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Munster School Town

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Munster, and parts of North Township.

Munster’s School Grade A+ better than 96% of Indiana school districts

Students
4,101
Schools
5
Spent per student
$12,441
IN $13,688
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
25%
Debt
$89.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Munster School Town

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 96% of Indiana districts
  • Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the IN average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $89.9M, about $21,932 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 96% of the 396 Indiana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A+Munster 23,504

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Munster. Grade by grade →

K–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Wilbur Wright Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Munster High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency62%
State average 37.5% · 2,167 students tested
Reading / language arts63%
State average 41.3% · 2,169 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 88.1% · 365 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,441 per student · 9% below IN
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 41%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 51%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,119’20
4,148’21
4,136’22
4,118’23
4,101’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 48%Hispanic 30%Black 9%Asian 7%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Indiana’s other public schools.

Frank H Hammond Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Munster
A+
620 students15:1
James B Eads Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Munster
A
554 students16:1
Ernest R Elliott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Munster
A
463 students15:1
Wilbur Wright Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Munster
A−
990 students19:1
Munster High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Munster
A+
1,474 students17:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Lake Central School CorporationDyer, Griffith, St. John Township
$12,633per student
Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215Lansing, Thornton Township
$25,124per student
Bloom Township High School District 206Bloom Township
$22,240per student
Gary Community School CorporationCalumet Township, Gary
$21,493per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Indiana.