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Saint John, Indiana - 10 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Lake Central School Corporation #299 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,785 per pupil, Lake Central School Corporation ranks #189 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,293
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$11,785
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lake Central School Corporation operates 10 public schools serving 9,293 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 3 elementary, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $11,785 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Indiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 36.2% local, 57.5% state, and 6.3% 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 32/100, ranked #299 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 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (21 AP courses district-wide), a 468.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.9% White, 23.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Peifer Elementary School, with a diversity index of 63.7/100.
Its largest campus is Lake Central High School, enrolling 2,926 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Peifer Elementary School, at 420 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lake Central High School accounts for 31.5% of all Lake Central School Corporation student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lake Central School Corporation-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.
Lake Central School Corporation school enrollment varies 7.0× across entities
Lake Central School Corporation school enrollment ranges from 420 students (lowest) to 2,926 students (highest), a spread of 2,506 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.
Lake Central School Corporation student-counselor ratio is 469:1 — 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.
Lake Central School Corporation chronic absenteeism rate is 13.7% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Lake Central School Corporation'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 Lake Central School Corporation?
Lake Central School Corporation has 10 schools, including 1 high, 3 elementary, 6 combined. Total enrollment is 9,293 students.
How much does Lake Central School Corporation spend per student?
Lake Central School Corporation spends $11,785 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #299 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Lake Central School Corporation?
Lake Central School Corporation students are 59.9% White, 23.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% African American, 2.8% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lake Central School Corporation?
Lake Central School Corporation has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #299 out of 373 districts in Indiana.