An equity score of 71/100 ranks East Chicago Lighthouse Charter #53 of 372 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,575 per pupil, East Chicago Lighthouse Charter ranks #125 of 405 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
East Chicago Lighthouse Charter operates 1 public schools serving 473 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Lake County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,575 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 405 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 3.1% local, 62.9% state, and 34.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 71/100, ranked #53 of 372 in Indiana against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 495:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 51.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.9% African American, 41.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% White across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is East Chicago Lighthouse, enrolling 495 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
East Chicago Lighthouse accounts for 100.0% of all East Chicago Lighthouse Charter student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of East Chicago Lighthouse Charter a distant remainder — means East Chicago Lighthouse Charter-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
East Chicago Lighthouse Charter reports 98.1% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
East Chicago Lighthouse Charter student-counselor ratio is 495:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
East Chicago Lighthouse Charter chronic absenteeism rate is 51.9% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to East Chicago Lighthouse Charter's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in East Chicago Lighthouse Charter?
East Chicago Lighthouse Charter has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 473 students.
How much does East Chicago Lighthouse Charter spend per student?
East Chicago Lighthouse Charter spends $13,575 per student. The district has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #53 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of East Chicago Lighthouse Charter?
East Chicago Lighthouse Charter students are 54.9% African American, 41.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for East Chicago Lighthouse Charter?
East Chicago Lighthouse Charter has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #53 out of 372 districts in Indiana.