Public schools in East Chicago, IN

East Chicago has 9 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 6 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 4,144 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; School City of East Chicago runs 7 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 3 districts and agencies that run East Chicago's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in East ChicagoDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
School City of East Chicago73,348$16,716
East Chicago Lighthouse Charter1473$13,575
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy1423$13,856

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

One high school in East Chicago, 1,052 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
East Chicago Central High School1,05213.367.5%School City of East Chicago

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One middle school in East Chicago, 436 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Joseph Block Middle School43610.766.3%School City of East Chicago

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

6 elementary schools in East Chicago, 2,543 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
William McKinley Elementary School50916.765.2%School City of East Chicago
East Chicago Lighthouse49516.599.0%East Chicago Lighthouse Charter
George Washington Elementary School43315.668.1%School City of East Chicago
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy42416.362.3%East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School40013.671.8%School City of East Chicago
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School28210.774.1%School City of East Chicago

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One other school in East Chicago, 113 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Carrie Gosch PK Center11312.357.5%School City of East Chicago

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How East Chicago's public schools compare with Indiana's

The median East Chicago school has 13.6 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Indiana median of 14.8. 89% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 43% across the state. Its median school enrolls 433 students (state 456).

East Chicago against Indiana, schools open in 2024-25 with students
East ChicagoIndiana
Median students per teacher13.614.8
Median school size (students)433456
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)89%43%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)100%38%
Charter schools22%6.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 9 East Chicago schools and the 1,822 Indiana schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in East Chicago

  1. School City of East ChicagoRuns 7 of East Chicago's 9 public schools and spent $16,716 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$16,716
  2. East Chicago Central High School, the largest high school in East Chicago1,052 students in 2024-25, 13.3 per teacher.1,052
  3. Compare School City of East Chicago with East Chicago Lighthouse CharterEast Chicago's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in IndianaIndiana's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for an East Chicago addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Indiana

  1. Indianapolis219 schools
  2. Fort Wayne74 schools
  3. Evansville40 schools
  4. South Bend35 schools
  5. Elkhart29 schools
  6. Bloomington26 schools
  7. Lafayette24 schools
  8. Valparaiso23 schools

Questions about schools in East Chicago

  1. How many public schools are in East Chicago, IN?
    9 public schools with an address in East Chicago were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 6 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 4,144 students. 2 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in East Chicago?
    East Chicago Central High School, with 1,052 students in 2024-25 (School City of East Chicago).
  3. Which districts run East Chicago's schools?
    School City of East Chicago (7 schools), East Chicago Lighthouse Charter (1 school), East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .