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Westchester Intermediate School

Serves grades 5 - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
1050 S 5th St
Chesterton, IN 46304
Phone
(219) 983-3710
District
DUNELAND SCHOOL CORPORATION
County
PORTER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
462
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

8

(10 is best)

Better than 71.9% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Westchester Intermediate School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
40%
41%
40%
54%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
36%
47%
38%
57%
35%
52%
36%
47%
38%
57%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
16
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 220 47.6%
Grade 6 242 52.4%
Total 462 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 81.5% 80.8% 68.5%
Black 2.5% 2.5% 13.9%
Hispanic 14.8% 15.5% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 1.0% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 34.4% 25.9% 44.1%
Free lunch eligible 29.9% 22.0% 38.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.5% 3.9% 5.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 37,366 6,833,037
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 410.3 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.0% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.0% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.3% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 16.7% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 14,661 2,653,596
Single Parent Households With Children 8.2% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.4% 90.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.1% 28.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.2% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.2% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.1% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.1% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.8% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.6% 11.9%
$15,000 or less 5.1% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,625 $32,990,625 41.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $435 $2,551,275 3.2%
Staff $577 $3,384,105 4.2%
General Administration $158 $926,670 1.1%
School Administration $568 $3,331,320 4.1%
Operation $1,823 $10,691,895 13.3%
Transportation $671 $3,935,415 4.9%
Other $544 $3,190,560 4.0%
Total Support $4,775 $28,005,375 34.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,301 $19,360,365 24.1%
Total Expenditures $13,702 $80,362,230 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,123 $6,347,040,080 45.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $591 $612,609,704 4.4%
Staff $485 $502,506,672 3.6%
General Administration $212 $220,137,486 1.6%
School Administration $723 $749,401,736 5.4%
Operation $1,201 $1,245,441,314 9.0%
Transportation $625 $648,238,953 4.7%
Other $362 $374,825,865 2.7%
Total Support $4,199 $4,353,144,682 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,087 $3,200,552,293 23.0%
Total Expenditures $13,410 $13,900,756,372 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%