21st Century Charter Sch of Gary

21st Century Charter Sch of Gary is one of the expansive multi-level schools in Gary, Indiana, one of the schools within 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary, with 1,180 students on its rolls from grades K through 12. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 531 students each, so 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary sits 122% larger than that benchmark.

Operationally, 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary answers to 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (92%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 118.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 24.5:1 average. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Lake County's rate of about 47%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 20.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 16.2%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Lake County indicate the typical household earns roughly $71,493 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Lake County's 121 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students), 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary is one campus in the mix.

Gary Middle College is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 11.5%.

The school occupies a residential site. 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary has grew 26%, going from 934 students in 2018 to 1,180 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 28.5:1 in 2018 to 118.0:1 today.

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