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East Chicago Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 City Of East Chicago School District details

School City Of East Chicago School District
1401 E 144th Street
East Chicago, IN 46312

3,378 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 16)

School City Of East Chicago School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Indiana

2

(10 is best)

Better than 10.2% of all IN school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Better than 9.4% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
40%
13%
43%
8%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
3551 Block Avenue
East Chicago, IN, 46312
KG-06
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School
4411 Magoun
East Chicago, IN, 46312
KG-06
Carrie Gosch Pk Center School
4001 Indianapolis Blvd
East Chicago, IN, 46312
PK-PK
East Chicago Central High School
1100 W Columbus Drive
East Chicago, IN, 46312
09-12
George Washington Elementary School
2400 Cardinal Drive
East Chicago, IN, 46312
KG-06
Joseph Block Middle School
2700 Cardinal Dr
East Chicago, IN, 46312
07-08
William Mckinley Elementary School
4825 Magoun Ave
East Chicago, IN, 46312
KG-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.0% 68.5%
Black 47.6% 13.9%
Hispanic 50.2% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.1% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 75.9% 44.1%
Free lunch eligible 71.6% 38.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.3% 5.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,003 $26,933,538 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $919 $3,534,474 5.9%
Staff $797 $3,065,262 5.1%
General Administration $242 $930,732 1.6%
School Administration $729 $2,803,734 4.7%
Operation $2,489 $9,572,694 16.0%
Transportation $458 $1,761,468 2.9%
Other $591 $2,272,986 3.8%
Total Support $6,226 $23,945,196 39.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,374 $9,130,404 15.2%
Total Expenditures $15,603 $60,009,138 100.0%
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%