Education
Establishing conditions to promote children’s educational achievements begins before birth and continues into the elementary school years. With a strong beginning – followed by ongoing quality education, learning environments, and support – children are more likely to stay on track in school and graduate, pursue post-secondary education and training, and successfully transition to adulthood.
How are median wages impacted by education level?
According to the 2022 Indiana Readiness Report, the median wages by education levels in the United States are:
- Less than a high school diploma: $30,950
- High school diploma: $39,050
- Some college or Associates degree: $44,850
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: $72,000
Bullying, defined by statute IC 20-33-8-.2, is overt, unwanted, repeated acts or gestures, including verbal or written communications or images transmitted in any manner (including digitally or electronically), physical acts committed, aggression, or any other behaviors, that are committed by a student or group of students against another student with the intent to harass, ridicule, humiliate, intimidate, or harm the other targeted student and create for the targeted student an objectively hostile school environment that:
1. places the targeted student in reasonable fear of harm to the targeted student’s person or property;
2. has a substantially detrimental effect on the targeted student’s physical or mental health;
3. has the effect of substantially interfering with the targeted student’s academic performance; or
4. has the effect of substantially interfering with the targeted student’s ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, and privileges provided by the school.
In order to reduce bullying events and mitigate its impacts, school corporations are also required to provide training concerning the school’s bullying prevention and reporting polices, to employees and volunteers who have direct, ongoing contact with students. This requirement is outlined in IC 20-26-5-34.2.
Years included: 2023
Source: Indiana Department of Education
Chronic absence occurs when a student is absent from school for 10 percent (10%) or more of a school year for any reason. Chronic absence is different from habitual truancy. Habitual truancy is an absence from school for 10 days or more without being excused or without being absent under a parental request.
Years included: 2023
Source: Indiana Department of Education
Graduation rate is the percentage of students within a cohort who graduate within their expected graduation year.
Years included: 2023
Source: Indiana Department of Education
Remedial education is an educational pathway designed to bring up a student’s academic competencies to match those of their peers. Most institutions have differing versions of what remediation looks like and varying determinations for who qualifies for remediation, but generally, remedial education consists of noncredit courses in reading, writing, and math, that the student should have learned in high school.
Years included: 2021
Source: Indiana Commission for Higher Education
Dropout rate is the cumulative number of individuals between the ages of 16 and 24 who are not in school and have not earned a high school diploma or diploma equivalent. This cumulative measure is also known as the “status” dropout rate because it captures a snapshot of the current status of the age group, regardless of the reason for dropping out.
Years included: 2023
Source: Indiana Department of Education
The Early Learning Access Index is a methodology developed by Early Learning Indiana to both quantify and qualify childcare access throughout Indiana. The index captures four factors that have influence on childcare access in Indiana; capacity, quality, affordability, and choice. Each of the four factors are weighted and result in an index score that ranges from the lowest of 0 (lowest access) to 100 (highest access). The index score is calculated both on a state level and on an individual county level.
Years included: 2022, 2023
Source: Early Learning Indiana
Graduation rate is the percentage of students within a cohort who graduate within their expected graduation year.
Years included: 2023
Source: Indiana Department of Education
Indiana’s Learning Evaluation and Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) is a measure of student achievement and growth according to Indiana Academic Standards for students grades three through eight. One of the included measures for all students in grades three through eight is English Language Arts (ELA).
Years included: 2023
Source: Indiana Department of Education
Indiana’s Learning Evaluation and Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) is a measure of student achievement and growth according to Indiana Academic Standards for students grades 3 through 8. One of the included measures for all students grades 3 through 8 is math proficiency.
Years included: 2023
Source: Indiana Department of Education
School counselors are certified/licenses educators that promote educational success for all students by developing and
managing school counseling programming related to academic, career, social, and emotional growth. School counselors
use facilitative, consultative, and collaborative leadership skills to provide educational opportunities for students. School
counselors must meet certain qualifications including:
1. holding a master’s degree in school counseling;
2. meet state certification/licensure standards;
3. fulfill continuing education requirements.
Years included: 2023
Source: Indiana Department of Education
School discipline is any incident classified as a suspension, expulsion, or bullying incident as reported by schools on their discipline report. Every school has a unique handbook and disciplinary conduct policy, but disciplinary incidents often include alcohol, drugs, weapons on campus, vandalism, attendance, fighting, bullying, and destruction of property.
Years included: 2023
Source: Indiana Department of Education
School Social Workers are trained professionals who can assist with mental health concerns, behavioral concerns, positive behavioral support, academic, and classroom support, consultation with teachers, parents, and administrators as well as provide individual and group counseling/therapy. To be a licensed school social worker in Indiana, an individual must hold a Master’s degree from an approved school social worker program and must also obtain a School Social Worker license.
Years included: 2023
Source: Indiana Department of Education
School psychologists have specialized and advanced graduate degrees relevant to both psychology and education to support students’ ability to learn and teachers’ ability to teach. They apply expertise in mental health, learning, and behavior to help the student succeed academically, socially, behaviorally, and emotionally. To be a school psychologist, an individual must hold a Master’s degree, or higher, from an approved school psychologist program and must also be credentialed in the state in which they work.
Years included: 2023
Source: Indiana Department of Education
School nurses are defined by the Indiana Code and refers to an individual who:
- Is employed by a school;
- Is licensed as a registered nurse under IC 25-23; and
- Meets the requirements set forth in 515 IAC 8-1-47
Years included: 2023
Source: Indiana Department of Education
Student arrests occur when a student42 (any child enrolled in a public or nonpublic school at any grade between kindergarten and grade 12) is taken into police custody, on or off campus, after allegedly committing an act that would be classified as a crime.
Years included: 2023
Source: Indiana Department of Education
Find informative videos series that gives an overview of of Indiana’s College & Career programs and available resources across the state.
Find informative videos series that gives an overview of of Indiana’s College & Career programs and available resources across the state.
Find informative videos series that gives an overview of of Indiana’s College & Career programs and available resources across the state.
Find informative videos series that gives an overview of of Indiana’s College & Career programs and available resources across the state.
Find informative videos series that gives an overview of of Indiana’s College & Career programs and available resources across the state.
College enrollment, also called the college-going rate, is the number of students registered to attend a college or university in Indiana. Enrollment is generally calculated as a snapshot in time, usually in the fall, but can also be determined using the percentage of high school graduates in a given year who are registered to attend a postsecondary program. College enrollment can be measured by degree type, demographics, full-time enrollment vs part-time enrollment, and institution type. Years included: 2021 cohort | Source: Indiana Commission for Higher Education
The IREAD-3 assessment was developed and implemented to measure student reading skills based on Indiana Academic Standards, through the third grade. Assessment data is used to ensure that every student receives appropriate reading instruction based on their individual needs. Years included: 2023 | Source: Indiana Department of Education, IYI Data Request
Indiana educators retained the previous school year. Years included: 2023 | Source: Indiana Department of Education via IYI Data Request
Indiana Youth Institute Data Brief
Indiana Youth Institute Data Brief
Indiana Youth Institute Data Brief
Indiana Youth Institute Data Brief
Indiana Youth Institute Data Brief
Source: Gray-Lobe, G., Pathak, P. A., & Walters, C. R. (2021). The long-term effects of universal preschool in Boston.
Source: Urban Institute (2020). Declining School Enrollment Spells Trouble for Education Funding.
Indiana Youth Institute Issue Brief
Source: U.S Department of Health and Human Services (2020). Policy Statement to support the alignment of health and early learning systems.
Source: Hill KG, Bailey JA, Steeger CM, et al. (2020). Outcomes of Childhood Preventive Intervention Across 2 Generations: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.
Indiana Youth Institute Issue Brief
Source: Gallup (2019). Engagement and Hope Positively Influence Student Outcomes.
Source: Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (2019). Effects of Frequency of Early Intervention on Spoken Language and Literacy Levels of Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Preschool and Elementary School.
Source: Arizona State University; Decision Center for Educational Excellence (2019). Research-Based Interventions to Improve High School Graduation Rates.
Source: Attendance works (n.d.). Making the Case: How Good Afterschool Programs Improve School-day Attendance.