School district · Indiana

Merrillville Community School Corp

Merrillville Community School Corp in Indiana: 8 public schools with 5,904 students and 13.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,713 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
5,904
Students per teacher
13.9
IN 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,713
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)
426
Counselors (FTE)
10.0
Students per counselor
590
IN 453 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 4.0

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%

28%proficient

−0.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 70% of school districts in Indiana

Median 36% · 385 school districts compared

2,443 students tested, grades 3–8 · ILEARN; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Indiana: 42%

29%proficient

+2.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 68% of school districts in Indiana

Median 38% · 385 school districts compared

2,425 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
$9.4K15
$9.1K16
$9.6K17
$10.0K18
$10.1K19
$10.4K20
$10.6K21
$11.8K22
$10.7K23
$12.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
12% · $13.7M
State
51% · $58.6M
Local
38% · $43.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,884
Support services
$5,149
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$14.1M
Long-term debt
$194.8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–433012.526%29%
Pre-K–446614.937%39%
Pre-K–453514.718%30%
John Wood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–422710.836%46%
Pre-K–456513.142%47%
5–678813.028%33%
Pierce Middle SchoolFree meals for all
7–887812.825%16%
Merrillville High SchoolFree meals for all
9–122,11515.3——

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
6701 Delaware St, Merrillville, IN 46410
Phone
(219)650-5300
Website