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

This ranking covers the public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Lake County, Indiana, drawn from 109 qualifying public schools. Abraham Lincoln Elementary School leads the list at 10.7:1, 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
Best Students/teacher
10.7:1
Median Students/teacher
16.9:1
LOWEST RATIO · LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolEast Chicago, INSchool City of East ChicagoElementary28210.7:1
2Joseph Block Middle SchoolEast Chicago, INSchool City of East ChicagoMiddle43610.7:1
3John Wood Elementary SchoolMerrillville, INMerrillville Community School CorpElementary22710.8:1
4Beiriger Elementary SchoolGriffith, INGriffith Public SchoolsElementary42612.0:1
5Elsie Wadsworth Elementary SchoolGriffith, INGriffith Public SchoolsElementary47712.2:1
6Hammond Academy of Science & TechHammond, INHammond Academy of Science & TechHigh57812.3:1
7Edgar L Miller Elementary SchoolMerrillville, INMerrillville Community School CorpElementary33012.5:1
8Bailly Middle SchoolGary, INGary Community School CorpMiddle35512.8:1
9Pierce Middle SchoolMerrillville, INMerrillville Community School CorpMiddle87812.8:1
10Merrillville Intermediate SchoolMerrillville, INMerrillville Community School CorpMiddle78813.0:1
11Jonas E Salk Elementary SchoolMerrillville, INMerrillville Community School CorpElementary56513.1:1
12East Chicago Central High SchoolEast Chicago, INSchool City of East ChicagoHigh1,05213.3:1
13Homan Elementary SchoolSchererville, INLake Central School CorporationElementary47213.5:1
14Virgil I Bailey Elementary SchoolLake Station, INLake Station Community SchoolsElementary23513.6:1
15Benjamin Harrison Elementary SchEast Chicago, INSchool City of East ChicagoElementary40013.6:1
16Kenwood Elementary SchoolHammond, INSchool City of HammondElementary26713.9:1
17Alexander Hamilton Elementary SchLake Station, INLake Station Community SchoolsElementary20014.0:1
18Peifer Elementary SchoolSchererville, INLake Central School CorporationElementary42014.0:1
19Lincoln Elementary SchoolCedar Lake, INHanover Community School CorpElementary30514.3:1
20Higher Institute of Arts & TechMerrillville, INHigher Institute of Arts & TechElementary25914.4:1
21Gary Middle SchoolGary, INGary Community School CorpMiddle36514.4:1
22Protsman Elementary SchoolDyer, INLake Central School CorporationElementary61414.6:1
23Homer Iddings Elementary SchoolMerrillville, INMerrillville Community School CorpElementary53514.7:1
24Kolling Elementary SchoolSaint John, INLake Central School CorporationElementary52914.7:1
25River Forest Middle SchoolHobart, INRiver Forest Community Sch CorpMiddle36914.8:1
26Ernest R Elliott Elementary SchoolMunster, INSchool Town of MunsterElementary46314.8:1
27Calumet New Tech High SchoolGary, INLake Ridge New Tech SchoolsHigh62014.9:1
28Henry P Fieler Elementary SchoolMerrillville, INMerrillville Community School CorpElementary46614.9:1
29Frank H Hammond Elementary SchoolMunster, INSchool Town of MunsterElementary62015.0:1
30Merrillville High SchoolMerrillville, INMerrillville Community School CorpHigh2,11515.3:1
31Glen Park Acad for Excel in LrnGary, INGary Community School CorpElementary56615.3:1
32Nathan Hale Elementary SchoolWhiting, INSchool City of WhitingElementary39615.3:1
33Frank O'Bannon Elementary SchoolHammond, INSchool City of HammondElementary55715.6:1
34George Washington Elementary SchEast Chicago, INSchool City of East ChicagoElementary43315.6:1
35Henry W Eggers Middle SchoolHammond, INSchool City of HammondMiddle69315.6:1
36Frankie Woods McCullough AcademyGary, INGary Community School CorpElementary47215.6:1
37Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolHammond, INSchool City of HammondElementary57015.7:1
38James B Eads Elementary SchoolMunster, INSchool Town of MunsterElementary55415.7:1
39Morton Elementary SchoolHammond, INSchool City of HammondElementary52515.7:1
40Daniel Hale Williams Elem SchGary, INGary Community School CorpElementary45015.9:1
41Griffth Jr/Sr High SchoolGriffith, INGriffith Public SchoolsHigh1,11216.0:1
42Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary SchoolHammond, INSchool City of HammondElementary62216.0:1
43Hanover Central Middle SchoolCedar Lake, INHanover Community School CorpMiddle64716.2:1
44Timothy Ball Elementary SchoolCrown Point, INCrown Point Community School CorpElementary63816.3:1
45East Chicago Urban Enterprise AcademyEast Chicago, INEast Chicago Urban Enterprise AcademyElementary42416.3:1
46East Chicago LighthouseEast Chicago, INEast Chicago Lighthouse CharterElementary49516.5:1
47John I Meister Elementary SchoolHobart, INRiver Forest Community Sch CorpElementary37316.6:1
48Munster High SchoolMunster, INSchool Town of MunsterHigh1,47416.7:1
49William McKinley Elementary SchoolEast Chicago, INSchool City of East ChicagoElementary50916.7:1
50Jane Ball Elementary SchoolCedar Lake, INHanover Community School CorpElementary35616.7:1
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