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Munster, Indiana - 5 schools
An equity score of 18/100 ranks School Town of Munster #360 of 373 districts in Indiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,249 per pupil, School Town of Munster ranks #255 of 406 Indiana districts by per-pupil spending (Indiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,136
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,249
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
School Town of Munster operates 5 public schools serving 4,136 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 $11,249 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 41.6% local, 50.4% state, and 7.9% 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 18/100, ranked #360 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 (19 AP courses district-wide), a 394.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.7% White, 30.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is James B Eads Elementary School, with a diversity index of 70.4/100.
Its largest campus is Munster High School, enrolling 1,474 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Ernest R Elliott Elementary School, at 463 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Munster High School accounts for 35.6% of all School Town of Munster student enrollment
That dominant concentration means School Town of Munster-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.
School Town of Munster school enrollment varies 3.2× across entities
School Town of Munster school enrollment ranges from 463 students (lowest) to 1,474 students (highest), a spread of 1,011 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.
School Town of Munster student-counselor ratio is 395:1 — 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.
School Town of Munster chronic absenteeism rate is 13.4% — 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.
School Town of Munster has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,136 students.
How much does School Town of Munster spend per student?
School Town of Munster spends $11,249 per student. The district has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #360 in Indiana.
What is the demographic composition of School Town of Munster?
School Town of Munster students are 48.7% White, 30.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% African American, 6.1% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for School Town of Munster?
School Town of Munster has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #360 out of 373 districts in Indiana.