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

Across Lake County, Indiana, 19 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Hammond Academy of Science & Tech leads the list at 12.3:1, against a median of 18.4:1 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

Lake County, Indiana

Best Students/teacher

12.3:1

Median Students/teacher

18.4:1

LOWEST RATIO · LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Hammond Academy of Science & Tech	Hammond, IN	Hammond Academy of Science & Tech	High	578	12.3:1
2	East Chicago Central High School	East Chicago, IN	School City of East Chicago	High	1,052	13.3:1
3	Calumet New Tech High School	Gary, IN	Lake Ridge New Tech Schools	High	620	14.9:1
4	Merrillville High School	Merrillville, IN	Merrillville Community School Corp	High	2,115	15.3:1
5	Griffth Jr/Sr High School	Griffith, IN	Griffith Public Schools	High	1,112	16.0:1
6	Munster High School	Munster, IN	School Town of Munster	High	1,474	16.7:1
7	Hanover Central High School	Cedar Lake, IN	Hanover Community School Corp	High	857	17.9:1
8	West Side Leadership Academy	Gary, IN	Gary Community School Corp	High	1,232	18.0:1
9	Highland High School	Highland, IN	School Town of Highland	High	971	18.3:1
10	Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS	Lake Station, IN	Lake Station Community Schools	High	595	18.4:1
11	Whiting High School	Whiting, IN	School City of Whiting	High	445	18.7:1
12	Morton Senior High School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	High	1,446	18.9:1
13	Crown Point High School	Crown Point, IN	Crown Point Community School Corp	High	3,038	20.1:1
14	Hobart High School	Hobart, IN	School City of Hobart	High	1,320	20.1:1
15	River Forest High School	Hobart, IN	River Forest Community Sch Corp	High	565	20.2:1
16	Lake Central High School	Saint John, IN	Lake Central School Corporation	High	2,926	20.3:1
17	Lowell Senior High School	Lowell, IN	Tri-Creek School Corporation	High	981	20.5:1
18	Hammond Central High School	Hammond, IN	School City of Hammond	High	1,814	21.1:1
19	Excel Center - Hammond	Hammond, IN	Excel Center - Hammond	High	205	34.2:1

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