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The public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Lake County, Indiana

This ranking covers the public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Lake County, Indiana, drawn from 109 qualifying public schools. Excel Center - Hammond leads the list at 34.2:1, against a median of 16.9:1 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

109

Lake County, Indiana

Top Students/teacher

34.2:1

Median Students/teacher

16.9:1

HIGHEST RATIO · LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Excel Center - Hammond	Hammond, IN	Excel Center - Hammond	High	205	34.2:1
2	Three Creeks Elem School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Elementary	472	26.2:1
3	Judith Morton Johnston Elementary	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	383	24.7:1
4	Lowell Intermediate School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Middle	486	23.4:1
5	Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Elementary	231	23.1:1
6	Southridge Elementary School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	439	22.5:1
7	Lowell Middle School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Middle	498	22.4:1
8	Mildred Merkley Elementary School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	290	21.5:1
9	Allen J Warren Elementary School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Elementary	308	21.2:1
10	Hammond Central High School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	High	1,814	21.1:1
11	Oak Hill Elementary School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Elementary	487	20.9:1
12	Highland Middle School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	Middle	774	20.9:1
13	Aspire Charter Academy	Gary, IN	Aspire Charter Academy	Elementary	684	20.7:1
14	Joan Martin Elementary School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Elementary	497	20.7:1
15	Red Cedars Elementary	Cedar Lake, IN	Hanover Community School Corp	Elementary	666	20.6:1
16	Lowell Senior High School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	High	981	20.5:1
17	Lake Central High School	Saint John, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	High	2,926	20.3:1
18	Washington Irving Elementary Sch	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	754	20.2:1
19	River Forest High School	Hobart, IN	River Forest Community Sch Corp	High	565	20.2:1
20	Hobart High School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	High	1,320	20.1:1
21	Crown Point High School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	High	3,038	20.1:1
22	Veterans Elementary School at Mundell	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Elementary	594	19.5:1
23	Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	705	19.4:1
24	Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch	Gary, IN	Lake Ridge New Tech Schools	Elementary	483	19.3:1
25	Wilbur Wright Middle School	Munster, IN	School Town of Munster	Middle	990	19.2:1
26	Morton Senior High School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	High	1,446	18.9:1
27	Early Learning Center-George Earle	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Elementary	264	18.9:1
28	Winfield Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	658	18.8:1
29	Lake Prairie Elementary School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	Elementary	356	18.7:1
30	Charles N Scott Middle School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Middle	663	18.7:1
31	Whiting High School	Whiting, IN	School City of Whiting	High	445	18.7:1
32	Colonel John Wheeler Middle School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Middle	1,061	18.5:1
33	Liberty Elementary School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Elementary	398	18.5:1
34	Michael Grimmer Middle School	Schererville, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Middle	814	18.5:1
35	Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	High	595	18.4:1
36	Highland High School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	High	971	18.3:1
37	Hobart Middle School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	Middle	905	18.3:1
38	Robert Taft Middle School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Middle	1,067	18.2:1
39	Banneker Elementary at Marquette	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	Elementary	293	18.0:1
40	West Side Leadership Academy	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	High	1,232	18.0:1
41	Kahler Middle School	Dyer, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	Middle	971	18.0:1
42	Hanover Central High School	Cedar Lake, IN	Hanover Community School Corp	High	857	17.9:1
43	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	565	17.8:1
44	Charter School of the Dunes	Gary, IN	Charter School of the Dunes	Elementary	836	17.8:1
45	Henry S Evans Elementary School	Lake Station, IN	River Forest Community Sch Corp	Elementary	400	17.8:1
46	Solon Robinson Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	516	17.7:1
47	Warren G Harding Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	755	17.6:1
48	Lew Wallace Elementary School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	Elementary	450	17.5:1
49	Whiting Middle School	Whiting, IN	School City of Whiting	Middle	250	17.4:1
50	Jerry Ross Elementary School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	Elementary	650	17.4:1

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