School district · Indiana

Michigan City Area Schools

Michigan City Area Schools in Indiana: 14 public schools with 5,030 students and 13.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,467 per student in FY2024.

Schools
14
Students
5,030
Students per teacher
13.6
IN 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,467
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)
369
Counselors (FTE)
15.0
Students per counselor
335
IN 453 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
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%

28%proficient

+0.1 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 36% · 385 school districts compared

2,178 students tested, grades 3–8 · ILEARN; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Indiana: 42%

29%proficient

+1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 38% · 385 school districts compared

2,178 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
$10.5K15
$10.2K16
$10.5K17
$11.8K18
$11.9K19
$12.4K20
$13.5K21
$16.5K22
$16.1K23
$17.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
22% · $24.6M
State
49% · $55.1M
Local
29% · $31.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,086
Support services
$7,650
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$15.6M
Long-term debt
$50.9M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 2Elementary schools: 8Middle schools: 2High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K3812.7——
Pre-K0———
K–624913.727%34%
Edgewood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–635015.824%35%
Joy Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–641614.234%36%
Knapp Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–640715.636%47%
K–634514.318%20%
Marsh Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–629613.532%39%
Pine Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–639612.535%37%
Pre-K–631215.927%32%
Barker Middle SchoolFree meals for all
7–839011.627%15%
7–832411.022%13%
A K Smith Area Career CenterCareer and technicalFree meals for all
6–1210.1——
Michigan City High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,50615.9——

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
408 S Carroll Ave, Michigan City, IN 46360
Phone
(219)873-2000
Website