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The highest-poverty public high schools in Lake County, Indiana

21 public high schools in Lake County, Indiana appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public high schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Calumet New Tech High School leads the list at 90.6%, against a median of 49.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lake County, Indiana

Top % FRL

90.6%

Median % FRL

49.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Calumet New Tech High School	Gary, IN	Lake Ridge New Tech Schools	High	620	90.6%
2	East Chicago Central High School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	High	1,052	72.3%
3	River Forest High School	Hobart, IN	River Forest Community Sch Corp	High	565	72.0%
4	Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	High	595	71.8%
5	Whiting High School	Whiting, IN	School City of Whiting	High	445	68.3%
6	Hammond Academy of Science & Tech	Hammond, IN	Hammond Academy of Science & Tech	High	578	68.0%
7	West Side Leadership Academy	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	High	1,232	62.6%
8	Griffth Jr/Sr High School	Griffith, IN	Griffith Public Schools	High	1,112	55.9%
9	Hammond Central High School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	High	1,814	52.3%
10	Hobart High School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	High	1,320	51.3%
11	Morton Senior High School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	High	1,446	49.0%
12	Merrillville High School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	High	2,115	47.3%
13	Highland High School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	High	971	37.6%
14	Lowell Senior High School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	High	981	26.8%
15	Gary Middle College	Gary, IN	Gary Middle College	High	202	26.2%
16	Munster High School	Munster, IN	School Town of Munster	High	1,474	25.0%
17	Crown Point High School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	High	3,038	23.3%
18	Lake Central High School	Saint John, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	High	2,926	22.3%
19	Hanover Central High School	Cedar Lake, IN	Hanover Community School Corp	High	857	17.2%
20	Excel Center - Hammond	Hammond, IN	Excel Center - Hammond	High	205	7.8%
21	Excel Center - Gary	Gary, IN	Excel Center - Gary	High	125	3.2%

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