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City of East Chicago School District

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City of East Chicago School District is located in northwest Indiana. City of East Chicago School District has 14.09 square miles of land area and 2.06 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total City of East Chicago School District population is 29,387. City of East Chicago School District median household income is $27,215 in 2010-2014. City of East Chicago School District median house value is $83,000 in 2010-2014. On average, City of East Chicago School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (287 out of 289, bottom 1%) Elementary/Middle School: (286 out of 289, bottom 1%)* Rank: #289
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	9
Population	29,387 (2010-2014), rank #56
Population Growth	-2.64% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,819.38/sq mi, rank #19
Median Household Income:	$27,215 at 2010-2014—-5.58% increase since 2005-2009, rank #287
Median House Price:	$83,000 at 2010-2014—-2.70% increase since 2005-2009, rank #253
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	14.09 sq mi, rank #276
Water Area:	2.06 sq mi (12.78%), rank #59
State:	Indiana
County:	Lake County
City:	East Chicago
Zip:	46312
Area:	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

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City of East Chicago School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

210 East Columbus Dr

East Chicago IN, 46312, Lake County

Phone: 219-391-4100

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	5,042	5,258	5,461	5,675	5,601	5,679	5,905
English Language Learner Students:	717	684	744	836	741	703	804
Total Teachers:	332.99	340.68	355.90	338.00	339.00	315.00	337.00
Prekindergarten:	13.97	15.00	17.10	NA	10.00	8.00	4.00
Kindergarten:	24.70	25.97	26.58	23.00	23.00	21.00	24.00
Elementary:	144.99	154.03	199.86	163.00	151.00	147.00	161.00
Secondary:	149.33	145.68	112.36	152.00	155.00	136.00	145.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	3.00	3.00
Total Other Staff:	489.00	416.00	670.00	382.00	585.00	491.00	567.00
Instructional Aides:	68.00	0.00	128.00	NA	230.00	122.00	159.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	18.00	17.00	29.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	5.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.00	3.00	5.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	3.00	4.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	4.00	0.00	1.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	10.00	8.00	9.00	8.00	8.00	7.00	7.00
District Administrators:	0.00	4.00	5.00	4.00	5.00	7.00	6.00
District Administrative Support:	7.00	10.00	11.00	6.00	4.00	3.00	3.00
School Administrators:	19.00	18.00	20.00	19.00	20.00	19.00	19.00
School Administrative Support:	69.00	70.00	71.00	63.00	66.00	105.00	62.00
Student Support Services:	0.00	49.00	26.00	NA	30.00	25.00	29.00
Other Support Services:	291.00	236.00	365.00	269.00	209.00	191.00	268.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.14	15.43	15.34	16.79	16.52	18.03	17.52

Schools

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	2001 East 135th St, East Chicago IN 46312
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	Grade 5 to Grade 7	2400 Cardinal Dr, East Chicago IN 46312
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	4411 Magoun, East Chicago IN 46312
Carrie Gosch Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	455 East 148th St, East Chicago IN 46312
East Chicago Central High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1100 West Columbus Dr, East Chicago IN 46312
George Washington Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	1401 East 144th St, East Chicago IN 46312
Joseph L Block Jr High School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	2700 Cardinal Dr, East Chicago IN 46312
West Side Junior High School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	4001 Indianapolis Blvd, East Chicago IN 46312
William Mckinley Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 4	4825 Magoun Ave, East Chicago IN 46312

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ECA Test
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	35%	61%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	39.2%	72.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	43.2%	N/A
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	9%	37%
2011	Biology I	End of course	% met std	7.1%	46.9%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	4.5%	N/A
2010	English 10	End of course	% met std	40%	63%
2011	English 10	End of course	% met std	39.2%	71.9%
2012	English 10	End of course	% met std	54.8%	N/A
ISTEP+ Test
2005	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	40%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	43%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	39%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	34%	68%
2009	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	34%	67%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	34%	64%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	41%	64%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	44%	65%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	40%	66%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	39%	65%
2004	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	54%	75%
2005	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	75%
2006	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	55%	73%
2008	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	76%
2009	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	74%
2010	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	69%	79%
2011	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	80.4%	83%
2012	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	78.6%	85%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	54%	72%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	51%	73%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	59%	73%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	56%	72%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	54%	70%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	46%	72%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	57%	76%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	68.3%	78%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	67.9%	79%
2005	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	50%	73%
2006	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	57%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	60%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	56%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	56%	73%
2010	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	67%	77%
2011	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	78.2%	82%
2012	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	69.3%	82%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	50%	73%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	59%	75%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	54%	74%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	62%	75%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	43%	70%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	57%	75%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	66.1%	70%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	61.5%	79%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	49%	71%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	58%	75%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	63.6%	76%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	57%	78%
2005	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	53%	72%
2006	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	52%	73%
2007	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	62%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	61%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	56%	71%
2010	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	46%	71%
2011	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	47.3%	75%
2012	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	55.8%	78%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	50%	72%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	62%	76%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	61%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	61%	77%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	43%	81%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	55.6%	86%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	65.4%	86%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	36%	60%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	30%	64%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	27.7%	67%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	28.8%	67%
2004	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	54%	69%
2005	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	57%	70%
2006	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	59%	71%
2007	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	57%	71%
2008	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	60%	71%
2009	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	56%	69%
2010	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	55%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	52.6%	76%
2012	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	50.5%	78%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	57%	73%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	66%	74%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	67%	78%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	69%	80%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	71%	80%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	50%	72%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	53%	76%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	44.1%	80%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	53%	82%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	24%	54%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	25%	58%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	25.7%	62%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	22.1%	64%
2005	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	45%	69%
2006	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	47%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	47%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	47%	70%
2009	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	39%	67%
2010	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	54%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	58.4%	77%
2012	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	44.6%	75%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	45%	73%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	62%	76%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	61%	78%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	59%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	40%	69%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	35%	73%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	34.6%	75%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	32.5%	78%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	24%	57%
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	34%	64%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	39.3%	68%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	30.5%	71%
2004	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	42%	65%
2005	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	48%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	51%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	49%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	47%	69%
2009	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	36%	65%
2010	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	49%	69%
2011	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	41.2%	72%
2012	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	47.7%	73%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	52%	71%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	52%	72%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	51%	72%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	50%	71%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	45%	74%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	34%	66%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	44%	72%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	33.1%	77%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	40.5%	80%
2005	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	49%	66%
2006	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	48%	67%
2007	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	46%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	40%	66%
2005	Math	9th Grade	% met std	42%	68%
2006	Math	9th Grade	% met std	49%	71%
2007	Math	9th Grade	% met std	43%	67%
2008	Math	9th Grade	% met std	41%	70%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$96,447,000	$17,661		$79,635,000	$14,033		$102,760,000	$18,347
Federal:	$11,884,000	$2,176	12.3%	$10,316,000	$1,818	13.0%	$15,298,000	$2,731	14.9%
State:	$51,356,000	$9,404	53.2%	$54,832,000	$9,662	68.9%	$57,793,000	$10,318	56.2%
Local:	$33,207,000	$6,081	34.4%	$14,487,000	$2,553	18.2%	$29,669,000	$5,297	28.9%
Total Expenditures:	$84,094,000	$15,399		$83,427,000	$14,701		$80,227,000	$14,324
Total Current Expenditures:	$76,826,000	$14,068		$71,423,000	$12,586		$71,006,000	$12,677
Instructional Expenditures:	$36,148,000	$6,619	47.1%	$36,399,000	$6,414	51.0%	$35,448,000	$6,329	49.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$8,326,000	$1,525	10.8%	$8,230,000	$1,450	11.5%	$7,509,000	$1,341	10.6%
Administration:	$14,804,000	$2,711	19.3%	$8,901,000	$1,568	12.5%	$9,955,000	$1,777	14.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$17,548,000	$3,213	22.8%	$17,893,000	$3,153	25.1%	$18,094,000	$3,230	25.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$4,610,000	$844		$9,193,000	$1,620		$5,798,000	$1,035
Construction:	$2,804,000	$513		$5,620,000	$990		$1,166,000	$208
Total Other:	$332,000	$61		$359,000	$63		$395,000	$71
Interest on Debt:	$2,200,000	$403		$2,392,000	$421		$2,708,000	$483

Total Salary:	$35,314,000	$6,467		$36,789,000	$6,483		$36,225,000	$6,468
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$21,412,000	$3,921	60.6%	$23,270,000	$4,100	63.3%	$22,703,000	$4,053	62.7%
Other Salary:	$13,902,000	$2,546	39.4%	$13,519,000	$2,382	36.7%	$13,522,000	$2,414	37.3%
Total Benefit:	$28,067,000	$5,140		$21,818,000	$3,845		$21,349,000	$3,812
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$13,201,000	$2,417	47.0%	$11,564,000	$2,038	53.0%	$11,158,000	$1,992	52.3%
Other Benefit:	$14,866,000	$2,722	53.0%	$10,254,000	$1,807	47.0%	$10,191,000	$1,819	47.7%

* City of East Chicago School District was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.