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Michigan City High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
8466 W Pahs Rd
Michigan City, IN 46360
Phone
(219) 873-2044
District
Michigan City Area Schools
County
LAPORTE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1531
Classroom Teachers
93

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Indiana

3

(10 is best)

Better than 22.9% of all IN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Michigan City High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
39%
32%
49%
12%
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
16
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 pk 2 0.1%
Grade 9 410 26.8%
Grade 10 401 26.2%
Grade 11 398 26.0%
Grade 12 311 20.3%
Total 1531 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 44.1% 45.5% 67.7%
Black 41.2% 40.7% 14.1%
Hispanic 14.0% 12.9% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.6% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 66.2% 66.4% 50.9%
Free lunch eligible 63.1% 63.3% 46.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.1% 3.1% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 48,592 6,862,199
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 453.9 190
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.2% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.0% 20.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.5% 32.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.1% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 21.2% 16.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 20,257 2,681,537
Single Parent Households With Children 10.4% 8.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.5% 90.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.7% 28.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.8% 15.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.6% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.4% 13.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.5% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.0% 16.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.2% 11.0%
$15,000 or less 9.4% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,301 $46,712,000 46.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $852 $4,279,000 4.3%
Staff $971 $4,878,000 4.9%
General Administration $301 $1,511,000 1.5%
School Administration $885 $4,446,000 4.4%
Operation $2,783 $13,975,000 13.9%
Transportation $886 $4,449,000 4.4%
Other $824 $4,138,000 4.1%
Total Support $7,502 $37,676,000 37.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,221 $16,178,000 16.1%
Total Expenditures $20,025 $100,566,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,644 $5,847,671,000 44.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $574 $594,242,000 4.5%
Staff $515 $533,647,000 4.0%
General Administration $209 $216,618,000 1.6%
School Administration $667 $690,724,000 5.2%
Operation $1,217 $1,261,217,000 9.5%
Transportation $551 $570,491,000 4.3%
Other $366 $379,113,000 2.9%
Total Support $4,098 $4,246,052,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,018 $3,126,987,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $12,760 $13,220,710,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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