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Cathedral High School

5225 E 56TH ST, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46226

Compared to its its local public school district, where the student body was predominantly Black, this school had a much lower share of such students during the 2021–22 school year.

Additionally, the school’s student body had less racial diversity than the district’s. What does this mean?

Cathedral High School (2021–22)
Indianapolis Public Schools (2021–22)
  • White
  • Black
  • Hisp.
  • Asian Am.
  • Am. Ind. / Ala. Nat.
  • Haw. / Pac. Isl.
  • Multi.
  • Not spec.

Sources: Private School Survey, Common Core of Data

Information about this school comes from the Private School Universe Survey, a national dataset collected by the National Center for Education Statistics since 1989 that is aimed at gathering information about private schools across the United States. Cathedral High School has completed the survey 3 times, most recently for the 2021–22 school year. As the information is reported by the school, there may be errors.

Demographics Over Time

Cathedral High School
Indianapolis Public Schools

Enrollment White Black Hisp. Asian Am. Am. Ind. / Ala. Nat. Haw. / Pac. Isl. Multi.
Cathedral High School 1,072 69.6% 12.6% 7.2% 2.1% 0.0% 0.1% 8.4%
Indianapolis Public Schools 43,565 18.8% 44.9% 29.9% 0.6% 0.1% 0.0% 5.6%

Sources: Private School Survey, Common Core of Data (2021–22)

Private School Survey Responses

NCES ID School Year Enrollment White Black Hisp. Asian Am. Am. Ind. / Ala. Nat. Haw. / Pac. Isl. Multi. Teachers Student-Teacher Ratio
A1701673 2021–2022 1,072 69.6% 12.6% 7.2% 2.1% 0.0% 0.1% 8.4% 92 12:1
A1701673 2019–2020 1,053 69.5% 12.6% 7.2% 2.2% 0.0% 0.1% 8.4% 83 13:1
A1701673 2017–2018 1,175 76.9% 13.5% 6.0% 3.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 91 13:1
00422066 2011–2012 1,313 85.9% 9.8% 1.6% 1.4% 0.0% 0.2% 1.1% 135 10:1
00422066 2009–2010 1,256 82.5% 12.1% 1.8% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0% 90 14:1

Other Nearby Private Schools

School School Type Grades Religion Distance
St. Matthew Catholic School Regular elementary or secondary PK–8th Roman Catholic 0.91 mi.
Harriot Tubman School of Excellence Regular elementary or secondary 5th Christian 1.09 mi.
St. Lawrence Catholic School Regular elementary or secondary PK–8th Roman Catholic 1.96 mi.
Indianapolis Junior Academy Regular elementary or secondary PK–8th Seventh-Day Adventist 2.24 mi.
Bishop Chatard Regular elementary or secondary 9th–12th Roman Catholic 2.56 mi.

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Where is this data from?

Most of the data we use comes from the National Center for Education Statistics’ Private School Universe Survey, which has aimed to gather information about U.S. private schools every other year since 1989. Because the regulation of private schools is handled differently by state, there is no comprehensive list of every private school in the country. The PSS attempts to approximate such a list using various sources, including state education departments, private school associations and religious organizations, and, in some areas, online yellow pages and local government offices.

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