School district · Indiana

School City of Hammond

School City of Hammond in Indiana: 14 public schools with 9,755 students and 17.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,230 per student in FY2024.

Schools
14
Students
9,755
Students per teacher
17.6
IN 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,230
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)
554
Counselors (FTE)
29.0
Students per counselor
336
IN 453 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
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%

16%proficient

−1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 89% of school districts in Indiana

Median 36% · 385 school districts compared

4,275 students tested, grades 3–8 · ILEARN; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Indiana: 42%

12%proficient

−0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 88% of school districts in Indiana

Median 38% · 385 school districts compared

4,255 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
$11.7K15
$10.6K16
$10.4K17
$10.9K18
$11.1K19
$11.2K20
$12.0K21
$14.2K22
$14.9K23
$14.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
20% · $42.4M
State
54% · $111.6M
Local
26% · $54.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,085
Support services
$6,319
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$21.8M
Long-term debt
$170.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 9Middle schools: 2High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–656517.814%11%
Pre-K–662216.013%7.2%
Pre-K–6——15%13%
Pre-K–655715.517%11%
Pre-K–661116.812%15%
Pre-K–670519.419%20%
Pre-K–657015.715%21%
Pre-K–675517.624%26%
Pre-K–675420.213%12%
7–866318.717%5.0%
7–869315.614%5.5%
Area Career CenterCareer and technical
6–120———
Hammond Central High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,81421.2——
Morton Senior High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,44618.9——

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
41 Williams Street, Hammond, IN 46320
Phone
(219)933-2400
Website