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Highland School Town is located in northwest Indiana. Highland School Town has 6.94 square miles of land area and 0.02 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Highland School Town population is 23,429. Highland School Town median household income is $62,738 in 2010-2014. Highland School Town median house value is $152,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Highland School Town is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (151 out of 289, bottom 48%) Elementary/Middle School: (53 out of 289, top 18%)* Rank: #96
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	6
Population	23,429 (2010-2014), rank #74
Population Growth	3.20% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	3,367.03/sq mi, rank #4
Median Household Income:	$62,738 at 2010-2014—4.83% increase since 2005-2009, rank #38
Median House Price:	$152,000 at 2010-2014—0.93% increase since 2005-2009, rank #46
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	6.94 sq mi, rank #282
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.33%), rank #273
State:	Indiana
County:	Lake County
City:	Highland
Zip:	46322
Area:	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

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Highland School Town Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

9145 Kennedy Ave

Highland IN, 46322, Lake County

Phone: 219-922-5615

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,240	3,242	3,316	3,398	3,407	3,421	3,476
English Language Learner Students:	101	92	112	128	148	149	156
Total Teachers:	174.00	182.00	169.38	151.00	159.00	160.00	157.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	13.32	12.84	8.86	8.00	8.00	7.00	7.00
Elementary:	68.98	74.36	97.73	60.00	63.00	67.00	67.00
Secondary:	91.70	94.80	62.79	83.00	88.00	86.00	83.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Other Staff:	194.00	199.50	181.00	115.00	224.00	223.00	202.00
Instructional Aides:	34.75	36.00	27.00	NA	52.00	51.00	20.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	9.00	7.00	8.00	4.00	8.00	6.00	5.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	12.00	11.00	11.00	7.00	8.00	9.00	9.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	5.00	5.00	5.00	2.00	3.00	4.00	4.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	7.00	6.00	6.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
District Administrators:	1.00	3.00	3.00	2.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
District Administrative Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
School Administrators:	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00
School Administrative Support:	18.00	19.00	19.00	18.00	23.00	23.00	23.00
Student Support Services:	25.00	28.00	27.00	NA	3.00	3.00	3.00
Other Support Services:	79.25	80.50	71.00	69.00	109.00	110.00	121.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.62	17.81	19.58	22.50	21.43	21.38	22.14

Schools

Allen J Warren Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	2901 100th St, Highland IN 46322
Highland High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	9135 Erie St, Highland IN 46322
Highland Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	2941 41st St, Highland IN 46322
Judith Morton Johnston Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	8220 Fifth St, Highland IN 46322
Mildred Merkley Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	9340 Fifth St, Highland IN 46322
Southridge Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	9221 Johnston St, Highland IN 46322

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ECA Test
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	69%	61%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74.9%	72.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74.2%	N/A
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	50%	37%
2011	Biology I	End of course	% met std	56.5%	46.9%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	68.8%	N/A
2010	English 10	End of course	% met std	70%	63%
2011	English 10	End of course	% met std	77.9%	71.9%
2012	English 10	End of course	% met std	87.3%	N/A
ISTEP+ Test
2005	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	70%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	68%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	69%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	72%	68%
2009	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	71%	67%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	72%	64%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	62%	64%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	62%	65%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	68%	66%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	66%	65%
2004	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	75%
2005	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	75%
2006	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	73%
2008	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	76%
2009	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	74%
2010	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	79%
2011	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	92.9%	83%
2012	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	92.1%	85%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	72%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	73%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	74%	73%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	72%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	77%	70%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	72%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	76%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79.6%	78%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	81.7%	79%
2005	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	80%	73%
2006	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	84%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	84%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	83%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	80%	73%
2010	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	81%	77%
2011	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	88%	82%
2012	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	90.2%	82%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80%	73%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79%	75%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76%	74%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84%	75%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	77%	70%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	76%	75%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	78.8%	70%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75.1%	79%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	79%	71%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	79%	75%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	84.6%	76%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.9%	78%
2005	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	77%	72%
2006	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	77%	73%
2007	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	84%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	80%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	80%	71%
2010	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	83%	71%
2011	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	80.8%	75%
2012	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	74.5%	78%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	69%	72%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79%	76%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	78%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83%	77%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82%	81%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84%	86%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82.2%	86%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	74%	60%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	69%	64%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	68.8%	67%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	67.2%	67%
2004	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	82%	69%
2005	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	80%	70%
2006	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	80%	71%
2007	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	78%	71%
2008	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	83%	71%
2009	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	78%	69%
2010	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	91%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	83.7%	76%
2012	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	82%	78%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82%	73%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	66%	74%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83%	78%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87%	80%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87%	80%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76%	72%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	91%	76%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88%	80%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.2%	82%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	58%	54%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	78%	58%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	76.5%	62%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	69.5%	64%
2005	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	82%	69%
2006	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	74%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	74%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	76%	70%
2009	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	84%	67%
2010	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	83%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	90.6%	77%
2012	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	79.9%	75%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82%	73%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85%	76%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82%	78%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78%	69%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80%	73%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.9%	75%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83.5%	78%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	75%	57%
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	78%	64%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	81.6%	68%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	69.6%	71%
2004	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	75%	65%
2005	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	77%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	76%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	73%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	79%	69%
2009	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	81%	65%
2010	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	86%	69%
2011	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	84.7%	72%
2012	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	86.6%	73%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83%	71%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80%	72%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	78%	72%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79%	71%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84%	74%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83%	66%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	91%	72%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	91.7%	77%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	95.3%	80%
2005	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	75%	66%
2006	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	74%	67%
2007	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	75%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	75%	66%
2005	Math	9th Grade	% met std	74%	68%
2006	Math	9th Grade	% met std	72%	71%
2007	Math	9th Grade	% met std	69%	67%
2008	Math	9th Grade	% met std	72%	70%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$38,981,000	$11,755		$32,161,000	$9,465		$35,981,000	$10,561
Federal:	$1,791,000	$540	4.6%	$1,197,000	$352	3.7%	$1,883,000	$553	5.2%
State:	$22,322,000	$6,732	57.3%	$21,627,000	$6,365	67.2%	$21,399,000	$6,281	59.5%
Local:	$14,868,000	$4,484	38.1%	$9,337,000	$2,748	29.0%	$12,699,000	$3,727	35.3%
Total Expenditures:	$30,475,000	$9,190		$35,679,000	$10,500		$35,390,000	$10,387
Total Current Expenditures:	$24,777,000	$7,472		$25,394,000	$7,473		$27,132,000	$7,964
Instructional Expenditures:	$13,077,000	$3,944	52.8%	$13,588,000	$3,999	53.5%	$14,502,000	$4,257	53.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,701,000	$513	6.9%	$1,686,000	$496	6.6%	$2,187,000	$642	8.1%
Administration:	$4,351,000	$1,312	17.6%	$4,304,000	$1,267	16.9%	$4,508,000	$1,323	16.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$5,648,000	$1,703	22.8%	$5,816,000	$1,712	22.9%	$5,935,000	$1,742	21.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,701,000	$815		$7,325,000	$2,156		$4,917,000	$1,443
Construction:	$1,152,000	$347		$4,622,000	$1,360		$2,978,000	$874
Total Other:	$106,000	$32		$131,000	$39		$156,000	$46
Interest on Debt:	$1,654,000	$499		$1,761,000	$518		$1,983,000	$582

Total Salary:	$13,424,000	$4,048		$13,753,000	$4,047		$14,961,000	$4,391
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$8,564,000	$2,583	63.8%	$8,856,000	$2,606	64.4%	$9,533,000	$2,798	63.7%
Other Salary:	$4,860,000	$1,466	36.2%	$4,897,000	$1,441	35.6%	$5,428,000	$1,593	36.3%
Total Benefit:	$7,557,000	$2,279		$8,685,000	$2,556		$8,714,000	$2,558
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$4,319,000	$1,302	57.2%	$4,582,000	$1,348	52.8%	$4,730,000	$1,388	54.3%
Other Benefit:	$3,238,000	$976	42.8%	$4,103,000	$1,207	47.2%	$3,984,000	$1,169	45.7%

* Highland School Town was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.