The Metropolitan School District of Pike Township is a
school district in the northwestern portion of
Marion County,
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1937 for grades K-12, the district is relatively diverse, with a 91.1% nonwhite student population, with over 400 international students who represent 41 different countries and speak 50 languages.[citation needed]
The district has nine
elementary schools, three
middle schools, one
high school, and one alternative learning school. The average student/teacher ratio is 17 to 1 in academic classrooms. It maintains a 94% graduation rate at the high school level, with nearly 64% proceeding to
post-secondary education. Four of its schools—Fishback, New Augusta South, New Augusta North, and Eagle Creek—are year-round schools. The high school,
Pike High School, is an
International Baccalaureate school as of 2004, and boasts a Freshman Center, opening the same year.
Current district staff
Superintendent of Schools: Dr. Flora J. Reichanadter
Asst. Superintendent of Secondary Education: Dr. Maggie Bishop
Asst. Superintendent of Elementary Education: Dr. Larry D. Young
Chief Financial Officer: Linda Searles
Director of Community and Student Services: Patricia Burton
Director of School Facilities and Security: Raul Rivas
Director of Human Resources: Eric Parquet
Director of Information Services: Todd Riker
Director of Purchasing: Dave Koch
Director of Security: Allen Kasper
Director of Special Education: Jill Slavin
Director of Instruction and Professional Development: Mary Kay Hunt
Director of Curriculum and Programs: Cynthia Huffman