School district · Indiana

Gary Community School Corp

Gary Community School Corp in Indiana: 11 public schools with 4,383 students and 15.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,493 per student in FY2024.

Schools
11
Students
4,383
Students per teacher
15.5
IN 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$21,493
IN $13.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
282
Counselors (FTE)
5.0
Students per counselor
877
IN 453 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
4.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Indiana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Indiana: 41%

10%proficient

+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 96% of school districts in Indiana

Median 36% · 385 school districts compared

1,886 students tested, grades 3–8 · ILEARN; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Indiana: 42%

7.0%proficient

+1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 95% of school districts in Indiana

Median 38% · 385 school districts compared

1,881 students tested, grades 3–8 · ILEARN; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$11.5K15
$13.4K16
$11.2K17
$14.1K18
$11.8K19
$12.6K20
$13.2K21
$19.8K22
$27.7K23
$21.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
27% · $31.2M
State
41% · $47.2M
Local
32% · $36.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,430
Support services
$11,333
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$7.4M
Long-term debt
$62.6M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 2High schools: 2Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Banneker Elementary at MarquetteFree meals for all
K–529318.015%13%
Beveridge Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–537416.74.1%7.7%
Daniel Hale Williams Elem SchFree meals for all
K–545015.912%7.0%
Frankie Woods McCullough AcademyFree meals for all
Pre-K–547215.66.2%8.6%
Glen Park Acad for Excel in LrnFree meals for all
K–556615.37.2%9.1%
Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev CtrFree meals for all
Pre-K–K23123.1——
Bailly Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–835512.814%5.9%
Gary Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–836514.413%2.5%
Gary Career CenterCareer and technicalFree meals for all
6–120———
West Side Leadership AcademyFree meals for all
9–121,23218.0——
Gary Virtual Academy
K–124520.04.8%0.0%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
900 Gerry St, Gary, IN 46406
Phone
(219)881-5401
Website