Bailly Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 4 · Chesterton, Indiana

Bailly Elementary School in Chesterton, Indiana enrolled 374 students in 2024-25 with 27.7 full-time teachers, 13.5 students per teacher against the Indiana elementary-school median of 15.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 65-69% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

401 students in 2022-23, 393 students in 2023-24, 374 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.1 to 27.7.

Students enrolled at Bailly Elementary School by school year2022-23: 401, 2023-24: 393, 2024-25: 37402004006002022-234012023-243932024-25374
Students enrolled at Bailly Elementary School by school year2022-23: 401, 2023-24: 393, 2024-25: 37402004006002022-234012023-243932024-25374
Students enrolled at Bailly Elementary School by school year2022-23: 401, 2023-24: 393, 2024-25: 37402004006002022-234012023-243932024-25374
Students enrolled at Bailly Elementary School by school year2022-23: 401, 2023-24: 393, 2024-25: 37402004006002022-234012023-243932024-25374
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340126.115.4
2023-2439327.614.2
2024-2537427.713.5

13.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 76 of every 100 Indiana elementary schools

Among the 1,039 Indiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 13.5; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.5state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 13.5; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.5state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 13.5; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.5state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 13.5; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.5state median 15.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 407 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bailly Elementary School enrolled 407 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 407 of the 407 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent14.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

73.3% of students were White, 15.8% Hispanic, 5.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White73.3%
  2. Hispanic15.8%
  3. Black5.1%
  4. Two or more races5.1%
  5. American Indian0.5%
  6. Asian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Bailly Elementary School scored proficient or above: 65-69% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtIndiana
Math65‑69%57% (2021-22)38.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Chesterton

3 public elementary schools in Chesterton report 2024-25 enrollment; Bailly Elementary School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Liberty Elementary School49114.624.8%
Bailly Elementary School37413.533.4%
Brummitt Elementary School36312.625.1%

All public schools in Chesterton →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bailly Elementary School

  1. Newton Yost Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 362 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Brummitt Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 363 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  3. Compare Bailly Elementary School with Newton Yost Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Duneland School Corporation spends per student$13,779 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,779
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaBailly Elementary School is the number 666 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#666 of 1,044
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher13.5 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.13.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bailly Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Bailly Elementary School?
    374 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 401 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Chesterton, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bailly Elementary School?
    13.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for elementary schools is 15.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bailly Elementary School a Title I school?
    Bailly Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Bailly Elementary School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Bailly Elementary School scored proficient or above: 65-69% in math, against 38.5% 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Bailly Elementary School in?
    Duneland School Corporation, NCES district ID 1802800. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180280000331 are the district's.

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 state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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