Steel City Academy
Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Gary, Indiana
Steel City Academy in Gary, Indiana enrolled 286 students in 2024-25 with 32.0 full-time teachers, 8.9 students per teacher against the Indiana median of 13.3. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 5% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 60-69% (Indiana: 88.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 45%
343 students in 2022-23, 317 students in 2023-24, 286 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.0 to 32.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 343 | 22.0 | 15.6 |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 21.0 | 15.1 |
| 2024-25 | 286 | 32.0 | 8.9 |
8.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 of every 100 Indiana schools of this kind
Among the 52 Indiana schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
3 AP courses in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Steel City Academy enrolled 391 students and reported no counselor; it reported 124 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses3
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions124
- Chronically absent55.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
92.0% of students were Black, 3.1% Hispanic, 3.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black92.0%
- Hispanic3.1%
- Two or more races3.1%
- White1.7%
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 Steel City Academy scored proficient or above: 5% or less 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.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 5% or less | 5% or less (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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
60-69% of the 49 students in Steel City Academy'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.
| This school | Its district | Indiana | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 60‑69% | 60‑69% | 88.1% |
| Students in the class | 49 | 49 | 77,216 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
Schools of this kind in Gary
5 public schools of this kind in Gary report 2024-25 enrollment; Steel City Academy is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary | 1,180 | not reported | 72.7% |
| Gary Lighthouse Charter School | 1,138 | 15.2 | 98.8% |
| Thea Bowman Leadership Academy | 773 | 17.2 | 59.6% |
| Steel City Academy | 286 | 8.9 | 69.6% |
| Gary Virtual Academy | 45 | 20.0 | 62.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Steel City Academy
- Gary Virtual AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.8 miles away: 45 students, 20.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
- Gary Lighthouse Charter SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 3.1 miles away: 1,138 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
- Compare Steel City Academy with Gary Virtual AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Steel City Academy spends per student$20,808 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,808
- The largest public schools in IndianaSteel City Academy is the number 25 by size of 61 Indiana schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#25 of 61
- Indiana schools by students per teacher8.9 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 13.3 for schools of this kind.8.9:1
- 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 Steel City Academy
How many students attend Steel City Academy?
286 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 343 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Gary, IN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Steel City Academy?
8.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for schools of this kind is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Steel City Academy a Title I school?
Steel City Academy ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Steel City Academy do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Steel City Academy scored proficient or above: 5% or less 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.What is the graduation rate at Steel City Academy?
60-69% of the 49 students in Steel City Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.1% across Indiana. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Steel City Academy in?
Steel City Academy, NCES district ID 1800171. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180017102614 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
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.