Indianapolis Public Schools

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Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS)
Location
120 East Walnut Street Indianapolis, Indiana City of Indianapolis United States
District information
Grades	K–12
Established	1853; 171 years ago (1853)
Superintendent	Alessia Johnson (elected in June of 2019)
Students and staff
Students	31,885 [1]
Teachers	2,579
Staff	4,090
Athletic conference	IPS Conference Pioneer Conference
District mascot	Tech Titans Attucks Tigers Shortridge Blue Devils Washington Continentals
Other information
High School Graduation Rate (Class of 2016)	76.9% [1]
High School Graduates (Class of 2016)	869
Website	www.myips.org

Location of public school districts within Marion County; IPS is in  

Location of Marion County within Indiana

Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) is the largest school district in Indianapolis, and the second largest school district in the state of Indiana as of 2021, behind Fort Wayne Community Schools.^[2] The district's headquarters are in the John Morton-Finney Center for Educational Services.^[3]

The district's official name is the School City of Indianapolis, and it 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. Indianapolis Public Schools is the only school corporation in central Indiana to offer choice programs at no cost to students^{[citation needed]}.

The Indianapolis Public Schools district operates a number of public schools that are significant to the history of both Indianapolis and Indiana. In particular, Indianapolis Public Schools operates Shortridge High School, the first public high school in Indiana; Arsenal Technical High School, a multi-building campus located on the grounds of a former U.S. Civil War Arsenal; and Crispus Attucks High School, the first public high school in Indiana to serve black students in compliance with school segregation.