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

Across Lake County, Indiana, 39 public elementary schools are ranked here, 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 -12.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lake County, Indiana

Best Enrollment change

-57.4%

Median Enrollment change

-12.7%

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	George Washington Elementary Sch	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	588	433	-26.4%
10	Virgil I Bailey Elementary School	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	307	235	-23.5%
11	Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	521	400	-23.2%
12	Early Learning Center-George Earle	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	334	264	-21.0%
13	Kolling Elementary School	Saint John, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	666	529	-20.6%
14	Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	250	200	-20.0%
15	William McKinley Elementary School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	633	509	-19.6%
16	Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	559	450	-19.5%
17	Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	605	494	-18.3%
18	Beiriger Elementary School	Griffith, IN	Griffith Public Schools	518	426	-17.8%
19	Nathan Hale Elementary School	Whiting, IN	School City of Whiting	477	396	-17.0%
20	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	323	282	-12.7%
21	Liberty Elementary School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	448	398	-11.2%
22	Jonas E Salk Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	636	565	-11.2%
23	Homer Iddings Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	595	535	-10.1%
24	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	627	565	-9.9%
25	Homan Elementary School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	522	472	-9.6%
26	Edgar L Miller Elementary School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	361	330	-8.6%
27	Protsman Elementary School	Dyer, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	657	614	-6.5%
28	Three Creeks Elem School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	501	472	-5.8%
29	Joseph Hess Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	647	611	-5.6%
30	Lake Prairie Elementary School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	372	356	-4.3%
31	Frank O'Bannon Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	575	557	-3.1%
32	Mildred Merkley Elementary School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	299	290	-3.0%
33	Peifer Elementary School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	431	420	-2.6%
34	Judith Morton Johnston Elementary	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	391	383	-2.0%
35	Oak Hill Elementary School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	497	487	-2.0%
36	Solon Robinson Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	525	516	-1.7%
37	Aspire Charter Academy	Gary, IN	Aspire Charter Academy	692	684	-1.2%
38	Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch	Gary, IN	Lake Ridge New Tech Schools	485	483	-0.4%
39	Warren G Harding Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	756	755	-0.1%

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