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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Lake County, Indiana

63 public schools in Lake County, Indiana appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Carrie Gosch PK Center leads the list at -57.4%, against a median of -10.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Lake County, Indiana

Best Enrollment change

-57.4%

Median Enrollment change

-10.6%

FASTEST DECLINING · LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Carrie Gosch PK Center	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	265	113	-57.4%
2	Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	510	231	-54.7%
3	Lincoln Elementary School	Cedar Lake, IN	Hanover Community School Corp	514	305	-40.7%
4	Beveridge Elementary School	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	614	374	-39.1%
5	Banneker Elementary at Marquette	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	474	293	-38.2%
6	Joan Martin Elementary School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	768	497	-35.3%
7	Jane Ball Elementary School	Cedar Lake, IN	Hanover Community School Corp	539	356	-34.0%
8	John Wood Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	343	227	-33.8%
9	Lowell Middle School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	750	498	-33.6%
10	George Washington Elementary Sch	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	588	433	-26.4%
11	Bailly Middle School	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	474	355	-25.1%
12	Virgil I Bailey Elementary School	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	307	235	-23.5%
13	Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	521	400	-23.2%
14	Charles N Scott Middle School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	858	663	-22.7%
15	Early Learning Center-George Earle	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	334	264	-21.0%
16	Kolling Elementary School	Saint John, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	666	529	-20.6%
17	Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	250	200	-20.0%
18	William McKinley Elementary School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	633	509	-19.6%
19	Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	559	450	-19.5%
20	Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	605	494	-18.3%
21	Beiriger Elementary School	Griffith, IN	Griffith Public Schools	518	426	-17.8%
22	Nathan Hale Elementary School	Whiting, IN	School City of Whiting	477	396	-17.0%
23	Lowell Senior High School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	1,178	981	-16.7%
24	Merrillville Intermediate School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	932	788	-15.5%
25	Joseph Block Middle School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	514	436	-15.2%
26	Pierce Middle School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	1,024	878	-14.3%
27	Highland High School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	1,123	971	-13.5%
28	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	323	282	-12.7%
29	Lake Central High School	Saint John, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	3,310	2,926	-11.6%
30	Liberty Elementary School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	448	398	-11.2%
31	Jonas E Salk Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	636	565	-11.2%
32	Gary Middle College	Gary, IN	Gary Middle College	226	202	-10.6%
33	Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	664	595	-10.4%
34	Homer Iddings Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	595	535	-10.1%
35	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	627	565	-9.9%
36	Homan Elementary School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	522	472	-9.6%
37	Hal E Clark Middle School	Saint John, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	1,134	1,032	-9.0%
38	Edgar L Miller Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	361	330	-8.6%
39	East Chicago Central High School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	1,131	1,052	-7.0%
40	Henry W Eggers Middle School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	742	693	-6.6%
41	Protsman Elementary School	Dyer, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	657	614	-6.5%
42	Michael Grimmer Middle School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	869	814	-6.3%
43	Three Creeks Elem School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	501	472	-5.8%
44	Joseph Hess Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	647	611	-5.6%
45	River Forest Middle School	Hobart, IN	River Forest Community Sch Corp	391	369	-5.6%
46	Lake Prairie Elementary School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	372	356	-4.3%
47	Whiting Middle School	Whiting, IN	School City of Whiting	261	250	-4.2%
48	Munster High School	Munster, IN	School Town of Munster	1,528	1,474	-3.5%
49	Frank O'Bannon Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	575	557	-3.1%
50	Merrillville High School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	2,182	2,115	-3.1%

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