School City of Whiting

Public school district · Lake County · Indiana · NCES district ID 1813200

School City of Whiting spent $11,523 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 72% of the other Indiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $12,329). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,091 students in 2024-25; 63.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,058 per student, up 13.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (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 School City of Whiting in enrollment (1,080 to 1,127 students) and School City of Whiting itself.

Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to School City of Whiting, FY23Gary Lighthouse Charter School $17,319; Sheridan Community Schools $13,896; Eastern Greene Schools $13,382; North Daviess Community Schools $13,122; Lake Station Community Schools $13,018; South Spencer School Corporation $12,992; North Newton School Corporation $12,917; South Putnam Community School Corporation $12,141; School City of Whiting $11,523; Monroe Central School Corporation $10,777; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5k20kGary Lighthouse Charter School$17,319Sheridan Community Schools$13,896Eastern Greene Schools$13,382North Daviess Community Schools$13,122Lake Station Community Schools$13,018South Spencer School Corporati…$12,992North Newton School Corporation$12,917South Putnam Community School …$12,141School City of Whiting$11,523Monroe Central School Corporat…$10,777State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to School City of Whiting, FY23Gary Lighthouse Charter School $17,319; Sheridan Community Schools $13,896; Eastern Greene Schools $13,382; North Daviess Community Schools $13,122; Lake Station Community Schools $13,018; South Spencer School Corporation $12,992; North Newton School Corporation $12,917; South Putnam Community School Corporation $12,141; School City of Whiting $11,523; Monroe Central School Corporation $10,777; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.7.5k10k12.5k15k17.5k20kGary Lighthouse Charter School$17,319Sheridan Community Schools$13,896Eastern Greene Schools$13,382North Daviess Community Schools$13,122Lake Station Community Schools$13,018South Spencer School Corporation$12,992North Newton School Corporation$12,917South Putnam Community School Corpo…$12,141School City of Whiting$11,523Monroe Central School Corporation$10,777State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to School City of Whiting, FY23Gary Lighthouse Charter School $17,319; Sheridan Community Schools $13,896; Eastern Greene Schools $13,382; North Daviess Community Schools $13,122; Lake Station Community Schools $13,018; South Spencer School Corporation $12,992; North Newton School Corporation $12,917; South Putnam Community School Corporation $12,141; School City of Whiting $11,523; Monroe Central School Corporation $10,777; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.7.5k12.5k17.5k20kGary Lighthouse Charter School$17,319Sheridan Community Schools$13,896Eastern Greene Schools$13,382North Daviess Community Schools$13,122Lake Station Community Schools$13,018South Spencer School Corporation$12,992North Newton School Corporation$12,917South Putnam Community School Corporation$12,141School City of Whiting$11,523Monroe Central School Corporation$10,777State median, 1,000+ students $12,329
Current spending per student, Indiana districts closest in size to School City of Whiting, FY23Gary Lighthouse Charter School $17,319; Sheridan Community Schools $13,896; Eastern Greene Schools $13,382; North Daviess Community Schools $13,122; Lake Station Community Schools $13,018; South Spencer School Corporation $12,992; North Newton School Corporation $12,917; South Putnam Community School Corporation $12,141; School City of Whiting $11,523; Monroe Central School Corporation $10,777; State median, 1,000+ students $12,329.7.5k12.5k17.5k20kGary Lighthouse Charter School$17,319Sheridan Community Schools$13,896Eastern Greene Schools$13,382North Daviess Community Schools$13,122Lake Station Community Schools$13,018South Spencer School Corporation$12,992North Newton School Corporation$12,917South Putnam Community School Corporati…$12,141School City of Whiting$11,523Monroe Central School Corporation$10,777State median, 1,000+ students $12,329

Where the money came from

$14,266,000 in revenue: 63.4% state, 23.0% local and 13.6% federal. Total spending including $1,041,000 of capital outlay was $14,306,000, or $12,982 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

School City of Whiting revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $9,048,000; Local $3,279,000; Federal $1,939,000; total $14,266,000.
  • State$9,048,000 63%
  • Local$3,279,000 23%
  • Federal$1,939,000 14%

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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,102 students in 2022-23, 1,083 students in 2023-24, 1,091 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

School City of Whiting enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,102, 2023-24: 1,083, 2024-25: 1,09105001k1.5k2022-231,1022023-241,0832024-251,091
School City of Whiting enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,102, 2023-24: 1,083, 2024-25: 1,09105001k1.5k2022-231,1022023-241,0832024-251,091
School City of Whiting enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,102, 2023-24: 1,083, 2024-25: 1,09105001k1.5k2022-231,1022023-241,0832024-251,091
School City of Whiting enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,102, 2023-24: 1,083, 2024-25: 1,09105001k1.5k2022-231,1022023-241,0832024-251,091

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,10261.018.1
2023-241,08366.016.4
2024-251,09164.017.0

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

$3,275,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $2,972 per student

School City of Whiting booked $3,275,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 61 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 $53,689 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 66 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$2,868,00087.6%
Special education$407,00012.4%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,542 in 2018-19, $2,505 in 2019-20, $2,559 in 2020-21, $2,600 in 2021-22, $2,972 in 2022-23.

School City of Whiting teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,542, 2019-20: $2,505, 2020-21: $2,559, 2021-22: $2,600, 2022-23: $2,97201k2k3k2018-19$2,5422019-20$2,5052020-21$2,5592021-22$2,6002022-23$2,972
School City of Whiting teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,542, 2019-20: $2,505, 2020-21: $2,559, 2021-22: $2,600, 2022-23: $2,97201k2k3k2018-19$2,5422019-20$2,5052020-21$2,5592021-22$2,6002022-23$2,972
School City of Whiting teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,542, 2019-20: $2,505, 2020-21: $2,559, 2021-22: $2,600, 2022-23: $2,97201k2k3k2018-19$2,5422019-20$2,5052020-21$2,5592021-22$2,6002022-23$2,972
School City of Whiting teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,542, 2019-20: $2,505, 2020-21: $2,559, 2021-22: $2,600, 2022-23: $2,97201k2k3k2018-19$2,5422019-20$2,5052020-21$2,5592021-22$2,6002022-23$2,972

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 School City of Whiting scored proficient or above: 23% 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
Math23%37.5%576

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

95% or more of the 106 students in School City of Whiting'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 rate95% or more88.1%
Students in the class10677,216

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.

1 elementary school, 396 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Nathan Hale Elementary School39615.356.6%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.

1 middle school, 250 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Whiting Middle School25017.454.4%Eligible, no 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, 445 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Whiting High School44518.758.2%Eligible, no 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.

Contact School City of Whiting

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 School City of Whiting

  1. Indiana districts by spending per studentSchool City of Whiting ranks 173 of 240 Indiana districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,523).#173 of 240
  2. Every school district in IndianaSchool City of Whiting is the number 228 by size of 414 Indiana districts, with 1,102 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#228 of 414
  3. North Daviess Community SchoolsThe next larger Indiana district: 1,108 students in fall 2022, $13,122 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,122
  4. South Putnam Community School CorporationThe next smaller Indiana district: 1,101 students in fall 2022, $12,141 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,141
  5. Compare School City of Whiting with North Daviess Community SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Whiting High School, its largest high school445 students in 2024-25, 18.7 per teacher.445
  7. Teacher salary spending across IndianaSchool City of Whiting spent $53,689 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $51,375); spending, not a salary.$53,689
  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 School City of Whiting

  1. How many schools and students are in School City of Whiting?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,091 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does School City of Whiting spend per student?
    $11,523 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 $13,058 per student, up 13.3% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does School City of Whiting's money come from?
    $14,266,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 63.4% state, 23.0% local and 13.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in School City of Whiting live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 109 of the 685 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 15.9%, 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 School City of Whiting spend on teacher salaries?
    $3,275,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $2,972 per student. Divided by the 61 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $53,689 per teacher, more than 66 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 School City of Whiting do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in School City of Whiting scored proficient or above: 23% 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 School City of Whiting?
    95% or more of the 106 students in School City of Whiting'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 School City of Whiting's NCES district ID?
    1813200. 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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