Munster School Town

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Munster School Town is located in northwest Indiana. Munster School Town has 7.53 square miles of land area and 0.08 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Munster School Town population is 23,325. Munster School Town median household income is $72,532 in 2010-2014. Munster School Town median house value is $200,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Munster School Town is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (8 out of 289, top 3%) Elementary/Middle School: (25 out of 289, top 9%)* Rank: #16
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	23,325 (2010-2014), rank #75
Population Growth	5.69% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	3,062.90/sq mi, rank #8
Median Household Income:	$72,532 at 2010-2014—1.52% increase since 2005-2009, rank #16
Median House Price:	$200,100 at 2010-2014—1.42% increase since 2005-2009, rank #7
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	7.53 sq mi, rank #281
Water Area:	0.08 sq mi (1.06%), rank #246
State:	Indiana
County:	Lake County
City:	Munster
Zip:	46321
Area:	Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

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Munster School Town Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

8616 Columbia Ave

Munster IN, 46321, Lake County

Phone: 219-836-9111

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	4,121	4,158	4,110	4,150	4,151	4,307	4,442
English Language Learner Students:	123	138	147	150	169	119	72
Total Teachers:	204.01	203.00	217.72	198.00	207.00	218.00	219.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	1.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	11.41	10.29	9.97	8.00	9.00	11.00	13.00
Elementary:	79.69	78.35	138.36	79.00	87.00	93.00	93.00
Secondary:	112.91	114.36	69.39	111.00	111.00	112.00	112.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00
Total Other Staff:	245.25	218.15	246.00	167.00	272.00	280.00	279.00
Instructional Aides:	38.85	21.90	38.00	NA	61.00	70.00	68.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.00	7.00	6.00	6.00	7.00	7.00	7.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	6.00	7.00	6.00	6.00	7.00	7.00	7.00
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:	6.00	6.40	7.00	6.00	7.00	6.00	6.00
District Administrators:	2.00	6.00	5.00	5.00	4.00	5.00	5.00
District Administrative Support:	2.00	0.00	0.00	6.00	2.00	1.00	1.00
School Administrators:	12.00	12.00	14.00	12.00	14.00	14.00	13.00
School Administrative Support:	28.70	28.00	30.00	27.00	28.00	32.00	31.00
Student Support Services:	32.00	42.60	45.00	NA	8.00	5.00	5.00
Other Support Services:	115.70	90.25	97.00	100.00	135.00	134.00	137.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.20	20.48	18.88	20.96	20.05	19.76	20.28

Schools

Ernest R Elliott Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	8718 White Oak Ave, Munster IN 46321
Frank H Hammond Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1301 Franlin Pky, Munster IN 46321
James B Eads Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	8001 Harrison Ave, Munster IN 46321
Munster High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	8808 Columbia Ave, Munster IN 46321
Wilbur Wright Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	8650 Columbia Ave, Munster IN 46321

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ECA Test
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	86%	61%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	91.8%	72.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	92.8%	N/A
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	47%	37%
2011	Biology I	End of course	% met std	75.7%	46.9%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	73.1%	N/A
2010	English 10	End of course	% met std	81%	63%
2011	English 10	End of course	% met std	86.9%	71.9%
2012	English 10	End of course	% met std	93.3%	N/A
ISTEP+ Test
2005	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	86%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	85%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	83%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	85%	68%
2009	English/Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	84%	67%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	80%	64%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	85%	64%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	84%	65%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	85%	66%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	82%	65%
2004	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	75%
2005	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	75%
2006	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	87%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	73%
2008	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	76%
2009	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	74%
2010	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	79%
2011	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	90.7%	83%
2012	English/Language Arts	3rd Grade	% met std	94%	85%
2004	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	72%
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	73%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	73%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	72%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80%	70%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	82%	72%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	86%	76%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	80.7%	78%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.2%	79%
2005	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	85%	73%
2006	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	87%	74%
2007	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	84%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	80%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	79%	73%
2010	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	84%	77%
2011	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	92.8%	82%
2012	English/Language Arts	4th Grade	% met std	91.7%	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	81%	75%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81%	70%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	81%	75%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	85.3%	70%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	87.6%	79%
2009	Science	4th Grade	% met std	79%	71%
2010	Science	4th Grade	% met std	87%	75%
2011	Science	4th Grade	% met std	88.7%	76%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	89.2%	78%
2005	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	85%	72%
2006	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	88%	73%
2007	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	89%	75%
2008	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	85%	74%
2009	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	81%	71%
2010	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	83%	71%
2011	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	89.9%	75%
2012	English/Language Arts	5th Grade	% met std	85.5%	78%
2005	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84%	72%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90%	76%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	92%	76%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83%	77%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79%	77%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87%	81%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	94.4%	86%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	89.8%	86%
2009	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	75%	60%
2010	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	80%	64%
2011	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	92.7%	67%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	84.7%	67%
2004	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	86%	69%
2005	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	90%	70%
2006	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	85%	71%
2007	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	84%	71%
2008	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	87%	71%
2009	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	75%	69%
2010	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	78%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	86.5%	76%
2012	English/Language Arts	6th Grade	% met std	81.3%	78%
2004	Math	6th Grade	% met std	90%	73%
2005	Math	6th Grade	% met std	86%	74%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88%	78%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87%	80%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	93%	80%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	82%	72%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	80%	76%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	91.8%	80%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	85%	82%
2009	Science	6th Grade	% met std	65%	54%
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	73%	58%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	81.1%	62%
2012	Science	6th Grade	% met std	76.9%	64%
2005	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	88%	69%
2006	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	87%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	79%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	83%	70%
2009	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	77%	67%
2010	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	78%	72%
2011	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	84.8%	77%
2012	English/Language Arts	7th Grade	% met std	83.7%	75%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87%	73%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	89%	76%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86%	78%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86%	79%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79%	69%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82%	73%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	82.1%	75%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	86.4%	78%
2009	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	72%	57%
2010	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	78%	64%
2011	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	83.8%	68%
2012	Social Studies	7th Grade	% met std	86.1%	71%
2004	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	82%	65%
2005	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	87%	68%
2006	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	86%	68%
2007	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	84%	67%
2008	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	79%	69%
2009	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	74%	65%
2010	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	82%	69%
2011	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	86.5%	72%
2012	English/Language Arts	8th Grade	% met std	83.7%	73%
2004	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83%	71%
2005	Math	8th Grade	% met std	84%	72%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	85%	72%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83%	71%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	82%	74%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77%	66%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88%	72%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	92.3%	77%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	90.1%	80%
2005	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	88%	66%
2006	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	88%	67%
2007	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	88%	68%
2008	English/Language Arts	9th Grade	% met std	87%	66%
2005	Math	9th Grade	% met std	90%	68%
2006	Math	9th Grade	% met std	89%	71%
2007	Math	9th Grade	% met std	89%	67%
2008	Math	9th Grade	% met std	87%	70%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$52,228,000	$12,708		$46,808,000	$11,279		$65,089,000	$15,680
Federal:	$1,215,000	$296	2.3%	$789,000	$190	1.7%	$1,705,000	$411	2.6%
State:	$26,793,000	$6,519	51.3%	$25,962,000	$6,256	55.5%	$26,126,000	$6,294	40.1%
Local:	$24,220,000	$5,893	46.4%	$20,057,000	$4,833	42.8%	$37,258,000	$8,976	57.2%
Total Expenditures:	$42,408,000	$10,318		$40,872,000	$9,849		$53,679,000	$12,932
Total Current Expenditures:	$35,510,000	$8,640		$34,113,000	$8,220		$35,535,000	$8,561
Instructional Expenditures:	$19,560,000	$4,759	55.1%	$19,548,000	$4,710	57.3%	$20,099,000	$4,842	56.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,438,000	$593	6.9%	$2,277,000	$549	6.7%	$2,404,000	$579	6.8%
Administration:	$5,681,000	$1,382	16.0%	$4,833,000	$1,165	14.2%	$5,609,000	$1,351	15.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$7,831,000	$1,905	22.1%	$7,455,000	$1,796	21.9%	$7,423,000	$1,788	20.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$4,243,000	$1,032		$4,405,000	$1,061		$15,634,000	$3,766
Construction:	$2,386,000	$581		$2,609,000	$629		$13,135,000	$3,164
Total Other:	$38,000	$9		$52,000	$13		$34,000	$8
Interest on Debt:	$119,000	$29		$189,000	$46		$163,000	$39

Total Salary:	$20,522,000	$4,993		$20,727,000	$4,994		$21,445,000	$5,166
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$13,445,000	$3,271	65.5%	$13,869,000	$3,342	66.9%	$14,385,000	$3,465	67.1%
Other Salary:	$7,077,000	$1,722	34.5%	$6,858,000	$1,653	33.1%	$7,060,000	$1,701	32.9%
Total Benefit:	$10,452,000	$2,543		$9,613,000	$2,316		$10,023,000	$2,415
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$6,001,000	$1,460	57.4%	$5,556,000	$1,339	57.8%	$5,566,000	$1,341	55.5%
Other Benefit:	$4,451,000	$1,083	42.6%	$4,057,000	$978	42.2%	$4,457,000	$1,074	44.5%

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