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

35 public schools in Porter 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. Liberty Middle School leads the list at -57.1%, against a median of -12.4% 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

Porter County, Indiana

Best Enrollment change

-57.1%

Median Enrollment change

-12.4%

FASTEST DECLINING · PORTER COUNTY, INDIANA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Liberty Middle School	Chesterton, IN	Duneland School Corporation	986	423	-57.1%
2	Central Elementary School	Valparaiso, IN	Valparaiso Community Schools	269	131	-51.3%
3	Wheeler High School	Valparaiso, IN	Union Township School Corp	536	387	-27.8%
4	Crisman Elementary School	Portage, IN	Portage Township Schools	457	343	-24.9%
5	Central Elementary School	Portage, IN	Portage Township Schools	526	409	-22.2%
6	Paul Saylor Elementary School	Valparaiso, IN	Portage Township Schools	352	274	-22.2%
7	Westchester Intermediate School	Chesterton, IN	Duneland School Corporation	517	404	-21.9%
8	Kouts Middle/High School	Kouts, IN	East Porter County School Corp	477	381	-20.1%
9	Hebron Middle School	Hebron, IN	MSD Boone Township	276	227	-17.8%
10	William Fegely Middle School	Portage, IN	Portage Township Schools	682	566	-17.0%
11	Washington Twp Elementary School	Valparaiso, IN	East Porter County School Corp	408	339	-16.9%
12	Willowcreek Middle School	Portage, IN	Portage Township Schools	1,100	920	-16.4%
13	Parkview Elementary School	Valparaiso, IN	Valparaiso Community Schools	252	213	-15.5%
14	Wallace Aylesworth Elementary	Portage, IN	Portage Township Schools	472	401	-15.0%
15	George L Myers Elementary School	Portage, IN	Portage Township Schools	390	332	-14.9%
16	Hebron High School	Hebron, IN	MSD Boone Township	357	307	-14.0%
17	Boone Grove Middle School	Boone Grove, IN	Porter Township School Corp	338	292	-13.6%
18	Portage High School	Portage, IN	Portage Township Schools	2,468	2,163	-12.4%
19	Pine Elementary School	Michigan City, IN	Michigan City Area Schools	448	396	-11.6%
20	Bailly Elementary School	Chesterton, IN	Duneland School Corporation	419	374	-10.7%
21	Kouts Elementary School	Kouts, IN	East Porter County School Corp	361	323	-10.5%
22	South Haven Elementary School	Valparaiso, IN	Portage Township Schools	344	311	-9.6%
23	Morgan Township Elementary School	Valparaiso, IN	East Porter County School Corp	369	336	-8.9%
24	Boone Grove High School	Valparaiso, IN	Porter Township School Corp	510	467	-8.4%
25	Washington Twp Middle/High School	Valparaiso, IN	East Porter County School Corp	494	456	-7.7%
26	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Valparaiso, IN	Valparaiso Community Schools	307	285	-7.2%
27	Hebron Elementary School	Hebron, IN	MSD Boone Township	494	462	-6.5%
28	Chesterton Senior High School	Chesterton, IN	Duneland School Corporation	2,054	1,937	-5.7%
29	Heavilin Elementary School	Valparaiso, IN	Valparaiso Community Schools	506	479	-5.3%
30	Ethel R Jones Elementary School	Portage, IN	Portage Township Schools	381	363	-4.7%
31	Newton Yost Elementary School	Porter, IN	Duneland School Corporation	375	362	-3.5%
32	Rowena Kyle Elementary School	Portage, IN	Portage Township Schools	452	437	-3.3%
33	Flint Lake Elementary School	Valparaiso, IN	Valparaiso Community Schools	485	476	-1.9%
34	Liberty Elementary School	Chesterton, IN	Duneland School Corporation	498	491	-1.4%
35	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Valparaiso, IN	Valparaiso Community Schools	641	632	-1.4%

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