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Hanover Community School Corporation

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves St. John, Hanover Township and Cedar Lake.

St. John’s School Grade A better than 86% of Indiana school districts

Students
2,831
Schools
5
Spent per student
$12,481
IN $13,688
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
19%
Debt
$115.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hanover Community School Corporation

  • Its letter, A: results better than 85% of Indiana districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the IN average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 13.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $115.6M, about $40,840 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 85% 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 towns it serves, and their School Grades
ASt. John 24,841AHanover Township 21,195ACedar Lake 16,789

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for St. John. Grade by grade →

PK–48 elementary schoolsLake Central School Corporation
5–84 middle schoolsLake Central School Corporation
9–122 high schoolsLake Central School Corporation

Test scores vs. IN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency50%
State average 37.5% · 1,415 students tested
Reading / language arts51%
State average 41.3% · 1,415 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 88.1% · 201 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
$12,481 per student · 9% below IN
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 44%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 52%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,503’20
2,615’21
2,734’22
2,797’23
2,831’24

Up 13.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 72%Hispanic 17%Black 6%Two or more races 4%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Jane Ball Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Cedar Lake
A−
356 students17:1
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Cedar Lake
A−
305 students14:1
Red Cedars Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Cedar Lake
666 students21:1
Hanover Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cedar Lake
B
647 students16:1
Hanover Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cedar Lake
A
857 students18:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Lake Central School CorporationSchererville, St. John Township
$12,633per student
Tri-Creek School CorporationCedar Creek Township, West Creek Township
$11,438per student
Crown Point Community School CorporationCenter Township
$13,085per student
Bloom Township High School District 206Crete Township
$22,240per 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.