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School City of Whiting

Whiting, Indiana · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

1,091
Students enrolled
3
Public schools
64
Classroom teachers (FTE)
17.0:1
Students per teacher

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

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 30
  • Kindergarten 51
  • Grade 1 58
  • Grade 2 58
  • Grade 3 62
  • Grade 4 67
  • Grade 5 70
  • Grade 6 81
  • Grade 7 88
  • Grade 8 81
  • Grade 9 127
  • Grade 10 118
  • Grade 11 100
  • Grade 12 100

By race/ethnicity

  • Hispanic/Latino 78%
  • White 15%
  • Black or African American 4%
  • Two or more races 2%
  • Asian <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

67% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 732 of 1,091 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 57%
  • Reduced-price lunch 10%

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

$13,058 spent per student on day-to-day operations Indiana median: $12,990 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $6,790
  • Support services $5,657
  • Other (food service, etc.) $611

Where the money comes from

  • Local 22%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 10%

Total revenue $15.7 milliontotal spending $15.4 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

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Suburb: Large

Total staff (FTE)

191

District office

1500 Center St, Whiting IN 46394

County

Lake County

Official website

NCES District ID

1813200

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About School City of Whiting

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

The Whiting Public Schools serve students from Pre-School through High School Nathan Hale Elementary School emphasizes early childhood intervention strategies and computer based learning tools to give every child a good start. The Nathan Hale 91ÖÆƬwork Club and the Read-Up program promote achievement. Nathan Hale introduces music, art, and athletics. Whiting Middle School recognizes that students in grades 6, 7, and 8 are unique. The Middle School meets their specific needs. Whiting High School offers more opportunities for students to find themselves in music, art, journalism, sports, and academic teams. Computer-assisted drafting and other technical programs help students learn work skills, while college prep classes prepare others to go on.
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