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Cedar Lake, Indiana - 5 schools
An equity score of 9/100 ranks Hanover Community School Corp #371 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,334 per pupil, Hanover Community School Corp ranks #346 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,734
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$10,334
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hanover Community School Corp operates 5 public schools serving 2,734 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 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 $10,334 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 42.0% local, 53.4% state, and 4.6% 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 9/100, ranked #371 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 353.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 1.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.4% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hanover Central High School, with a diversity index of 47.2/100.
Its largest campus is Hanover Central High School, enrolling 857 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Hanover Central High School accounts for 30.3% of all Hanover Community School Corp student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hanover Community School Corp-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Hanover Community School Corp school enrollment varies 2.8× across entities
Hanover Community School Corp school enrollment ranges from 305 students (lowest) to 857 students (highest), a spread of 552 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.
Hanover Community School Corp student-counselor ratio is 353:1 — 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.
Hanover Community School Corp chronic absenteeism rate is 1.8% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Comparisons are relative to Hanover Community School Corp'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 Hanover Community School Corp?
Hanover Community School Corp has 5 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 2,734 students.
How much does Hanover Community School Corp spend per student?
Hanover Community School Corp spends $10,334 per student. The district has an equity score of 9/100, ranking #371 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Hanover Community School Corp?
Hanover Community School Corp students are 73.4% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% African American, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hanover Community School Corp?
Hanover Community School Corp has an equity score of 9/100, ranking #371 out of 373 districts in Indiana.