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Whiting School City

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Whiting, and parts of North Township.

Whiting’s School Grade B better than 57% of Indiana school districts

Students
1,091
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,058
IN $13,688
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Debt
$3.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Whiting School City

  • Its letter, B: results better than 57% of Indiana districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.1M, about $2,820 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 57% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BWhiting 4,479

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Whiting. Grade by grade →

PK–5Nathan Hale Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Whiting Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Whiting High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IN

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency23%
State average 37.5% · 576 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 41.3% · 577 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 88.1% · 106 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
$13,058 per student · 5% below IN
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 43%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 68%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,182’20
1,158’21
1,102’22
1,083’23
1,091’24

Down 7.7% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 78%White 15%Black 4%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Nathan Hale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Whiting
C
396 students15:1
Whiting Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Whiting
C−
250 students17:1
Whiting High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Whiting
C+
445 students19:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Lake Central School CorporationDyer, Griffith, St. John Township
$12,633per student
City of East Chicago School DistrictEast Chicago
$17,914per student
Gary Community School CorporationCalumet Township, Gary
$21,493per student
Hammond School CityHammond
$14,230per 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.