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Aspire Charter Academy

Gary, Indiana · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

684
Students enrolled
1
Public schools
33
Classroom teachers (FTE)
20.7:1
Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

  • Kindergarten 77
  • Grade 1 78
  • Grade 2 80
  • Grade 3 77
  • Grade 4 76
  • Grade 5 77
  • Grade 6 73
  • Grade 7 77
  • Grade 8 69

By race/ethnicity

  • Black or African American 81%
  • Hispanic/Latino 10%
  • Two or more races 8%
  • White <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

96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 657 of 684 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 89%
  • Reduced-price lunch 7%

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

$18,047 spent per student on day-to-day operations Indiana median: $12,990 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $12,559
  • Support services $4,352
  • Other (food service, etc.) $1,135

Where the money comes from

  • Local 6%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 36%

Total revenue $12.2 milliontotal spending $10.4 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 08

Locale (NCES)

Suburb: Large

Total staff (FTE)

81

District office

4900 W 15th Ave, Gary IN 46406

County

Lake County

Official website

NCES District ID

1800071

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About Aspire Charter Academy

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

Our belief is simple: Set high standards, make expectations clear, provide meaningful instruction, and watch children excel. Every student is given the tools for success—in and out of the classroom. With a commitment to hard work, good citizenship, and personal responsibility, students at Aspire Charter Academy experience a safe, secure learning environment where achievement thrives
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