Herron-Riverside High School
Indianapolis · IN · Herron-Riverside High School · Public charter
At a glance
- 16 AP courses offered — Elite
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- Gifted & talented program
- 6 calculus classes · 31 physics · 23 chemistry
- AP rigor: Top 3.7% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: 64th percentile by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
From the school
Herron-Riverside High School reports that 54% of the Class of 2024, the seniors who graduated in June 2024, are attending four-year colleges (Herron-Riverside High School 2024-25 school profile). Source ↗ (page 3)
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How Herron-Riverside High School compares for families
Among the nation's most academically rigorous high schools.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor sits in the top 3.7% of US high schools with 16 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyIN students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Excel Center - Michigan Street, Excel Center - Meadows, Excel Center - West and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
Top 3.7% of US high schools
Gifted/talented program
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2164th percentile by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
Indiana University-Bloomington
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,264/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Pay for college in Indiana
Indiana's public scholarships
Indiana's signature aid is income-qualified and front-loaded: families must enroll in 21st Century Scholars back in middle school. The Frank O'Bannon Grant is the open need-based backstop.
Income-qualified promise: sign up in 7th–8th grade, then earn it with a 2.5 GPA and a Core 40 diploma. Covers up to full public-college tuition. (Must enroll in the program in 7th or 8th grade.)
Official program details ↗Indiana's main need-based grant — awarded on FAFSA financial need with no GPA or test gate. (File the FAFSA by April 15; enroll full-time.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-10-21.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -1.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 388 students:
≈ 34 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $10,016 per student in district revenue, the 34 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $340,544/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excel Center - Michigan Street Indianapolis |
Public · charter | 2.5 | 385 | -64.4% |
| Excel Center - Meadows Indianapolis |
Public · charter | 4.4 | 396 | — |
| Excel Center - West Indianapolis |
Public · charter | 3.8 | 410 | +35.8% |
| KIPP Indy Legacy High Indianapolis |
Public · charter | 3.4 | 349 | +14.8% |
| Ben Davis University High School Indianapolis |
Public | 5.6 | 375 | -3.1% |
| Excel Center - Shadeland Indianapolis |
Public · charter | 7.9 | 404 | — |
| Christel House Watanabe Manual High School Indianapolis |
Public · charter | 5.7 | 458 | +65.9% |
| BELIEVE Circle City High School Indianapolis |
Public · charter | 1.7 | 269 | +124.2% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantHerron-Riverside High School is a public high school in Indianapolis, IN, enrolling 388 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is down 8% from 2021 to 2024.
It offers 16 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 96% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
120 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 64% of U.S. high schools.
It has about 194 students per school counselor.
Herron-Riverside High School reports that 54% of the Class of 2024, the seniors who graduated in June 2024, are attending four-year colleges (Herron-Riverside High School 2024-25 school profile).
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does Herron-Riverside High School offer? Herron-Riverside High School offers 16 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 96% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
How many students attend Herron-Riverside High School? Herron-Riverside High School is a public high school in Indianapolis, IN, enrolling 388 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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