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Griffith, Indiana - 3 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Griffith Public Schools #225 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,218 per pupil, Griffith Public Schools ranks #257 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,966
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,218
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Griffith Public Schools operates 3 public schools serving 1,966 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined 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 $11,218 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 28.3% local, 64.9% state, and 6.8% 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 45/100, ranked #225 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 424.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 39.4% White, 34.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School, with a diversity index of 69.6/100.
Its largest campus is Griffth Jr/Sr High School, enrolling 1,112 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Griffth Jr/Sr High School accounts for 55.2% of all Griffith Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Griffith Public Schools a distant remainder — means Griffith Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Griffith Public Schools school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities
Griffith Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 426 students (lowest) to 1,112 students (highest), a spread of 686 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Griffith Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 425:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Griffith Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 17.2% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Griffith Public Schools is typically wider than the Griffith Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Griffith Public Schools has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 1,966 students.
How much does Griffith Public Schools spend per student?
Griffith Public Schools spends $11,218 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #225 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Griffith Public Schools?
Griffith Public Schools students are 39.4% White, 34.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Griffith Public Schools?
Griffith Public Schools has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #225 out of 373 districts in Indiana.