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An equity score of 73/100 ranks Lake Ridge New Tech Schools #41 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,603 per pupil, Lake Ridge New Tech Schools ranks #45 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,619
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,603
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lake Ridge New Tech Schools operates 3 public schools serving 1,619 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Indiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high 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 $14,603 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 21.6% local, 61.2% state, and 17.2% 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 73/100, ranked #41 of 373 in Indiana against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 413.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.3% African American, 27.2% White, 26.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch, with a diversity index of 70.3/100.
Its largest campus is Calumet New Tech High School, enrolling 620 students (40% of the district's total enrollment).
Calumet New Tech High School accounts for 38.3% of all Lake Ridge New Tech Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lake Ridge New Tech Schools-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 Ridge New Tech Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 89.5% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Lake Ridge New Tech Schools student-counselor ratio is 413:1 — 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 Ridge New Tech Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 20.4% — 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 Lake Ridge New Tech Schools is typically wider than the Lake Ridge New Tech Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Lake Ridge New Tech Schools?
Lake Ridge New Tech Schools has 3 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,619 students.
How much does Lake Ridge New Tech Schools spend per student?
Lake Ridge New Tech Schools spends $14,603 per student. The district has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #41 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of Lake Ridge New Tech Schools?
Lake Ridge New Tech Schools students are 40.3% African American, 27.2% White, 26.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lake Ridge New Tech Schools?
Lake Ridge New Tech Schools has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #41 out of 373 districts in Indiana.