perry Township Schools

Perry Township Schools is a public school district located in Perry Township, Indianapolis, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 14,272.
* Perry Meridian High School
* Southport High School

#### Pike Township

The Metropolitan School District of Pike Township is a public school district located in Pike Township, Indianapolis, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 10,620.
* Pike High School

#### Purdue Polytechnic High Schools

* PPHS Broad Ripple
* PPHS Englewood

#### School Town of Speedway

School Town of Speedway is the public school district serving the town of Speedway, Indiana. The school district's current enrollment is 1,653 students.
* Speedway Senior High School

#### Metropolitan School District of Warren Township

The Metropolitan School District of Warren Township is a public school district located in Warren Township, Indianapolis, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 12,503.
* Warren Central High School

#### Metropolitan School District of Washington Township

The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township is a public school district located in Washington Township, Indianapolis, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 10,421.
* North Central High School

#### Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township

The Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township is a public school district located in Wayne Township, Indianapolis, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 14,917.
* Ben Davis High School

### State residential schools

* Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
* Indiana School for the Deaf

## Public charter schools

* BELIEVE Circle City High School
* Christel House Academy
* Charles A. Tindley Accelerated School
* Circle City Prep
* Herron High School
* Hope Education Center
* Indianapolis Metropolitan High School
* Irvington Community School
* KIPP Indy Public Schools
* Riverside High School

## Private schools

* A Children's Habitat Montessori School
* Acton Academy Northwest Indianapolis
* Independence Academy of Indiana
* International School of Indiana
* The Orchard School
* Park Tudor School
* Sycamore School

## Parochial schools

* Indiana District of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
** Lutheran High School of Indianapolis
* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis
** Bishop Chatard High School
** Cardinal Ritter High School
** Roncalli High School
** Scecina Memorial High School
* Acts Christian Academy
* Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School
* Cathedral High School
* Covenant Christian High School
* Heritage Christian School
* Providence Cristo Rey High School
* St. Richard's Episcopal School
* Westside Christian School of the Nazarene

## Supplementary schools

* Indiana Japanese Language School

## Defunct schools

* Fall Creek Academy
* Fountain Square Academy
* Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
* Key Learning Community
* Latin School of Indianapolis
* New Beginnings High School
* Rabbi Naftali Riff Yeshiva