Chesterton Middle School

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Chesterton, Indiana

Chesterton Middle School in Chesterton, Indiana enrolled 423 students in 2024-25 with 29.0 full-time teachers, 14.6 students per teacher against the Indiana middle-school median of 14.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 56% 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 52% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 43%

884 students in 2022-23, 870 students in 2023-24, 423 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 50.9 to 29.0.

Students enrolled at Chesterton Middle School by school year2022-23: 884, 2023-24: 870, 2024-25: 42302505007501k2022-238842023-248702024-25423
Students enrolled at Chesterton Middle School by school year2022-23: 884, 2023-24: 870, 2024-25: 42302505007501k2022-238842023-248702024-25423
Students enrolled at Chesterton Middle School by school year2022-23: 884, 2023-24: 870, 2024-25: 42302505007501k2022-238842023-248702024-25423
Students enrolled at Chesterton Middle School by school year2022-23: 884, 2023-24: 870, 2024-25: 42302505007501k2022-238842023-248702024-25423
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2388450.917.4
2023-2487057.115.2
2024-2542329.014.6

14.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 of every 100 Indiana middle schools

Among the 327 Indiana middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; This school 14.6; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; This school 14.6; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; This school 14.6; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.3 to 27.7; This school 14.6; state median 14.8.1 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 14.8U.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 453 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Chesterton Middle School enrolled 906 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 88 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 453 of the 906 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions88
  • Chronically absent21.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

75.4% of students were White, 16.5% Hispanic, 4.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White75.4%
  2. Hispanic16.5%
  3. Two or more races4.7%
  4. Asian2.1%
  5. Black1.2%

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 Chesterton Middle School scored proficient or above: 56% 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
Math56%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.

Middle schools in Chesterton

3 public middle schools in Chesterton report 2024-25 enrollment; Chesterton Middle School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Liberty Intermediate School45216.723.7%
Chesterton Middle School42314.620.3%
Westchester Intermediate School40413.126.7%

All public schools in Chesterton →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Chesterton Middle School

  1. Westchester Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.7 miles away: 404 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Liberty Intermediate SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.3 miles away: 452 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.3 mi
  3. Compare Chesterton Middle School with Westchester Intermediate 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 IndianaChesterton Middle School is the number 212 by size of 328 Indiana middle schools open in 2024-25.#212 of 328
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 14.8 for middle schools.14.6:1
  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 Chesterton Middle School

  1. How many students attend Chesterton Middle School?
    423 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 884 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Chesterton, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Chesterton Middle School?
    14.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for middle schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Chesterton Middle School a Title I school?
    Chesterton Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Chesterton Middle School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Chesterton Middle School scored proficient or above: 56% 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 Chesterton Middle School in?
    Duneland School Corporation, NCES district ID 1802800. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180280001624 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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