Duneland School Corporation

Public school district · Porter County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1802800

Duneland School Corporation spent $13,779 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 83% of the other Indiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,329). Its 10 schools enrolled 5,284 students in 2024-25; 53.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,969 per student, up 1.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 98% (Indiana: 88.1%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Indiana districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Duneland School Corporation in enrollment (5,193 to 6,227 students) and Duneland School Corporation itself.

Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Duneland School Corporation, FY23Michigan City Area Schools $16,106; Anderson Community School Corp $15,276; Duneland School Corporation $13,779; LaPorte Community School Corp $13,549; Kokomo School Corporation $12,699; Concord Community Schools $11,779; Merrillville Community School Corporation $10,733; Seymour Community Schools $10,276; Plainfield Community School Corporation $9,973; Indiana Connections Academy $7,989; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.5k7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5kMichigan City Area Schools$16,106Anderson Community School Corp$15,276Duneland School Corporation$13,779LaPorte Community School Corp$13,549Kokomo School Corporation$12,699Concord Community Schools$11,779Merrillville Community School …$10,733Seymour Community Schools$10,276Plainfield Community School Co…$9,973Indiana Connections Academy$7,989State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Duneland School Corporation, FY23Michigan City Area Schools $16,106; Anderson Community School Corp $15,276; Duneland School Corporation $13,779; LaPorte Community School Corp $13,549; Kokomo School Corporation $12,699; Concord Community Schools $11,779; Merrillville Community School Corporation $10,733; Seymour Community Schools $10,276; Plainfield Community School Corporation $9,973; Indiana Connections Academy $7,989; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.5k7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5kMichigan City Area Schools$16,106Anderson Community School Corp$15,276Duneland School Corporation$13,779LaPorte Community School Corp$13,549Kokomo School Corporation$12,699Concord Community Schools$11,779Merrillville Community School Corpo…$10,733Seymour Community Schools$10,276Plainfield Community School Corpora…$9,973Indiana Connections Academy$7,989State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Duneland School Corporation, FY23Michigan City Area Schools $16,106; Anderson Community School Corp $15,276; Duneland School Corporation $13,779; LaPorte Community School Corp $13,549; Kokomo School Corporation $12,699; Concord Community Schools $11,779; Merrillville Community School Corporation $10,733; Seymour Community Schools $10,276; Plainfield Community School Corporation $9,973; Indiana Connections Academy $7,989; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.5k10k15k17.5kMichigan City Area Schools$16,106Anderson Community School Corp$15,276Duneland School Corporation$13,779LaPorte Community School Corp$13,549Kokomo School Corporation$12,699Concord Community Schools$11,779Merrillville Community School Corporation$10,733Seymour Community Schools$10,276Plainfield Community School Corporation$9,973Indiana Connections Academy$7,989State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Duneland School Corporation, FY23Michigan City Area Schools $16,106; Anderson Community School Corp $15,276; Duneland School Corporation $13,779; LaPorte Community School Corp $13,549; Kokomo School Corporation $12,699; Concord Community Schools $11,779; Merrillville Community School Corporation $10,733; Seymour Community Schools $10,276; Plainfield Community School Corporation $9,973; Indiana Connections Academy $7,989; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.5k10k15k17.5kMichigan City Area Schools$16,106Anderson Community School Corp$15,276Duneland School Corporation$13,779LaPorte Community School Corp$13,549Kokomo School Corporation$12,699Concord Community Schools$11,779Merrillville Community School Corporati…$10,733Seymour Community Schools$10,276Plainfield Community School Corporation$9,973Indiana Connections Academy$7,989State median, 1,000+ students $12,329

Where the money came from

$96,835,000 in revenue: 53.6% state, 40.6% local and 5.9% federal. Total spending including $29,894,000 of capital outlay was $115,645,000, or $20,204 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Duneland School Corporation revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $51,868,000; Local $39,276,000; Federal $5,691,000; total $96,835,000.
  • State$51,868,000 54%
  • Local$39,276,000 41%
  • Federal$5,691,000 6%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 240 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

5,724 students in 2022-23, 5,786 students in 2023-24, 5,284 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Duneland School Corporation enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,724, 2023-24: 5,786, 2024-25: 5,28402k4k6k2022-235,7242023-245,7862024-255,284
Duneland School Corporation enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,724, 2023-24: 5,786, 2024-25: 5,28402k4k6k2022-235,7242023-245,7862024-255,284
Duneland School Corporation enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,724, 2023-24: 5,786, 2024-25: 5,28402k4k6k2022-235,7242023-245,7862024-255,284
Duneland School Corporation enrollment by school year2022-23: 5,724, 2023-24: 5,786, 2024-25: 5,28402k4k6k2022-235,7242023-245,7862024-255,284

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-235,724331.017.3
2023-245,786367.015.8
2024-255,284340.615.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$19,861,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,470 per student

Duneland School Corporation booked $19,861,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 331 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $60,003 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 89 in 100 Indiana districts with a figure (state median $51,375, 357 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Indiana teacher salary at $54,126 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$19,471,00098.0%
Special education$145,0000.7%
Vocational$119,0000.6%
Other programs$126,0000.6%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,735 in 2018-19, $2,833 in 2019-20, $3,072 in 2020-21, $3,149 in 2021-22, $3,470 in 2022-23.

Duneland School Corporation teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,735, 2019-20: $2,833, 2020-21: $3,072, 2021-22: $3,149, 2022-23: $3,47001k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7352019-20$2,8332020-21$3,0722021-22$3,1492022-23$3,470
Duneland School Corporation teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,735, 2019-20: $2,833, 2020-21: $3,072, 2021-22: $3,149, 2022-23: $3,47001k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7352019-20$2,8332020-21$3,0722021-22$3,1492022-23$3,470
Duneland School Corporation teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,735, 2019-20: $2,833, 2020-21: $3,072, 2021-22: $3,149, 2022-23: $3,47001k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7352019-20$2,8332020-21$3,0722021-22$3,1492022-23$3,470
Duneland School Corporation teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,735, 2019-20: $2,833, 2020-21: $3,072, 2021-22: $3,149, 2022-23: $3,47001k2k3k4k2018-19$2,7352019-20$2,8332020-21$3,0722021-22$3,1492022-23$3,470

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Duneland School Corporation scored proficient or above: 57% in math, against 41.3% in reading and 37.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIndianaStudents tested
Math57%37.5%3,036

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

98% of the 492 students in Duneland School Corporation's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIndiana
Four-year graduation rate98%88.1%
Students in the class49277,216

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

5 elementary schools, 1,938 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Liberty Elementary School49114.624.8%Schoolwide program
Bailly Elementary School37413.533.4%Schoolwide program
Brummitt Elementary School36312.625.1%Not Title I
Newton Yost Elementary School36213.836.2%Schoolwide program
Jackson Elementary School34814.719.0%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

3 middle schools, 1,279 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Liberty Intermediate School45216.723.7%Not Title I
Chesterton Middle School42314.620.3%Eligible, no program
Westchester Intermediate School40413.126.7%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 1,937 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Chesterton Senior High School1,93717.220.8%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 130 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Trojan Virtual Academy130not reported31.5%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Duneland School Corporation

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentDuneland School Corporation ranks 42 of 240 Indiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,779).#42 of 240
  2. Every school district in IndianaDuneland School Corporation is the number 48 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 5,724 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#48 of 414
  3. Indiana Connections AcademyThe next larger Indiana district: 5,784 students in fall 2022, $7,989 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$7,989
  4. Concord Community SchoolsThe next smaller Indiana district: 5,348 students in fall 2022, $11,779 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,779
  5. Compare Duneland School Corporation with Indiana Connections AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Chesterton Senior High School, its largest high school1,937 students in 2024-25, 17.2 per teacher.1,937
  7. Teacher salary spending across IndianaDuneland School Corporation spent $60,003 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $51,375); spending, not a salary.$60,003
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Duneland School Corporation

  1. How many schools and students are in Duneland School Corporation?
    10 schools were open in 2024-25 (5 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 5,284 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Duneland School Corporation spend per student?
    $13,779 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Indiana median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,329 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,969 per student, up 1.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Duneland School Corporation's money come from?
    $96,835,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 53.6% state, 40.6% local and 5.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Duneland School Corporation live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 474 of the 6,399 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.4%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Duneland School Corporation spend on teacher salaries?
    $19,861,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,470 per student. Divided by the 331 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $60,003 per teacher, more than 89 in 100 Indiana districts (state median $51,375). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Indiana teacher salary at $54,126 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Duneland School Corporation do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Duneland School Corporation scored proficient or above: 57% in math, against 41.3% in reading and 37.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Duneland School Corporation?
    98% of the 492 students in Duneland School Corporation's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Duneland School Corporation's NCES district ID?
    1802800. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

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

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