Indianapolis Public School Board District 5
Indianapolis Public Schools, Indiana
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 64 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 320,504 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(6,851,073 ÷ 320,504) ÷ ln(50,000) = 64.15, measured against a statewide vote in IN (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Deciding how school district money is spent
- Picking the superintendent
- Choosing curriculum, within state rules
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control,
Candidates
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Nicole Carey is the District 5 Commissioner and current vice president of the Indianapolis Public Schools Board. She is founder and CEO of Convergence Global, a research and consulting firm.
Democratic · declared
Pearl Taylor owns Pearl's Sewtique, a clothing business. She is a licensed professional stylist, coach, youth mentor, and Freedom Readers Fellow with RISE Indy.
Democratic · declared
Yuri Smith Sr. is an Indianapolis Public Schools graduate and education professional who works with Global Prep Academy. He leads Y2G Indy and Indy's Inner City Chess Club, and serves on the Riverside Regional Park Foundation board.