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Kahler Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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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
600 Joliet St
Dyer, IN 46311
Phone
(219) 865-3535
District
LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL CORPORATION
County
LAKE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
942
Classroom Teachers
54

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

6

(10 is best)

Better than 59.8% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Kahler Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
40%
44%
40%
53%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
36%
38%
38%
36%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
36%
54%
41%
39%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
35%
54%
42%
30%
29%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
17
18
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 228 24.2%
Grade 6 244 25.9%
Grade 7 232 24.6%
Grade 8 238 25.3%
Total 942 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 64.3% 67.0% 68.5%
Black 6.2% 7.7% 13.9%
Hispanic 25.8% 22.2% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.0% 2.8% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 24.1% 23.9% 44.1%
Free lunch eligible 17.7% 19.0% 38.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.4% 4.9% 5.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 68,519 6,833,037
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,740.7 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.2% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.8% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.5% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 18.6% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 25,782 2,653,596
Single Parent Households With Children 5.6% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.1% 90.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 35.4% 28.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.9% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 23.9% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.7% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.3% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.3% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.3% 11.9%
$15,000 or less 4.6% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,124 $58,710,788 47.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $780 $7,477,860 6.1%
Staff $452 $4,333,324 3.5%
General Administration $90 $862,830 0.7%
School Administration $498 $4,774,326 3.9%
Operation $1,171 $11,226,377 9.1%
Transportation $565 $5,416,655 4.4%
Other $267 $2,559,729 2.1%
Total Support $3,822 $36,641,514 29.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,885 $27,658,495 22.5%
Total Expenditures $12,832 $123,020,384 100.0%
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%

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