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Barker Middle School

Serves grades 7 - 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
319 E Barker Rd
Michigan City, IN 46360
Phone
(219) 873-2057
District
MICHIGAN CITY AREA SCHOOLS
County
LAPORTE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
442
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

2

(10 is best)

Better than 18.1% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

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

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
36%
26%
41%
20%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
35%
23%
42%
14%
29%
    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
14
14
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 232 52.5%
Grade 8 210 47.5%
Total 442 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 43.6% 46.4% 68.5%
Black 41.2% 40.7% 13.9%
Hispanic 14.3% 11.9% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 0.7% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 76.7% 76.2% 44.1%
Free lunch eligible 68.3% 70.5% 38.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.4% 5.8% 5.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 48,670 6,833,037
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 456.0 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.8% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.4% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.7% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 20.5% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 19,812 2,653,596
Single Parent Households With Children 9.8% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.8% 90.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.4% 28.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.9% 13.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.3% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.6% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.9% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.1% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.6% 11.9%
$15,000 or less 11.6% 8.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,063 $38,662,862 46.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $700 $3,831,800 4.6%
Staff $509 $2,786,266 3.3%
General Administration $177 $968,898 1.2%
School Administration $693 $3,793,482 4.6%
Operation $1,595 $8,731,030 10.5%
Transportation $680 $3,722,320 4.5%
Other $469 $2,567,306 3.1%
Total Support $4,823 $26,401,102 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,347 $18,321,478 22.0%
Total Expenditures $15,234 $83,390,916 100.0%
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%