Gary Lighthouse Charter School 鈥� Lake County, IN

Key statistics

1,138

Students enrolled

1

Public schools

75

Classroom teachers (FTE)

15.2:1

Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

Kindergarten 72
Grade 1 77
Grade 2 63
Grade 3 73
Grade 4 78
Grade 5 81
Grade 6 79
Grade 7 84
Grade 8 87
Grade 9 127
Grade 10 113
Grade 11 115
Grade 12 89

By race/ethnicity

Black or African American 87%
Hispanic/Latino 9%
Two or more races 3%
White 1%
American Indian or Alaska Native <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 1,125 of 1,138 students in the district's schools

Free lunch 99%
Reduced-price lunch <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$17,469 spent per student on day-to-day operations Indiana median: $12,990 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $8,165
Support services $8,763
Other (food service, etc.) $541

Where the money comes from

Local <1%
State 62%
Federal 37%

Total revenue $18.8 milliontotal spending $19.7 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

KG to 12

Locale (NCES)

Suburb: Large

Total staff (FTE)

128

District office

725 Clark Road, Gary IN 46406

Phone

(219) 880-1762

County

Lake County

Official website

NCES District ID

1800052

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About Gary Lighthouse Charter School

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All students will be taught by a highly effective teacher in a nurturing environment and will achieve at high levels. Each student will develop the knowledge, skills and values necessary for responsible citizenship and life-long learning. The impact of our collective efforts will fundamentally change public education.

Public Schools in Gary Lighthouse Charter School (1)

All levels Elementary Middle High Other