Indianapolis is a highly-ranked city in education, with 19 Blue Ribbon schools and 27 NAYEC Accredited preschools
City: Indianapolis
State: Indiana
Best Cities Overall Rank: 55
About Indianapolis:
Both Jane Pauley and David Letterman began their television careers in Indianapolis.
Indianapolis is a city that values education, with 19 Blue Ribbon schools and 27 NAYEC Accredited preschools.
County: Marion
Population: 798,382
Official website for city visitors’ bureau/city: Visitors’ bureau website
Newspaper with the largest circulation: Indianapolis Star
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Education rank: 7
High School graduation rate 2008: 57.6%
Blue Ribbon Schools, 2003-2009: 19
Blue Ribbon Schools per 100,000 people: 2.38
NEAYC-accredited preschools: 27
NAEYC schools per 100,000 people: 3.38
NAEP State proficiency reading, grade 8: 266
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 13.80
Total Expenditures Per Student: $14,479
Health rank: 59
Quality children’s hospitals: 1
Hospitals per 100,000 people: 0.12
Quality Pediatricians: 3
Quality Pediatricians per 100,000: 0.37
Average number of Unhealthy Air Quality days between 2006-2008, by county: 0
Safety rank: 63
Violent Crimes, 2008: 9,735
Violent Crime Rate per 100,000: 1219.34
Sex Offenders: 1071
Sex Offenders per 100,000: 134.15
Economy rank: 62
Travel time to work, 2006-2008, in minutes: 22.1
Percent of labor force unemployed, January 2010: 9.3
Best Performing Cities Job Index: 1091.43
Median Home List Price: $112,900
Recreation Rank: 49
Parkland acreage, 2008 (includes pools and playgrounds): 10,867
Parkland per 100,000: 1361.13
