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Valparaiso Community Schools

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Valparaiso Community Schools is located in north Indiana. Valparaiso Community Schools has 29.55 square miles of land area and 0.41 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Valparaiso Community Schools population is 43,748. Valparaiso Community Schools median household income is $55,627 in 2010-2014. Valparaiso Community Schools median house value is $185,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Valparaiso Community Schools is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (17 out of 289, top 6%) Elementary/Middle School: (12 out of 289, top 4%)* Rank: #14
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	12
Population	43,748 (2010-2014), rank #36
Population Growth	8.92% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,460.52/sq mi, rank #29
Median Household Income:	$55,627 at 2010-2014—-1.85% increase since 2005-2009, rank #73
Median House Price:	$185,600 at 2010-2014—7.04% increase since 2005-2009, rank #11
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	29.55 sq mi, rank #263
Water Area:	0.41 sq mi (1.35%), rank #168
State:	Indiana
County:	Porter County
City:	Valparaiso, Aberdeen
Zip:	46385, 46383
Area:	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

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Valparaiso Community Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

3801 North Campbell St

Valparaiso IN, 46385, Porter County

Phone: 219-531-3000

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	6,403	6,423	6,418	6,385	6,402	6,416	6,317
English Language Learner Students:	185	161	148	147	150	140	135
Total Teachers:	321.90	319.61	338.71	312.00	311.00	310.00	305.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	24.29	23.16	19.94	8.00	13.00	12.00	13.00
Elementary:	143.11	143.64	213.03	160.00	136.00	135.00	132.00
Secondary:	154.50	152.81	105.74	144.00	162.00	163.00	160.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Other Staff:	341.00	354.08	420.00	278.00	337.00	328.00	318.00
Instructional Aides:	33.00	61.65	90.00	NA	92.00	89.00	88.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	4.00	2.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	3.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	15.00	14.00	13.00	9.00	9.00	7.00	8.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	11.00	10.00	9.00	7.00	7.00	6.00	7.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	4.00	3.80	3.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Library/Media Support:	8.00	7.31	11.00	10.00	8.00	8.00	8.00
District Administrators:	2.00	4.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	6.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	4.00	3.00
School Administrators:	17.00	15.00	17.00	16.00	16.00	17.00	16.00
School Administrative Support:	28.00	30.00	41.00	41.00	43.00	40.00	34.00
Student Support Services:	65.00	45.74	42.00	NA	3.00	3.00	3.00
Other Support Services:	159.00	168.58	194.00	189.00	152.00	150.00	148.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.89	20.10	18.95	20.46	20.59	20.70	20.71

Schools

Benjamin Franklin Mid School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	605 Campbell, Valparaiso IN 46385
Central Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	305 Franklin St, Valparaiso IN 46383
Cooks Corners Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	358 Bullseye Lake Rd, Valparaiso IN 46383
Flint Lake Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	4106 North Calumet Ave, Valparaiso IN 46383
Hayes Leonard Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	653 Hayes Leonard Rd, Valparaiso IN 46385
Memorial Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1052 Park Ave, Valparaiso IN 46383
Northview Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	257 Northview Dr, Valparaiso IN 46383
Parkview Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1405 Wood St, Valparaiso IN 46383
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1700 Roosevelt Rd, Valparaiso IN 46383
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1600 Roosevelt Rd, Valparaiso IN 46383
Valparaiso High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2727 North Campbell St, Valparaiso IN 46385

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ECA Test
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74%	61%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	82.7%	72.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	75.9%	N/A
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	50%	37%
2011	Biology I	End of course	% met std	52.3%	46.9%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	61.5%	N/A
2010	English 10	End of course	% met std	81%	63%
2011	English 10	End of course	% met std	80.5%	71.9%
2012	English 10	End of course	% met std	89.3%	N/A
ISTEP+ Test
2005	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	85%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	86%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	84%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	83%	68%
2009	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	82%	67%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	81%	64%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	84%	64%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	87%	65%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	83%	66%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	83%	65%
2004	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	75%
2005	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	75%
2006	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	73%
2008	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	76%
2009	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	74%
2010	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	79%
2011	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	93.9%	83%
2012	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	96.4%	85%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	72%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	73%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	73%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	72%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	70%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	72%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	76%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92%	78%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	92.3%	79%
2005	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	90%	73%
2006	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	90%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	89%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	87%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	85%	73%
2010	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	85%	77%
2011	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	93.2%	82%
2012	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	93.5%	82%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86%	73%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	92%	75%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86%	74%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87%	75%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	79%	70%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87%	75%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	90.1%	70%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.3%	79%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	85%	71%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88%	75%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	92%	76%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	93.3%	78%
2005	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	85%	72%
2006	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	85%	73%
2007	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	88%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	88%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	86%	71%
2010	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	86%	71%
2011	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	84.9%	75%
2012	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	88.6%	78%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	82%	72%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83%	76%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	88%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87%	77%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	91%	81%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	93.8%	86%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	92.2%	86%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	79%	60%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	86%	64%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	86%	67%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	89%	67%
2004	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	85%	69%
2005	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	87%	70%
2006	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	85%	71%
2007	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	85%	71%
2008	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	89%	71%
2009	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	87%	69%
2010	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	88%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	91%	76%
2012	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	87.6%	78%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83%	73%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88%	74%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88%	78%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	89%	80%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90%	80%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82%	72%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86%	76%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87.4%	80%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88.4%	82%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	76%	54%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	82%	58%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	84.4%	62%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	84.9%	64%
2005	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	85%	69%
2006	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	85%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	85%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	85%	70%
2009	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	86%	67%
2010	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	91%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	92.1%	77%
2012	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	90.5%	75%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83%	73%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86%	76%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	88%	78%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80%	69%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82%	73%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.9%	75%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87.2%	78%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	79%	57%
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	84%	64%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	85.5%	68%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	87%	71%
2004	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	83%	65%
2005	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	84%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	82%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	80%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	85%	69%
2009	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	77%	65%
2010	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	88%	69%
2011	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	88.4%	72%
2012	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	90.3%	73%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83%	71%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82%	72%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83%	72%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80%	71%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84%	74%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	80%	66%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	86%	72%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.9%	77%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.2%	80%
2005	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	86%	66%
2006	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	82%	67%
2007	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	85%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	81%	66%
2005	Math	9th Grade	% met std	85%	68%
2006	Math	9th Grade	% met std	86%	71%
2007	Math	9th Grade	% met std	84%	67%
2008	Math	9th Grade	% met std	85%	70%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$72,908,000	$11,360		$62,944,000	$9,858		$79,723,000	$12,453
Federal:	$3,111,000	$485	4.3%	$1,384,000	$217	2.2%	$3,760,000	$587	4.7%
State:	$42,364,000	$6,601	58.1%	$40,552,000	$6,351	64.4%	$40,315,000	$6,297	50.6%
Local:	$27,433,000	$4,274	37.6%	$21,008,000	$3,290	33.4%	$35,648,000	$5,568	44.7%
Total Expenditures:	$61,421,000	$9,570		$63,394,000	$9,929		$63,589,000	$9,933
Total Current Expenditures:	$51,567,000	$8,035		$52,791,000	$8,268		$52,505,000	$8,201
Instructional Expenditures:	$31,121,000	$4,849	60.4%	$31,094,000	$4,870	58.9%	$31,122,000	$4,861	59.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,814,000	$283	3.5%	$1,770,000	$277	3.4%	$1,783,000	$279	3.4%
Administration:	$7,159,000	$1,115	13.9%	$8,459,000	$1,325	16.0%	$7,056,000	$1,102	13.4%
Operations, Food, Other:	$11,473,000	$1,788	22.2%	$11,468,000	$1,796	21.7%	$12,544,000	$1,959	23.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$4,987,000	$777		$5,126,000	$803		$3,873,000	$605
Construction:	$1,387,000	$216		$1,415,000	$222		$697,000	$109
Total Other:	$227,000	$35		$92,000	$14		$160,000	$25
Interest on Debt:	$1,642,000	$256		$2,453,000	$384		$5,067,000	$791

Total Salary:	$30,360,000	$4,730		$31,330,000	$4,907		$31,764,000	$4,962
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$20,742,000	$3,232	68.3%	$21,586,000	$3,381	68.9%	$21,786,000	$3,403	68.6%
Other Salary:	$9,618,000	$1,499	31.7%	$9,744,000	$1,526	31.1%	$9,978,000	$1,559	31.4%
Total Benefit:	$14,380,000	$2,241		$14,714,000	$2,304		$13,211,000	$2,064
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$9,542,000	$1,487	66.4%	$8,738,000	$1,369	59.4%	$8,511,000	$1,329	64.4%
Other Benefit:	$4,838,000	$754	33.6%	$5,976,000	$936	40.6%	$4,700,000	$734	35.6%

* Valparaiso Community Schools was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.