Excel Center - Gary

Public school district · Lake County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1800200

Excel Center - Gary spent $5,310 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 91% of the other Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,033). Its one school enrolled 125 students in 2024-25; 93.7% of its revenue came from the state.

Spending per student among Indiana districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Excel Center - Gary in enrollment (138 to 163 students) and Excel Center - Gary itself.

Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Excel Center - Gary, FY23GEO Next Generation Academy $21,199; Rooted School Indianapolis $19,507; Neighbors' New Vistas High School $18,426; ACE Preparatory Academy $15,765; Indy Steam Academy $13,865; Allegiant Preparatory Academy $12,493; The Nature School of Central Indiana $9,880; Excel Center - Gary $5,310; Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend $4,766; Excel Center - Shelbyville $3,773; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.05k10k15k20k25kGEO Next Generation Academy$21,199Rooted School Indianapolis$19,507Neighbors' New Vistas High Sch…$18,426ACE Preparatory Academy$15,765Indy Steam Academy$13,865Allegiant Preparatory Academy$12,493The Nature School of Central I…$9,880Excel Center - Gary$5,310Purdue Polytechnic High School…$4,766Excel Center - Shelbyville$3,773State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Excel Center - Gary, FY23GEO Next Generation Academy $21,199; Rooted School Indianapolis $19,507; Neighbors' New Vistas High School $18,426; ACE Preparatory Academy $15,765; Indy Steam Academy $13,865; Allegiant Preparatory Academy $12,493; The Nature School of Central Indiana $9,880; Excel Center - Gary $5,310; Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend $4,766; Excel Center - Shelbyville $3,773; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.05k10k15k20k25kGEO Next Generation Academy$21,199Rooted School Indianapolis$19,507Neighbors' New Vistas High School$18,426ACE Preparatory Academy$15,765Indy Steam Academy$13,865Allegiant Preparatory Academy$12,493The Nature School of Central Indiana$9,880Excel Center - Gary$5,310Purdue Polytechnic High School Sout…$4,766Excel Center - Shelbyville$3,773State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Excel Center - Gary, FY23GEO Next Generation Academy $21,199; Rooted School Indianapolis $19,507; Neighbors' New Vistas High School $18,426; ACE Preparatory Academy $15,765; Indy Steam Academy $13,865; Allegiant Preparatory Academy $12,493; The Nature School of Central Indiana $9,880; Excel Center - Gary $5,310; Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend $4,766; Excel Center - Shelbyville $3,773; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.010k20k25kGEO Next Generation Academy$21,199Rooted School Indianapolis$19,507Neighbors' New Vistas High School$18,426ACE Preparatory Academy$15,765Indy Steam Academy$13,865Allegiant Preparatory Academy$12,493The Nature School of Central Indiana$9,880Excel Center - Gary$5,310Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend$4,766Excel Center - Shelbyville$3,773State median, under 1,000 students $13,033
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Excel Center - Gary, FY23GEO Next Generation Academy $21,199; Rooted School Indianapolis $19,507; Neighbors' New Vistas High School $18,426; ACE Preparatory Academy $15,765; Indy Steam Academy $13,865; Allegiant Preparatory Academy $12,493; The Nature School of Central Indiana $9,880; Excel Center - Gary $5,310; Purdue Polytechnic High School South Bend $4,766; Excel Center - Shelbyville $3,773; State median, under 1,000 students $13,033.010k20k25kGEO Next Generation Academy$21,199Rooted School Indianapolis$19,507Neighbors' New Vistas High School$18,426ACE Preparatory Academy$15,765Indy Steam Academy$13,865Allegiant Preparatory Academy$12,493The Nature School of Central Indiana$9,880Excel Center - Gary$5,310Purdue Polytechnic High School South Be…$4,766Excel Center - Shelbyville$3,773State median, under 1,000 students $13,033

Where the money came from

$983,000 in revenue: 93.7% state, 6.3% local and not reported federal. Total spending was $1,123,000, or $7,745 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Excel Center - Gary revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $921,000; Local $62,000; Federal $0; total $983,000.
  • State$921,000 94%
  • Local$62,000 6%
  • Federal$0 0%

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 165 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

145 students in 2022-23, 128 students in 2023-24, 125 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Excel Center - Gary enrollment by school year2022-23: 145, 2023-24: 128, 2024-25: 1250501001502022-231452023-241282024-25125
Excel Center - Gary enrollment by school year2022-23: 145, 2023-24: 128, 2024-25: 1250501001502022-231452023-241282024-25125
Excel Center - Gary enrollment by school year2022-23: 145, 2023-24: 128, 2024-25: 1250501001502022-231452023-241282024-25125
Excel Center - Gary enrollment by school year2022-23: 145, 2023-24: 128, 2024-25: 1250501001502022-231452023-241282024-25125

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231458.018.1
2023-2412811.011.6
2024-251258.015.6

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

1 high school, 125 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Excel Center - Gary12515.63.2%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.

Contact Excel Center - Gary

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 Excel Center - Gary

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentExcel Center - Gary ranks 150 of 165 Indiana districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($5,310).#150 of 165
  2. Every school district in IndianaExcel Center - Gary is the number 397 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 145 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#397 of 414
  3. Neighbors' New Vistas High SchoolThe next larger Indiana district: 148 students in fall 2022, $18,426 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,426
  4. Allegiant Preparatory AcademyThe next smaller Indiana district: 144 students in fall 2022, $12,493 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,493
  5. Compare Excel Center - Gary with Neighbors' New Vistas High SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Excel Center - Gary, its largest high school125 students in 2024-25, 15.6 per teacher.125
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Excel Center - Gary

  1. How many schools and students are in Excel Center - Gary?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 125 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Excel Center - Gary spend per student?
    $5,310 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,033 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Excel Center - Gary's money come from?
    $983,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 93.7% state, 6.3% local and not reported federal (NCES F-33).
  4. What is Excel Center - Gary's NCES district ID?
    1800200. 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
  • 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: 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