Editing Indianapolis (section)

==Education==
{{See also|List of schools in Indianapolis}}

===Primary and secondary schools===
[[File:Shortridge High School Indianapolis Aug 2016.jpg|thumb|Established in 1864, [[Shortridge High School]] is Indiana's oldest free public high school.<ref>{{cite web |last=Herron |first=Arika |title=Shortridge named state's 'most beautiful' public high school |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2017/09/18/shortridge-named-states-most-beautiful-public-high-school/678804001/ |work=The Indianapolis Star |date=September 18, 2017 |access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref>]]
Nine [[K–12]] public [[school district]]s serve residents of the consolidated city as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau (which includes the balance and included cities, and does not include the excluded cities):<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18097_marion/DC20SD_C18097.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Marion County, IN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-06-13}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18097_marion/DC20SD_C18097_SD2MS.txt Text list].</ref>
*[[Franklin Township Community School Corporation]]
*[[Indianapolis Public Schools]]
*[[Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township]]
*[[Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township]]
*[[Metropolitan School District of Pike Township]]
*[[Metropolitan School District of Warren Township]]
*[[Metropolitan School District of Washington Township]]
*[[Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township]]
*[[Perry Township Schools]]
[[Beech Grove City Schools]] and [[Speedway School Town]] only include sections of excluded cities.

Indianapolis Public Schools is the largest district in the city, enrolling about 23,000 students across 60 schools.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indianapolis Public Schools (5385) |url=https://inview.doe.in.gov/corporations/1053850000/school-list |publisher=Indiana Department of Education |access-date=March 4, 2022 |archive-date=December 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208155304/https://inview.doe.in.gov/corporations/1053850000/school-list |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2015, the district began contracting with [[charter school|charter organizations]] and nonprofit managers to operate failing schools.<ref>{{cite news |first=Hayleigh |last=Colombo |title=IPS chooses struggling School 103 as Phalen 'innovation' school |url=https://in.chalkbeat.org/2015/3/4/21092789/ips-chooses-struggling-school-103-as-phalen-innovation-school |work=Chalkbeat Indiana |publisher=[[Chalkbeat]] |date=March 4, 2015 |access-date=December 12, 2020}}</ref> About 63% of the district's students attend traditional neighborhood or [[magnet school]]s, while the remaining 37% are enrolled in independently managed schools.<ref name="Weddle">{{cite news |first=Eric |last=Weddle |title=More IPS Students Attend Innovation Schools As District Enrollment Dips During Pandemic |url=https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/more-ips-students-attend-innovation-schools-as-district-enrollment-dips-during-pandemic |work=WFYI |publisher=Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Media, Inc. |date=October 29, 2020 |access-date=December 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first1=Dylan |last1=Peers McCoy |first2=Stephanie |last2=Wang |title=How Lewis Ferebee forged peace with charter competitors to reshape Indianapolis schools |url=https://in.chalkbeat.org/2019/2/7/21106738/how-lewis-ferebee-forged-peace-with-charter-competitors-to-reshape-indianapolis-schools |work=Chalkbeat Indiana |publisher=[[Chalkbeat]] |date=February 7, 2019 |access-date=December 12, 2020}}</ref> About 18,000 students are enrolled in tuition-free charter schools sponsored by the Indianapolis Mayor's Office of Education Innovation and Indianapolis Charter School Board.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Office of Education Innovation |url=https://www.indy.gov/agency/the-office-of-education-innovation |publisher=City of Indianapolis and Marion County |access-date=December 12, 2020}}</ref>

Indianapolis is home to two state-supported [[Boarding school|residential school]]s, the [[Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired]] and [[Indiana School for the Deaf]]. According to the [[Indiana Department of Education]], about 75 private, parochial, and independent charter schools operate throughout Marion County. Roman Catholic and Christian parochial primary and secondary schools are most prevalent.<ref>{{cite web |title=Largest Private Primary Schools |url=https://www.ibj.com/data?/d/56/largest-private-primary-schools |publisher=IBJ Media |access-date=June 13, 2021 |date=May 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Largest Private Secondary Schools |url=https://www.ibj.com/data?/d/55/largest-private-secondary-schools |publisher=IBJ Media |access-date=June 13, 2021 |date=May 26, 2021}}</ref> Notable independent private schools include the [[International School of Indiana]],<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=International School of Indiana |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |date=June 2021 |last=Kaiser |first=Kristen |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/international-school-of-indiana/ |access-date=July 9, 2024}}</ref> the [[The Orchard School (Indianapolis)|Orchard School]],<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=The Orchard School |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2021 |last=McClelland |first=Helen Jean |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/orchard-school/ |access-date=July 9, 2024}}</ref> and [[Park Tudor School]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Park Tudor School |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2021 |last=McClelland |first=Helen Jean |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/park-tudor-school/ |access-date=July 9, 2024}}</ref> in [[Meridian Hills, Indiana|Meridian Hills]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Meridian Hills |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2021 |last=Donnelly |first=Cathleen F. |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/meridian-hills/ |access-date=July 9, 2024}}</ref>

===Colleges and universities===
[[File:Campus Center - IUPUI - DSC00526.JPG|thumb|IU Indianapolis [[IUPUI Campus Center|Campus Center]]]]
The city is home to two four-year [[public university]] campuses: [[Indiana University Indianapolis]] and [[Purdue University in Indianapolis]]. The two institutions jointly operated [[Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis]] (IUPUI) until its dissolution in 2024.<ref name="IUPUI">{{cite encyclopedia |title=Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |year=2021 |last=Towne |first=Stephen |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/indiana-university-purdue-university-indianapolis-iupui/ |access-date=December 29, 2021}}</ref> IU Indianapolis is an [[List of research universities in the United States|R1]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Michelle |title=Indiana University Indianapolis receives Research 1 designation |url=https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/iu-indianapolis-receives-research-1-designation |work=Inside Indiana Business |access-date=February 14, 2025 |date=February 13, 2025}}</ref> [[urban university|urban]] [[research university]] that enrolls about 25,000 students in 330 different bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs. It is home to 17 degree-granting schools, including the main campus of the [[IU School of Medicine]], the largest medical school by enrollment in the U.S.<ref name="AAMC">{{cite web |title=Table B-1.2: Total Enrollment by U.S. MD-Granting Medical School and Sex, 2017-2018 through 2021-2022 |url=https://www.aamc.org/download/321526/data/factstableb1-2.pdf |publisher=Association of American Medical Colleges |access-date=August 14, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Kirchhoff">{{cite encyclopedia |title=Indiana University School of Medicine |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2021 |last1=Kirchhoff |first1=Stephen |last2=Schneider |first2=William |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/indiana-university-school-of-medicine/ |access-date=December 29, 2021}}</ref>

[[Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana|Ivy Tech]], Indiana's statewide [[community college]] system, enrolls some 21,000 full-time students at its Downtown Indianapolis campus.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Ivy Tech Community College |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2021 |last1=Titus |first1=Charles |last2=Fischer |first2=Jessica |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/ivy-tech-community-college/ |access-date=December 29, 2021}}</ref> Other public institutions with [[satellite campus]]es in the city include Ball State University's [[Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bsu.edu/academics/centersandinstitutes/cap-indy/about |title=About CAP: INDY |website=www.bsu.edu |publisher=Ball State University |access-date=December 29, 2021}}</ref> [[Purdue Polytechnic Institute]], and [[Vincennes University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vinu.edu/web/atc |title=Indianapolis Aviation Technology Center |website=www.vinu.edu |publisher=Vincennes University |access-date=December 29, 2021}}</ref>

Two [[secularity|secular]] [[private universities]] are based in Indianapolis. Founded in 1855, [[Butler University]] serves an enrollment of about 5,000 from its [[Butler–Tarkington, Indianapolis|Butler–Tarkington]] campus.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Butler University |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2021 |last1=Waller |first1=George |last2=McKee |first2=Megan |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/butler-university/ |access-date=December 29, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Largest Colleges and Universities">{{cite web |title=Largest Indiana Colleges And Universities |url=https://www.ibj.com/data?/d/120/largest-indiana-colleges-and-universities |date=October 25, 2021 |newspaper=Indianapolis Business Journal |publisher=IBJ Media Corp. |access-date=December 29, 2021}}</ref> [[Martin University]], Indiana's only [[Minority-serving institution|Predominantly Black Institution]], was founded in 1977 and is located in the [[Martindale–Brightwood, Indianapolis|Martindale–Brightwood]] neighborhood.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Martin University |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2021 |last1=Schwartz |first1=Robert |last2=Blair |first2=Lyndsey |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/martin-university/ |access-date=December 29, 2021}}</ref> [[Indiana Institute of Technology|Indiana Tech]] maintains a branch campus in the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hlcommission.org/component/directory/?Itemid=&Action=ShowBasic&instid=1190 |title=Indiana Institute of Technology |website=www.hlcommission.org |publisher=Higher Learning Commission |access-date=December 29, 2021}}</ref> Two [[seminaries]] are located in the city: [[Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary]] and [[Christian Theological Seminary]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Christian Theological Seminary |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |orig-date=1994 |year=2021 |last1=Becker |first1=Edwin |last2=Seay |first2=Scott |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/christian-theological-seminary/ |access-date=December 29, 2021}}</ref> Three religiously affiliated universities based in the city are [[Indiana Bible College]], the [[University of Indianapolis]],<ref name="Largest Colleges and Universities"/> and [[Marian University (Indiana)|Marian University]].<ref name="Largest Colleges and Universities"/> The [[College of Biblical Studies]] and [[Indiana Wesleyan University]] operate satellite sites in Indianapolis.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indwes.edu/adult-graduate/locations/indianapolis-north/ |title=Indianapolis (North) Ed. Center |website=www.indwes.edu |publisher=Indiana Wesleyan University |access-date=December 29, 2021 |archive-date=December 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229194921/https://www.indwes.edu/adult-graduate/locations/indianapolis-north/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Libraries ===
[[File:American Legion Mall - panoramio.jpg|thumb|[[Central Library (Indianapolis)|Central Library]], the main branch of the Indianapolis Public Library system]]
Founded in 1873, the [[Indianapolis Public Library]] (IndyPL) consists of the [[Central Library (Indianapolis)|Central Library]] and 24 branches throughout Marion County.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |year=2021 |title=Libraries & Archives |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/libraries-and-archives/ |access-date=July 7, 2023 |orig-date=1994 |last2=Fischer |first2=Jessica Erin |last1=Pumroy |first1=Eric L.}}</ref> Central Library's special collections include the Center for Black Literature & Culture, the [[Chris Gonzalez Collection]], and the [[Nina Mason Pulliam Indianapolis Special Collections Room]]. The library collection contains nearly 1.7 million materials staffed by 410 full-time employees and has a circulation of 14.6 million, making it the ninth largest library by circulation in the U.S.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Library |first=A. L. A. |title=LibGuides: Library Statistics and Figures: The Nation's Largest Public Libraries |url=https://libguides.ala.org/librarystatistics/largest-public-libs |access-date=March 15, 2024 |website=libguides.ala.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |date=January 1, 2021 |title=Annual Report 2021 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.30875/b75dea7e-en |journal=Annual Report |doi=10.30875/b75dea7e-en |isbn=978-92-870-5131-8 |issn=2519-3082}}</ref>

Indianapolis is also home to the [[Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau]], the state's largest public library.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |year=2021 |title=Indiana State Library |encyclopedia=Digital Encyclopedia of Indianapolis |publisher=Indianapolis Public Library |url=https://indyencyclopedia.org/indiana-state-library/ |access-date=July 7, 2023 |orig-date=1994 |last2=Fischer |first2=Jessica Erin |last1=Logsdon |first1=Robert L.}}</ref> Notable academic libraries in the city include IU Indianapolis's [[IUPUI University Library|University Library]] and Butler University's [[Irwin Library]].