Lake Central School Corporation

Public school district · Lake County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1805450

Lake Central School Corporation spent $12,793 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 64% of the other Indiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $12,329). Its 10 schools enrolled 8,985 students in 2024-25; 57.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,633 per student, down 1.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 96% (Indiana: 88.1%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Indiana districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Lake Central School Corporation in enrollment (8,184 to 10,510 students) and Lake Central School Corporation itself.

Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Lake Central School Corporation, FY23Monroe County Community School Corporation $13,392; Westfield-Washington Schools $13,022; Lake Central School Corporation $12,793; Brownsburg Community School Corporation $12,426; East Allen County Schools $12,242; Crown Point Community School Corp $12,153; Warrick County School Corporation $11,885; Greater Clark County Schools $11,695; Center Grove Community School Corporation $11,112; Northwest Allen County Schools $10,914; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.8k10k12k14kMonroe County Community School…$13,392Westfield-Washington Schools$13,022Lake Central School Corporation$12,793Brownsburg Community School Co…$12,426East Allen County Schools$12,242Crown Point Community School C…$12,153Warrick County School Corporat…$11,885Greater Clark County Schools$11,695Center Grove Community School …$11,112Northwest Allen County Schools$10,914State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Lake Central School Corporation, FY23Monroe County Community School Corporation $13,392; Westfield-Washington Schools $13,022; Lake Central School Corporation $12,793; Brownsburg Community School Corporation $12,426; East Allen County Schools $12,242; Crown Point Community School Corp $12,153; Warrick County School Corporation $11,885; Greater Clark County Schools $11,695; Center Grove Community School Corporation $11,112; Northwest Allen County Schools $10,914; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.8k10k12k14kMonroe County Community School Corp…$13,392Westfield-Washington Schools$13,022Lake Central School Corporation$12,793Brownsburg Community School Corpora…$12,426East Allen County Schools$12,242Crown Point Community School Corp$12,153Warrick County School Corporation$11,885Greater Clark County Schools$11,695Center Grove Community School Corpo…$11,112Northwest Allen County Schools$10,914State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Lake Central School Corporation, FY23Monroe County Community School Corporation $13,392; Westfield-Washington Schools $13,022; Lake Central School Corporation $12,793; Brownsburg Community School Corporation $12,426; East Allen County Schools $12,242; Crown Point Community School Corp $12,153; Warrick County School Corporation $11,885; Greater Clark County Schools $11,695; Center Grove Community School Corporation $11,112; Northwest Allen County Schools $10,914; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.8k10k12k14kMonroe County Community School Corporation$13,392Westfield-Washington Schools$13,022Lake Central School Corporation$12,793Brownsburg Community School Corporation$12,426East Allen County Schools$12,242Crown Point Community School Corp$12,153Warrick County School Corporation$11,885Greater Clark County Schools$11,695Center Grove Community School Corporation$11,112Northwest Allen County Schools$10,914State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to Lake Central School Corporation, FY23Monroe County Community School Corporation $13,392; Westfield-Washington Schools $13,022; Lake Central School Corporation $12,793; Brownsburg Community School Corporation $12,426; East Allen County Schools $12,242; Crown Point Community School Corp $12,153; Warrick County School Corporation $11,885; Greater Clark County Schools $11,695; Center Grove Community School Corporation $11,112; Northwest Allen County Schools $10,914; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.8k10k12k14kMonroe County Community School Corporat…$13,392Westfield-Washington Schools$13,022Lake Central School Corporation$12,793Brownsburg Community School Corporation$12,426East Allen County Schools$12,242Crown Point Community School Corp$12,153Warrick County School Corporation$11,885Greater Clark County Schools$11,695Center Grove Community School Corporati…$11,112Northwest Allen County Schools$10,914State median, 1,000+ students $12,329

Where the money came from

$149,738,000 in revenue: 57.3% state, 36.9% local and 5.8% federal. Total spending including $20,576,000 of capital outlay was $143,934,000, or $15,488 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Lake Central School Corporation revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $85,776,000; Local $55,281,000; Federal $8,681,000; total $149,738,000.
  • State$85,776,000 57%
  • Local$55,281,000 37%
  • Federal$8,681,000 6%

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 240 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

9,293 students in 2022-23, 9,204 students in 2023-24, 8,985 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Lake Central School Corporation enrollment by school year2022-23: 9,293, 2023-24: 9,204, 2024-25: 8,98502.5k5k7.5k10k2022-239,2932023-249,2042024-258,985
Lake Central School Corporation enrollment by school year2022-23: 9,293, 2023-24: 9,204, 2024-25: 8,98502.5k5k7.5k10k2022-239,2932023-249,2042024-258,985
Lake Central School Corporation enrollment by school year2022-23: 9,293, 2023-24: 9,204, 2024-25: 8,98502.5k5k7.5k10k2022-239,2932023-249,2042024-258,985
Lake Central School Corporation enrollment by school year2022-23: 9,293, 2023-24: 9,204, 2024-25: 8,98502.5k5k7.5k10k2022-239,2932023-249,2042024-258,985

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-239,293533.017.4
2023-249,204518.017.8
2024-258,985516.017.4

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

$34,115,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,671 per student

Lake Central School Corporation booked $34,115,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 533 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $64,004 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 94 in 100 Indiana districts with a figure (state median $51,375, 357 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Indiana teacher salary at $54,126 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$28,083,00082.3%
Special education$4,219,00012.4%
Vocational$251,0000.7%
Other programs$1,562,0004.6%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,023 in 2018-19, $3,128 in 2019-20, $3,234 in 2020-21, $3,537 in 2021-22, $3,671 in 2022-23.

Lake Central School Corporation teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,023, 2019-20: $3,128, 2020-21: $3,234, 2021-22: $3,537, 2022-23: $3,67101k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0232019-20$3,1282020-21$3,2342021-22$3,5372022-23$3,671
Lake Central School Corporation teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,023, 2019-20: $3,128, 2020-21: $3,234, 2021-22: $3,537, 2022-23: $3,67101k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0232019-20$3,1282020-21$3,2342021-22$3,5372022-23$3,671
Lake Central School Corporation teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,023, 2019-20: $3,128, 2020-21: $3,234, 2021-22: $3,537, 2022-23: $3,67101k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0232019-20$3,1282020-21$3,2342021-22$3,5372022-23$3,671
Lake Central School Corporation teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,023, 2019-20: $3,128, 2020-21: $3,234, 2021-22: $3,537, 2022-23: $3,67101k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0232019-20$3,1282020-21$3,2342021-22$3,5372022-23$3,671

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Lake Central School Corporation scored proficient or above: 49% in math, against 41.3% in reading and 37.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtIndianaStudents tested
Math49%37.5%4,413

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

96% of the 754 students in Lake Central School Corporation's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtIndiana
Four-year graduation rate96%88.1%
Students in the class75477,216

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

6 elementary schools, 3,242 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
James H Watson Elementary School66017.120.6%Targeted program
Protsman Elementary School61414.626.5%Targeted program
George Bibich Elementary School54717.117.9%Targeted program
Kolling Elementary School52914.712.9%Targeted program
Homan Elementary School47213.532.2%Targeted program
Peifer Elementary School42014.028.6%Targeted program

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.

3 middle schools, 2,817 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hal E Clark Middle School1,03217.218.5%Targeted program
Kahler Middle School97118.023.6%Targeted program
Michael Grimmer Middle School81418.527.3%Targeted program

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.

1 high school, 2,926 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lake Central High School2,92620.217.7%Targeted program

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.

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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 Lake Central School Corporation

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentLake Central School Corporation ranks 88 of 240 Indiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($12,793).#88 of 240
  2. Every school district in IndianaLake Central School Corporation is the number 29 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 9,293 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#29 of 414
  3. Center Grove Community School CorporationThe next larger Indiana district: 9,537 students in fall 2022, $11,112 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,112
  4. Westfield-Washington SchoolsThe next smaller Indiana district: 9,180 students in fall 2022, $13,022 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,022
  5. Compare Lake Central School Corporation with Center Grove Community School CorporationEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Lake Central High School, its largest high school2,926 students in 2024-25, 20.2 per teacher.2,926
  7. Teacher salary spending across IndianaLake Central School Corporation spent $64,004 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $51,375); spending, not a salary.$64,004
  8. 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 Lake Central School Corporation

  1. How many schools and students are in Lake Central School Corporation?
    10 schools were open in 2024-25 (6 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high), enrolling 8,985 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Lake Central School Corporation spend per student?
    $12,793 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 at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $12,329 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,633 per student, down 1.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Lake Central School Corporation's money come from?
    $149,738,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 57.3% state, 36.9% local and 5.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Lake Central School Corporation live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 672 of the 10,927 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.1%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Lake Central School Corporation spend on teacher salaries?
    $34,115,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,671 per student. Divided by the 533 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $64,004 per teacher, more than 94 in 100 Indiana districts (state median $51,375). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Indiana teacher salary at $54,126 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Lake Central School Corporation do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Lake Central School Corporation scored proficient or above: 49% in math, against 41.3% in reading and 37.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Lake Central School Corporation?
    96% of the 754 students in Lake Central School Corporation's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Lake Central School Corporation's NCES district ID?
    1805450. 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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.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: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

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

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